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The 1999
FIFA World Youth Championship The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 wh ...
took place in
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between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.


Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. :1.Teams that made their debut.


Venues


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.


Group A

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Group B

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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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Ranking of third-placed teams


Knockout stage


Bracket


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


Result


Goalscorers

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* Gabri * Fernando Varela ;2 goals * Francis Kioyo * Zvonimir Deranja * Baffour Gyan *
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* Daniel Osorno *
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* Hashimu Garba * Ganiyu Shittu * Simão *
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* José Barkero *
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* Bernard Makufi ;1 goal *
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* Darko Miladin *
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* Patrick Falk *
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* Tutu Adu * Owusu Afriyie *
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* Yerlan Urazayev *
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* Eduardo Rodríguez *
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* Sergio Fernández *
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* Mohamad Dabo * Kim Kun-Hyung *
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* Na Hee-Keun * Rubén Suárez *
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* Jorge Anchen * Fabián Canobbio *
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* Japhet Makayi * Ronald Mbambara * Andrew Sinkala


Awards


Final ranking


External links


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