1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

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1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
Piala Dunia B-20 FIFA 1997
Piala Dunia Belia FIFA 1997
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Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates16 June – 5 July
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Republic of Ireland
Fourth place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored165 (3.17 per match)
Attendance655,827 (12,612 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Adaílton (10 goals)
Best player(s)Uruguay Nicolás Olivera
Fair play award Argentina
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The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1997 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from 16 June to 5 July 1997 in Malaysia. It was the first FIFA tournament hosted by a Southeast Asian country.

Venues[]

Shah Alam Kuching Alor Setar
Shah Alam Stadium Sarawak Stadium Darul Aman Stadium
Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 32,387
Shah Alam Stadium.JPG Stadium Sarawak.JPG Stadium Darul Aman.jpg
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship is located in Malaysia
Shah Alam
Kuching
Kuching
Alor Setar
Alor Setar
Kuantan
Kangar
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Location of venues
Kuantan Kangar Johor Bahru
Darul Makmur Stadium Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium Tan Sri Hassan Yunus Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 30,000
Darul Makmur Stadium.jpg Stadium Tuanku Syed Putra (edt by cikgu HeHe).jpg Stadium Larkin.jpg

Qualification[]

The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Host Malaysia did not have to qualify for the tournament.

Confederation Qualifying tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation  Malaysia1
1996 AFC Youth Championship  China PR
 Japan
 South Korea
 United Arab Emirates1
CAF (Africa) 1997 African Youth Championship  Ivory Coast
 Ghana
 Morocco
 South Africa1
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  Canada
 Costa Rica
 Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1997 South American Youth Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
 Paraguay
 Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 1997 OFC U-20 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship  Belgium1
 England
 France
 Hungary
 Republic of Ireland
 Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Squads[]

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Group stages[]

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[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Malaysia (H) 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
Malaysia 1–3 Morocco
Safri Goal 10' (o.g.) (Report) Sektioui Goal 14'
Goal 33'
El Barodi Goal 93'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Uruguay 3–0 Belgium
Podestá Goal 41'
Coelho Goal 56', 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)
Malaysia 1–3 Uruguay
Fadly Goal 11' (Report) Zalayeta Goal 24'
Haled Goal 39' (o.g.)
López Goal 77'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Morocco 1–1 Belgium
Termina Goal 79' (Report) Van Handenhoven Goal 60'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Malaysia 0–3 Belgium
(Report) Van Handenhoven Goal 10', 30'
Goal 83'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Morocco 0–0 Uruguay
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  South Africa 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  South Korea 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 0–0 South Africa
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Germany)
France 0–3 Brazil
(Report) Alex Goal 5'
Adaílton Goal 61'
Silvestre Goal 90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
South Korea 2–4 France
Park Jin-sub Goal 54', 68' (pen.) (Report) Henry Goal 1', 10'
Trezeguet Goal 2', 52'
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
South Africa 0–2 Brazil
(Report) Adaílton Goal 53', 57'
Attendance: 7,939
Referee: (Germany)
South Korea 3–10 Brazil
Lee Kwan-woo Goal 56'
Chung Seok-keun Goal 73'
Goal 89'		 (Report) Fernandão Goal 19', 42'
Adaílton Goal 30', 32' (pen.), 35' (pen.), 39', 63', 69'
Zé Elias[1] Goal 68', 82'
Attendance: 9,576
Referee: (Malaysia)
South Africa 2–4 France
Hartley Goal 42', 90' (Report) Trezeguet Goal 22', 61'
Henry Goal 83'
Luccin Goal 89'
Attendance: 9,757
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  United States 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  China PR 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Gambo Goal 27'
Goal 66'		 (Report) Molloy Goal 51'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
China PR 0–1 United States
(Report) West Goal 90'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 9,769
Referee: (Belgium)
Ghana 1–1 China PR
Appiah Goal 74' (Report) Li Jinyu Goal 43'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Mexico)
Republic of Ireland 2–1 United States
Cummins Goal 6'
Corrales Goal 25' (o.g.)		 (Report) Flores Goal 39' (pen.)
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Ghana 1–0 United States
Ofori-Quaye Goal 32' (Report)
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 China PR
Cummins Goal 21' (Report) Wang Peng Goal 11'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Uruguay)

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
3  Paraguay 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
4  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 1–2 Spain
Yanagisawa Goal 65' (pen.) (Report) Farinós Goal 23'
Angulo Goal 56'
Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Uruguay)
Costa Rica 1–1 Paraguay
Bryce Goal 45' (Report) Román Goal 59'
Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Japan 6–2 Costa Rica
Ono Goal 3', 22'
Nakamura Goal 7'
Jojo Goal 78'
Fukuda Goal 93'
Nagai Goal 95'		 (Report) Ledezma Goal 28'
Solís Goal 59'
Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Uruguay)
Spain 2–1 Paraguay
Deus Goal 30', 78' (Report) Morinigo Goal 65'
Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Japan 3–3 Paraguay
Jojo Goal 31'
Hiroyama Goal 45'
Yanagisawa Goal 62'		 (Report) Goal 17'
Da Silva Goal 38'
Samudio Goal 67'
Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Morocco)
Spain 4–0 Costa Rica
Rivera Goal 3'
Albelda Goal 23'
Farinós Goal 24' (pen.)
Ribera Goal 78'		 (Report)
Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Group E[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
Hungary 0–3 Argentina
(Report) Romeo Goal 9'
Scaloni Goal 42'
Riquelme Goal 50'
Utama Stadium,[2] Kangar
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (Morocco)
Australia 0–0 Canada
(Report)
Utama Stadium,[2] Kangar
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
Hungary 0–1 Australia
(Report) Allsopp Goal 90'
Utama Stadium,[2] Kangar
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: (Morocco)
Argentina 2–1 Canada
Romeo Goal 32'
Riquelme Goal 65'		 (Report) Bent Goal 43' (pen.)
Utama Stadium,[2] Kangar
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
Hungary 1–2 Canada
Szili Goal 3' (pen.) (Report) De Rosario Goal 6'
Kindel Goal 64'
Utama Stadium,[2] Kangar
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (Mexico)
Argentina 3–4 Australia
Romeo Goal 9'
Placente Goal 70'
Riquelme Goal 88' (pen.)		 (Report) Salapasidis Goal 39', 40', 55', 90' (pen.)
Utama Stadium,[2] Kangar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Belgium)

Group F[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4  Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Mexico 5–0 United Arab Emirates
Lillingston Goal 26', 56' (pen.)
Goal 40'
Torres Goal 60'
Goal 70'		 (Report)
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (Hungary)
Ivory Coast 1–2 England
Goal 22' (Report) Owen Goal 6' (pen.)
Shepherd Goal 69'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (Fiji)
Mexico 1–1 Ivory Coast
Lillingston Goal 44' (Report) Dié Goal 33'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Fiji)
United Arab Emirates 0–5 England
(Report) Murphy Goal 7', 35', 50' (pen.)
Owen Goal 52'
Goal 60' (o.g.)
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Mexico 0–1 England
(Report) Owen Goal 65'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Ivory Coast
Ali Goal 52'
Goal 85'		 (Report)
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Hungary)

Ranking of third-placed teams[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 A  Belgium 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Canada 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 C  United States 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 F  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
5 D  Paraguay 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
6 B  South Africa 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
25 June – Shah Alam
 
 
 Uruguay3
 
29 June – Shah Alam
 
 United States0
 
 Uruguay (pen.)1 (7)
 
25 June – Kuching
 
 France1 (6)
 
 Mexico0
 
2 July – Shah Alam
 
 France1
 
 Uruguay (aet)3
 
26 June – Kangar
 
 Ghana2
 
 Australia0
 
29 June – Johor Bahru
 
 Japan1
 
 Japan1
 
26 June – Alor Setar
 
 Ghana (aet)2
 
 Ghana3
 
5 July – Shah Alam
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 Uruguay1
 
26 June – Kuantan
 
 Argentina2
 
 Spain2
 
29 June – Shah Alam
 
 Canada0
 
 Spain0
 
25 June – Shah Alam
 
 Republic of Ireland1
 
 Republic of Ireland (aet)2
 
2 July – Kuching
 
 Morocco1
 
 Republic of Ireland0
 
26 June – Johor Bahru
 
 Argentina1 Third place
 
 England1
 
29 June – Kuching5 July – Shah Alam
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina2 Ghana1
 
25 June – Kuching
 
 Brazil0  Republic of Ireland2
 
 Brazil10
 
 
 Belgium0
 

Round of 16[]

Brazil 10–0 Belgium
Álvaro Goal 3', 13'
Éder Goal 32'
Alex Goal 41', 48', 85'
Roni Goal 67', 78'
Adaílton Goal 82'
Zé Elias[1] Goal 87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,267
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Uruguay 3–0 United States
Zalayeta Goal 24', 34'
Olivera Goal 41'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (Germany)
Mexico 0–1 France
(Report) Luccin Goal 90'
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Republic of Ireland 2–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Fenn Goal 35'
Duff Goal 97'		 (Report) Inman Goal 43' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Australia 0–1 Japan
(Report) Yanagisawa Goal 44'
Utama Stadium,[2] Kangar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Mexico)
England 1–2 Argentina
Carragher Goal 49' (Report) Riquelme Goal 10' (pen.)
Aimar Goal 26'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: (Hungary)
Ghana 3–0 United Arab Emirates
Ackon Goal 32'
Sule Goal 79'
Issaka Goal 88'		 (Report)
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: (Belgium)
Spain 2–0 Canada
Deus Goal 77'
Rivera Goal 90'		 (Report)
Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Morocco)

Quarter-finals[]

Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) France
Olivera Goal 68' (Report) Trezeguet Goal 27'
Penalties
7–6
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Argentina 2–0 Brazil
Scaloni Goal 79'
Perezlindo Goal 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 34,896
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Spain 0–1 Republic of Ireland
(Report) Molloy Goal 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Mexico)
Japan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Yanagisawa Goal 80' (Report) Ansah Goal 9'
Ofori-Quaye Goal 97'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 18,700
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Semi-finals[]

Republic of Ireland 0–1 Argentina
(Report) Romeo Goal 55'
Attendance: 14,976
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)
Uruguay 3–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Zalayeta Goal 13'
Coelho Goal 45'
Goal 105'		 (Report) Lawson Goal 45'
Meloño Goal 78' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Third place play-off[]

Ghana 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Sule Goal 5' (Report) Baker Goal 2'
Duff Goal 33'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Final[]

Uruguay 1–2 Argentina
García Goal 15' Report Cambiasso Goal 26'
Quintana Goal 43'
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

Result[]

 FIFA World Youth Championship 1997 Winners 

Argentina
Third title

Awards[]

Golden Shoe Golden Ball Fair Play Award
Brazil Adaílton Uruguay Nicolás Olivera  Argentina

Goalscorers[]

Adaílton of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring ten goals. In total, 165 goals were scored by 101 different players, with seven of them credited as own goals.

10 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Argentina 7 6 0 1 15 7 +8 18 Champions
2  Uruguay 7 4 2 1 14 6 +8 14 Runners-up
3  Republic of Ireland 7 4 1 2 9 7 +2 13 Third place
4  Ghana 7 4 1 2 12 8 +4 13 Fourth place
5  Brazil 5 4 0 1 25 5 +20 12 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  Spain 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12
7  France 5 3 1 1 10 8 +2 10
8  Japan 5 2 1 2 12 9 +3 7
9  England 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9 Eliminated in
Round of 16
10  Australia 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
11  Morocco 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
12  Mexico 4 1 1 2 6 3 +3 4
13  Canada 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
14  Belgium 4 1 1 2 4 14 −10 4
15  United States 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3
16  United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 2 13 −11 3
17  Paraguay 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2 Eliminated in
Group stage
18  China PR 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
19  Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
20  South Africa 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
21  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
22  South Korea 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
23  Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
24  Malaysia (H) 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Host

Broadcasting rights of 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship[]

Américas[]

Venezuela: Venevisión

Asia[]

 Indonesia : RCTI, TVRI, SCTV, TPI, ANTV

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The FIFA states him as "Júnior" in the official report.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g The FIFA gives no information on the Stadium used in this match, but the Utama Stadium was the only one suitable by then for a match like this.

External links[]

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