1999 FIFA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

The '1999 FIFA World Youth Championship' took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.

Contents

Qualification

Squads

Tournament

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Four best third place

Knockout Round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place

Final

Result

Awards

Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

★ 'Africa (CAF)' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (hosts) ★ ★ ★ 'Asia (AFC)' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 'North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

★ 'South America (CONMEBOL)' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 'Oceania (OFC)' ★ ★ ★ 'Europe (UEFA) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Tournament

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.

Group A

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Four best third place

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Knockout Round

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place

Final

Result

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'Spain'
'1st Title'
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Awards

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!Golden Shoe
!Golden Ball
!FIFA Fair Play Award
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| Pablo
| Seydou Keita
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