1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
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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
Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
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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Mahamadou Dissa Mahamadou Dissa (born 18 May 1979) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a centre-forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore m ...
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Pablo Couñago Pablo González Couñago (born 9 August 1979) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker. After having played 35 La Liga matches for Celta and Málaga, scoring three goals (75 games and 11 goals both major levels of Spanish fo ...
;4 goals *
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Peter Ofori-Quaye Peter Ofori-Quaye (born 21 March 1980) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a striker. Ofori-Quaye spent most of his career in the Greek division and amassed 33 goals in his 10 seasons in the league. During a 1997–98 UEFA Champions ...
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Mamadou Bagayoko Mamadou Bagayoko (born 21 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he represented Mali at international level. Club career Bagayoko was born in Paris. His debut at senior level came in 1999 for ...
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Taylor Twellman Taylor Timothy Twellman (born February 29, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2010. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator. Twellman is best known for his play with the New Eng ...
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Javier Chevantón Ernesto Javier Chevantón Espinosa (born 12 August 1980) is a Uruguayan former footballer, who played as a forward. He obtained a Spanish passport after playing a few years in Spain. Chevantón has been described as a player who possesses exp ...
;3 goals * Fernando Baiano * Edu *
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Enrico Kern Enrico Kern (born 12 March 1979) is a German football coach and former player. He worked as manager for FC Erzgebirge Aue U19. Career Born in Schneeberg, Kern began his football career as a youth player with FC Erzgebirge Aue before moving t ...
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Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan club Club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, ...
* Gabri * Fernando Varela ;2 goals * Francis Kioyo * Zvonimir Deranja * Baffour Gyan *
Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish professional football manager and former player who played predominantly as a winger. He has been the manager of League of Ireland club Shelbourne F.C. since November 2021. He began his pro ...
* Richard Sadlier *
Shinji Ono is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. Career Urawa Reds Ono grew up in the Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Reds in the J1 League in 1998. ...
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Abdoulaye Camara Abdoulaye Camara (born 2 January 1980) is a Malian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He made 9 appearances for the Mali national football team, Mali national team fro ...
* Tenema Ndiaye * Luis González *
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* Daniel Osorno *
Juan Pablo Rodríguez Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born 7 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Nicknamed "El Chato" or "Comandante", Rodríguez is one of the many skilled soccer players to have come out of ...
* Hashimu Garba * Ganiyu Shittu * Simão *
Seol Ki-Hyeon Seol Ki-hyeon (born 8 January 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a winger, and who currently is the manager of Gyeongnam FC. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA C ...
* José Barkero *
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* Bernard Makufi ;1 goal *
Esteban Cambiasso Esteban Matías Cambiasso Deleau (; born 18 August 1980), nicknamed ''"Cuchu"'', is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, Cambiasso won 21 official titles, the majority of which were won dur ...
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Luciano Galletti Luciano Martín Galletti (; born 9 April 1980) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a right winger. In a professional career that lasted 14 years he played mostly in Spain, with Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, but also represented Ol ...
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Jason Culina Jason Culina (born 5 August 1980) is a former Australian soccer player and coach. Club career Culina began his career with Sydney United under his father, Branko Culina, before moving to Ajax, where he struggled in the reserves. Only after ...
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John Maisano John Maisano (born 6 January 1979) is an Australian Association football, soccer coach and former player who is head coach of Melbourne City FC Youth, Melbourne City FC's NPL side. At club level, he played for Atalanta B.C., Atalanta, K.V.C. We ...
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Mile Sterjovski Mile Sterjovski (born 27 May 1979) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. Sterjovski played mainly as a right winger or as a second striker, but also played as a left winger and central midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Ma ...
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Fábio Aurélio Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues (born 24 September 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played for Grêmio, São Paulo, Valencia and Liverpool. He played as either a left back or left winger and represented Brazil at under-17 and ...
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Rodrigo Gral Rodrigo Gral (born 21 February 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Career Gral has played in Japan and made his J1 League debut for Júbilo Iwata against Consadole Sapporo on 17 March 2002, and marked the occasion in front of ...
* Mancini *
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Modeste M'bami Modeste M'bami (9 October 1982 – 7 January 2023) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. M'bami played for clubs in France, Saudi Arabia, and Cameroon, most notably Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, both of whic ...
* Alberto Brenes * Mauricio Garita * Allan Meléndez * Esteban Santana *
Ivica Banović Ivica Banović (born 2 August 1980) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. An NK Zagreb youth product, he spent most of his career in Germany. At international level, he earned two caps with the Croa ...
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Saša Bjelanović Saša Bjelanović (; born 11 June 1979) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker. He has held an Italian passport since 2007, as his grandmother was from Trieste, Venezia Giulia; this made him eligible to acquire Italian nationa ...
* Darko Miladin *
Silvester Sabolčki Silvester Sabolčki (; 12 November 1979 – 30 May 2003) was a Croatian footballer who played as a winger. Playing for NK Varteks, Sabolčki established himself as one of the most talented Croatian footballers of his generation and signed a c ...
* Patrick Falk *
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* Tutu Adu * Owusu Afriyie *
Julio César de León Julio César de León Dailey (; born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Olancho F.C. in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an importan ...
* Carlos Oliva * Maynor Suazo * Garry Crossley *
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* Stephen McPhail *
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* Yerlan Urazayev *
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Seydou Keita Seydou Keïta (; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder. Keita most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four ...
* Eduardo Rodríguez *
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Pius Ikedia Pius Nelson Ikedia (born 11 July 1980) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who played as a winger. Career While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played profe ...
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* Sergio Fernández *
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* Nelson Vera * Marco Claúdio *
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* Mohamad Dabo * Kim Kun-Hyung *
Lee Dong-Gook Lee Dong-gook (, ; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough. He also played for ...
* Na Hee-Keun * Rubén Suárez *
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Danny Califf Daniel Benjamin Califf (born March 17, 1980 in Orange, California) is an American retired soccer player. Career Youth and College Califf (pronounced kāl'ĭ-f) started his youth career in soccer for Canyon Hills Soccer Association, playing on t ...
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Ryan Futagaki Ryan Arnold Futagaki (born January 17, 1980) is a former American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Club career Futagaki was picked by the Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft from th ...
* Jorge Anchen * Fabián Canobbio *
Diego Forlán Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation, Forlán is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi T ...
* Japhet Makayi * Ronald Mbambara * Andrew Sinkala


Awards


Final ranking


External links


FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999
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FIFA World Youth Championship International association football competitions hosted by Nigeria April 1999 sports events in Africa