1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1st FIFA U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup
1991 FIFA U-17 Campionato del Mondo
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates16–31 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored81 (2.53 per match)
Attendance37,000 (1,156 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Adriano
Best player(s)Ghana Nii Lamptey
Fair play award Argentina
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1993 →

The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament.

Saudi Arabia, the 1989 champions, were not able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing the Blue Diamond Affair.

The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak earlier that year, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This was the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico.

Qualified Teams[]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1990 AFC U-16 Championship  China PR
 Qatar
 United Arab Emirates
CAF (Africa) 1991 African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup  Congo
 Ghana
 Sudan
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean) 		1991 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament  Cuba
 Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1991 South American U-17 Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
 Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 1991 OFC U-17 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation  Italy1
1991 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  Germany
 Spain
1. ^ replacing Ecuador.

Squads[]

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Referees[]

Group stages[]

Group A[]

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 United States 6 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Argentina 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Italy 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 Eliminated
 China PR 1 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3
Italy 0–1 United States
(Report) Goal 18'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: (Brazil)
China PR 1–2 Argentina
Goal 58' (Report) Verón Goal 50'
Goal 77' (pen)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Leif Sundell (Swedish)
Italy 2–2 China PR
Del Piero Goal 30'
Goal 67'		 (Report) Liang Yu Goal 14'
Goal 73'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: (Mexico)
United States 1–0 Argentina
McKeon Goal 23' (Report)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: (Tunisia)
Italy 0–0 Argentina
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (France)
United States 3–1 China PR
Goal 6'
Montoya Goal 37'
McKeon Goal 71'		 (Report) Goal 32'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Syria)

Group B[]

Venue: Carrara

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Australia 4 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Qatar 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
 Congo 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 Eliminated
 Mexico 2 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1
Congo 0–0 Qatar
(Report)
Attendance: 600
Referee: (Ecuador)
Australia 4–3 Mexico
Agostino Goal 5', 28', 29'
Goal 17'		 (Report) Goal 25'
Goal 69', 74'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauricio)
Congo 0–2 Australia
(Report) Goal 63'
Goal 74'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Malaisia)
Qatar 0–1 Mexico
(Report) Goal 5'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Paraguay)
Congo 2–1 Mexico
Goal 17'
Goal 31'		 (Report) García Goal 71'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Qatar 1–0 Australia
Al Tamimi Goal 76' (Report)
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Argentina)

Group C[]

Venue: Massa

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Brazil 6 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Germany 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
 Sudan 2 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 Eliminated
 United Arab Emirates 1 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7
Sudan 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Goal 34'
Goal 36'
Goal 37'
Goal 47'		 (Report) Goal 59'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Arlington Success (Antigua & Barbuda)
Germany 0–2 Brazil
(Report) Argel Goal 18'
Adriano Goal 39'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Fabio Baldas(Italy)
Sudan 1–3 Germany
Goal 78' (Report) Goal 48'
Jaekel Goal 62', 75'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Italy)
United Arab Emirates 0–4 Brazil
(Report) Goal 20'
Goal 26'
Adriano Goal 58', 62'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Denmark)
Sudan 0–1 Brazil
(Report) Adriano Goal 73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Italy)
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Germany
Goal 12' (pen)
Goal 44'		 (Report) Goal 8'
Goal 51'
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Ecuador)

Group D[]

Venue: Livorno

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Spain 5 3 2 1 0 9 3 6 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Ghana 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 3
 Uruguay 2 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 Eliminated
 Cuba 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7
Ghana 2–1 Cuba
Lamptey Goal 8', 51' (pen) (Report) Goal 26'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Uruguay 0–1 Spain
(Report) Dani Goal 64'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: (Syria)
Ghana 2–0 Uruguay
Gargo Goal 36'
Lamptey Goal 52'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: (Trinidad And Tobago)
Cuba 2–7 Spain
Goal 56'
Goal 66'		 (Report) Robaina Goal 5', 23'
Goal 13'
Goal 43'
Goal 52'
Palacios Goal 58'
Ramón Goal 74'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Ghana 1–1 Spain
Goal 42' (Report) Gálvez Goal 62'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: (Brazil)
Cuba 0–1 Uruguay
(Report) López Goal 72'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauricio)

Knockout stages[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 25 - Montecatini Terme
 
 
 United States1 (4)
 
August 28 - Viareggio
 
 Qatar (pen.)1 (5)
 
 Qatar0 (2)
 
August 25 - Carrara
 
 Ghana (pen.)0 (4)
 
 Brazil1
 
August 31 - Florence
 
 Ghana2
 
 Ghana1
 
August 25 - Viareggio
 
 Spain0
 
 Australia1
 
August 28 - Massa
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina0
 
August 25 - Livorno
 
 Spain1 Third place
 
 Spain3
 
August 30 - Montecatini Terme
 
 Germany1
 
 Qatar1 (1)
 
 
 Argentina (pen.)1 (4)
 

Quarterfinals[]

United States 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 pen.)		 Qatar
Kelly Goal 3' (Report) Goal 14'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Ecuador)
Australia 1–2 Argentina
Goal 75' (o.g.) (Report) Goal 29', 55'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Fabio Baldas(Italy)
Brazil 1–2 Ghana
Goal 42' (Report) Lamptey Goal 36'
Gargo Goal 58'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Leif Sundell (Swedish)
Spain 3–1 Germany
Goal 59'
Robaina Goal 72'
Goal 80'		 (Report) Babatz Goal 15'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: (Syria)

Semifinals[]

Qatar 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		 Ghana
(Report)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fabio Baldas(Italy)
Argentina 0–1 Spain
(Report) Goal 22'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: (Denmark)

Third place play-off[]

Qatar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 pen.)		 Argentina
Goal 60' (Report) Akselman Goal 80'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Final[]

Ghana 1–0 Spain
Duah Goal 77' (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Swedish)

Result[]

 FIFA U-17 World Championship 1991 Winners 

Ghana
First title

Awards[]

Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play
Brazil Adriano (4 goals) Ghana Nii Lamptey  Argentina

Goalscorers[]

Adriano of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 59 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Argentina (playing against Australia)

Final ranking[]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ghana 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 10
2  Spain 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 9
3  Argentina 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6
4  Qatar 6 1 4 1 3 3 0 6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  United States 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 7
6  Brazil 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 6
7  Australia 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 4
8  Germany 4 1 1 2 6 8 –2 3
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Congo 3 1 1 1 2 3 –1 3
10  Sudan 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
11  Mexico 3 1 0 2 5 6 –1 2
12  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 1 3 –2 2
13  Italy 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
14  China PR 3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 1
15  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 3 10 –7 1
16  Cuba 3 0 0 3 3 10 –7 0

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