1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
| Piala Dunia B-20 FIFA 1997 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 16 June – 5 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Argentina (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Uruguay |
| Third place |
 Republic of Ireland |
| Fourth place |
 Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 165 (3.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 655,827 (12,612 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Adaílton (10 goals) |
| Best player | Nicolás Olivera |
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from 16 June to 5 July 1997 in Malaysia.
Venues
| Shah Alam | Kuching | Alor Setar |
|---|---|---|
| Shah Alam Stadium | Sarawak Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 32,387 |
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Location of venues of 1997 FIFA Youth Championship | ||
| Kuantan | Kangar | Johor Bahru |
| Darul Makmur Stadium | Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium | Tan Sri Hassan Yunus Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Host Malaysia did not have to qualify for the tournament.
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Group stages
The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six-second place finishers and the four best third place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16 | |
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Morocco |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Malaysia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
16 June 1997 21:00 |
| Malaysia |
1–3 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Safri 10' (o.g.) | (Report) | Sektioui 14' Khamma 33' El Barodi 93' |
19 June 1997 17:30 |
| Malaysia |
1–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Nik Ahmad Fadly Nik Leh 11' | (Report) | Zalayeta 24' Khairun Haled Masrom 39' (o.g.) López 77' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 |
 France |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 South Africa |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
 South Korea |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 |
19 June 1997 16:30 |
| South Korea |
2–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Park Jin-sub 54', 68' (pen.) | (Report) | Henry 1', 10' Trezeguet 2', 52' |
22 June 1997 16:30 |
| South Korea |
3–10 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Kwan-woo 56' Chung Seok-keun 73' Lee Jung-min 89' |
(Report) | Fernandão 19', 42' Adaílton 30', 32' (pen.), 35' (pen.), 39', 63', 69' Zé Elias[1] 68', 82' |
22 June 1997 19:15 |
| South Africa |
2–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Hartley 42', 90' | (Report) | Trezeguet 22', 61' Henry 83' Luccin 89' |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Republic of Ireland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
 China PR |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
19 June 1997 20:00 |
| Republic of Ireland |
2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Cummins 6' Corrales 25' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Flores 39' (pen.) |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
 Japan |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
 Paraguay |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
 Costa Rica |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
20 June 1997 17:30 |
| Japan |
6–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Ono 3', 22' Nakamura 7' Ono 78' Fukuda 93' Nagai 95' |
(Report) | Ledezma 28' Solís 59' |
23 June 1997 17:30 |
| Japan |
3–3 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Ono 31' Hiroyama 45' Yanagisawa 62' |
(Report) | Cáceres 17' Da Silva 38' Samudio 67' |
23 June 1997 20:00 |
| Spain |
4–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera 3' Albelda 23' Farinós 24' (pen.) Ribera 78' |
(Report) |
Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Argentina |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
 Canada |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Hungary |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
23 June 1997 20:00 |
| Argentina |
3–4 | Australia |
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| Romeo 9' Placente 70' Riquelme 88' (pen.) |
(Report) | Salapasidis 39', 40', 55', 90' (pen.) |
Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
 Mexico |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
 Ivory Coast |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
18 June 1997 17:30 |
| Mexico |
5–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Lillingston 26', 56' (pen.) Cariño 40' Torres 60' Santacruz 70' |
(Report) |
20 June 1997 20:00 |
| United Arab Emirates |
0–5 | England |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Murphy 7', 35', 50' (pen.) Owen 52' Abdulla 60' (o.g.) |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Canada |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
| Paraguay |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| South Africa |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
Knockout stages
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| Uruguay |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| United States |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay (pen.) |
1 (7) | |||||||||||||
| 25 June – Kuching | ||||||||||||||
| France |
1 (6) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| France |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay (aet) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Kangar | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Johor Bahru | ||||||||||||||
| Japan |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Alor Setar | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana (aet) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Ghana |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Kuantan | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| Canada |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 25 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland (aet) |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Kuching | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Johor Bahru | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
1 | Third Place | ||||||||||||
| England |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Kuching | 5 July – Shah Alam | |||||||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | Ghana |
1 | |||||||||||
| 25 June – Kuching | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
0 | Republic of Ireland |
2 | |||||||||||
| Brazil |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium |
0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
25 June 1997 16:15 |
| Brazil |
10–0 | Belgium |
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| Álvaro 3', 13' Éder 32' Alex 41', 48', 85' Roni 67', 78' Adaílton 82' Zé Elias[1] 87' |
(Report) |
25 June 1997 20:30 |
| Republic of Ireland |
2–1 (a.e.t.) | Morocco |
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| Fenn 35' Duff 97' |
(Report) | Inman 43' (o.g.) |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2 July 1997 20:30 |
| Uruguay |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Zalayeta 13' Coelho 45' Perea 105' |
(Report) | Lawson 45' Meloño 78' (o.g.) |
Third place play-off
Final
Result
| FIFA World Youth Championship 1997 Winners |
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Argentina Third title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Adaílton |
Nicolás Olivera |
Argentina |
Goalscorers
Adaílton of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring ten goals. In total, 165 goals were scored by 101 different players, with seven of them credited as own goals.
- 10 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Gunter Van Handenhoven
- Zé Elias
- Danny Murphy
- Michael Owen
- Thierry Henry
- Eduardo Lillingston
- José Luis Deus
- Fabián Coelho
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Argentina |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 18 | |
| 2 | Uruguay |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | |
| 4 | Ghana |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 12 | |
| 6 | Spain |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | |
| 7 | France |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Japan |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | |
| Eliminated in the Round of 16 | ||||||||||
| 9 | England |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | |
| 10 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Morocco |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 12 | Mexico |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 13 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 | |
| 14 | Belgium |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | –10 | 4 | |
| 15 | United States |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 3 | |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 17 | Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 | |
| 18 | China PR |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 | |
| 20 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | |
| 21 | Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 1 | |
| 22 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | –9 | 1 | |
| 23 | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | |
| 24 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 | |
Notes
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIFA U-20 World Cup 1997. |
- FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1997
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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