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The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria

Nigeria

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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.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...	AFC Youth Championship 1998 AFC Youth Championship 1998 The Asian Football Confederation's 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 1998 in Chiangmai, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.-Group A:-Group B:...
CAF (Africa) Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...	1999 African Youth Championship 1999 African Youth Championship The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition.-Group A:-Group B:-Fifth-place:-Semi-finals:-Third place:-Final:-External links:*...
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...	1999 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
CONMEBOL (South America) CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...	1999 South American Youth Championship 1999 South American Youth Championship The 1999 South American Youth Championship is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 5 and January 25, 1999, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 2nd to take place in Argentina...
OFC (Oceania) Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...	1999 OFC U-20 Championship
UEFA (Europe) UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....	1998 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
Host nation

1.Teams that will make their debut.

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.

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16

Group A

1
Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1
4	3	1	1	1	4	3
4	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1
3	3	1	0	2	5	4

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Group B

4
Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1	0	5	1
5	3	1	2	0	6	2
4	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
0	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8

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Group C

3
Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1	0	5	2
6	3	2	0	1	6	1
3	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4
1	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4

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Group D

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Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	3	2	0	1	6	6	0
4	3	1	1	1	4	3
4	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
3	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1

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Group E

3
Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
6	3	2	1	6	3
6	3	2	1	5	4
6	3	2	1	4	4	0
0	3	0	3	0	4	−4

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Group F

4
Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1	0	5	1
6	3	2	0	1	8	3
4	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3
0	3	0	0	3	4	10	−6

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	3	2	0	1	4	4	0
4	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
4	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
4	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1
4	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3
3	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4

Knockout round

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Goalscorers

5 goals Mahamadou Dissa

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4 goals Gaspard Komol Peter Ofori-Quaye Mamadou Bagayoko

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Taylor Twellman

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3 goals Fernando Baiano

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Edu

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Naohiro Takahara

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Roque Santa Cruz

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Gabri Fernando Varela

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2 goals Francis Kioyo

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Zvonimir Deranja

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Baffour Gyan Damien Duff

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Abdoulaye Camara

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Daniel Osorno

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Juan Pablo Rodríguez

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Hashimu Garba Ganiyu Shittu Simão

Simão Sabrosa

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Bernard Makufi

1 goal Esteban Cambiasso

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Luciano Galletti

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Saša Bjelanović

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Yasuhito Endō

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Awards

Golden Shoe	Golden Ball	FIFA Fair Play Award
Pablo Pablo Couñago Pablo González Couñago is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker.After having played in 35 La Liga matches for Celta and Málaga scoring three goals – he spent the bulk of his professional career in England with Ipswich Town, where he scored a total of 65 official goals.Couñago represented...	Seydou Keita Seydou Keita (footballer) Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...

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