1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Nigeria from 3 to 24 April.
| FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Nigeria |
| Dates | 3–24 April |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runner-up | [[File:{{{flag alias-1870}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 158 (3.04 per match) |
| Attendance | 624,400 (12,008 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pablo Mahamadou Dissa (5 goals) |
| Best player | Seydou Keita |
← 1997 2001 → | |
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | 1998 AFC Youth Championship | [[File:{{{flag alias-1870}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan  Kazakhstan1  Korea Republic  Saudi Arabia
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| CAF (Africa) | Host nation | Nigeria
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| 1999 African Youth Championship |  Cameroon  Ghana Mali  Zambia1
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| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |  Costa Rica [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Honduras  Mexico  United States
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1999 South American Youth Championship |  Argentina  Brazil  Paraguay Uruguay
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| OFC (Oceania) | 1998 OFC U-20 Championship |  Australia
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| UEFA (Europe) | 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship |  Croatia1  England  Germany  Portugal  Ireland Spain
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- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Venues
| Ibadan | Lagos | Enugu | Port Harcourt |
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| Liberty Stadium | National Stadium | Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium | Liberation Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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| Kano | Calabar | Kaduna | Bauchi |
| Sani Abacha Stadium | U.J. Esuene Stadium | Ahmadu Bello Stadium | Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 16,500 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Croatia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Mali |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Korea Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| England |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| Zambia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
 Honduras |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Mali
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| Cameroon
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4 | |||||||||||||
| Mali
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland
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1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria
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1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Mali
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Spain
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3 | |||||||||||||
| United States
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain
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1 (8) | |||||||||||||
| Ghana
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1 (7) | |||||||||||||
| Ghana
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain
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4 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Paraguay
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2 (9) | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay
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2 (10) | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil
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4 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
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2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Japan
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1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Portugal
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1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Japan
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2 | Mali
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1 | |||||||||||
| Mexico
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0 | Uruguay
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0 | |||||||||||
| Mexico
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4 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina
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1 | |||||||||||||