What is 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship?
{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = FIFA World Youth Championship | year = 1999 | other_titles = FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999 | image = | country = Nigeria | dates = 3–24 April | num_teams = 24 | confederations = 6 | matches = 52 | venues = 8 | cities = 8 | champion_other = {{fbu|20|ESP}} | count = 1 | second_other = {{fbu|20|JPN|1870}} | third_other = {{fbu|20|MLI}} | fourth_other = {{fbu|20|URU}} | goals = 158 | attendance = 624400 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Couñago|Pablo]]<br>{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Mahamadou Dissa]]<br>(5 goals) | player = {{flagicon|MLI}} [[Seydou Keita (footballer)|Seydou Keita]] | fair_play = {{fbu|20|CRO}} | prevseason = [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997]] | nextseason = [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]] }} '''1999 [[FIFA U-20 World Cup|FIFA World Youth Championship]]''' was held in [[Nigeria]] from 3 to 24 April. == Qualification == The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. {| class=wikitable |- !Confederation !Qualifying Tournament !Qualifier(s) |- |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC (Asia)]] |[[1998 AFC Youth Championship]] |{{fbu|20|JPN|1870}} <br/> {{fbu|19|KAZ}}{{Ref|1|1}} <br/> {{fbu|20|KOR|1997}} <br/> {{fbu|20|KSA}} |- |rowspan=2|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF (Africa)]] ||Host nation |{{fbu|20|NGA}} |- |[[1999 African Youth Championship]] |{{fbu|20|CMR}} <br/> {{fbu|20|GHA}} <br/> {{fbu|20|MLI}} <br/> {{fbu|20|ZAM}}{{Ref|1|1}} |- |[[CONCACAF|CONCACAF <br/> (North, Central America & Caribbean)]] |[[1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament]] |{{fbu|20|CRC}} <br/> {{fbu|20|HON|1949}} <br/> {{fbu|20|MEX}} <br/> {{fbu|20|USA}} |- |[[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL (South America)]] |[[1999 South American Youth Championship]] |{{fbu|20|ARG}} <br/> {{fbu|20|BRA}} <br/> {{fbu|20|PAR|1990}} <br/> {{fbu|20|URU}} |- |[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC (Oceania)]] |[[1998 OFC U-20 Championship]] |{{fbu|20|AUS}} |- |[[UEFA|UEFA (Europe)]] |[[1998 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship]] |{{fbu|20|CRO}}{{Re