1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
| FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | April 3 – April 24 |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 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 |
The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Venues
| Ibadan | Lagos | Enugu | Port Harcourt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Squads
Main article: 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Group stage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
 Nigeria |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Costa Rica |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
 Germany |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Croatia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Kazakhstan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
April 7, 1999 19:00 |
| Croatia |
5–1 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
Deranja  7' Miladin 11' Sabolčki 34' Banović 79' Bjelanović 88' |
(Report) | Urazayev 67' |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Republic of Ireland |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Australia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
 Saudi Arabia |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
April 4, 1999 16:00 |
| Australia |
3–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Culina 29' Maisano 72' Al-Garni 77' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Dabo 90' |
April 7, 1999 16:00 |
| Australia |
1–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Sterjovski 45' |
(Report) | Márquez 2' J. Rodríguez 58' Osorno 83' |
April 10, 1999 16:00 |
| Australia |
0–4 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Sadlier 20' Duff 73' Healy 74' Crossley 90' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Portugal |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Uruguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 South Korea |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
April 5, 1999 19:00 |
| South Korea |
1–3 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Kim K.H. 37' |
(Report) | R. Sousa 27' Simão 85', 90' (pen.) |
April 11, 1999 19:00 |
| Mali |
2–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Dissa 57' Bagayoko 60' |
(Report) | Seol K.H. 3', 35' Na H.K. 22' (pen.) Lee D.G. 69' |
Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 United States |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Cameroon |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 England |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
April 8, 1999 19:00 |
| Japan |
3–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Downing 10' (o.g.) Takahara 51' Ogasawara 85' |
(Report) | Futagaki 74' |
Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Brazil |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
 Zambia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
 Honduras |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
April 5, 1999 |
| Zambia |
4–3 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Makayi 19' Makufi 44', 55'Mbambara 72' |
(Report) | Suazo 9' de León 41' 74' |
April 11, 1999 |
| Zambia |
1–5 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Sinkala 39' |
(Report) | Ronaldinho 27' Aurélio 45'Baiano 65'Mancini 69'Rodrigo Gral 80' |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Uruguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Costa Rica |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| Zambia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| April 15 - Enugu | ||||||||||||||
| Mali (aet) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 - Enugu | ||||||||||||||
| Cameroon |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Mali |
3 | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - Kano | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland |
1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| April 21 - Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria (pen.) |
1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Mali |
1 | |||||||||||||
| April 15 - Port Harcourt | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 - Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
| United States |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain (pen.) |
1 (8) | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana |
1 (7) | |||||||||||||
| Ghana |
2 | |||||||||||||
| April 24 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
4 | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| Japan |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Paraguay |
2 (9) | |||||||||||||
| April 18 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| Uruguay (pen.) |
2 (10) | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay |
2 | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - Calabar | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil |
4 | |||||||||||||
| April 21 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay |
1 | |||||||||||||
| April 15 - Bauchi | ||||||||||||||
| Japan |
2 | Third Place | ||||||||||||
| Japan (pen.) |
1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| April 18 - Ibadan | April 24 - Lagos | |||||||||||||
| Portugal |
1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Japan |
2 | Mali |
1 | |||||||||||
| April 15 - Ibadan | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | Uruguay |
0 | |||||||||||
| Mexico |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina |
1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
April 14, 1999 16:00 |
| Republic of Ireland |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 pen.) |
Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Sadlier 35' |
(Report) | Ikedia 70' |
April 14, 1999 19:00 |
| Paraguay |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (9–10 pen.) |
Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz 62' (pen.), 86' |
(Report) | Chevantón 32' Forlán 49' |
April 14, 1999 19:00 |
| Brazil |
4–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldinho 21' (pen.), 45' Fernando Baiano 48' (pen.) Edu 68' |
(Report) |
April 15, 1999 16:00 |
April 15, 1999 19:00 |
| Mexico |
4–1 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Osorno 52' E. Rodríguez 55' J. Rodríguez 67' L. González 88' |
(Report) | Galletti 41' |
April 15, 1999 19:00 |
| Mali |
5–4 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Ndiaye 9' Bagayoko 67' Camara 83' Dissa 90', 104' |
(Report) | Komol 10' 74' Mbami 23' Kioyo 26' |
Quarter-finals
April 18, 1999 19:00 |
| Spain |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 pen.) |
Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Barkero 54' (pen.) |
(Report) | Ofori-Quaye 90' |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Result
| 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship Winners |
|---|
Spain First title |
Goalscorers
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