1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

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.

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
Piala Dunia B-20 FIFA 1997
Piala Dunia Belia FIFA 1997
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) Adaílton (10 goals)
Best player(s) Nicolás Olivera
Fair play award Argentina

Venues
Shah Alam Kuching Alor Setar
Shah Alam Stadium Sarawak Stadium Darul Aman Stadium
Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 32,387
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

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:
(H) Host
Malaysia 1–3 Morocco
Safri  10' (o.g.) (Report) Sektioui  14'
Khamma  33'
El Barodi  93'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Uruguay 3–0 Belgium
Podestá  41'
Coelho  56', 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Malaysia 1–3 Uruguay
Fadly  11' (Report) Zalayeta  24'
Haled  39' (o.g.)
López  77'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Morocco 1–1 Belgium
Termina  79' (Report) Van Handenhoven  60'
Attendance: 8,000
Malaysia 0–3 Belgium
(Report) Van Handenhoven  10', 30'
Remacle  83'
Attendance: 25,000
Morocco 0–0 Uruguay
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000

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:
South Korea 0–0 South Africa
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)
France 0–3 Brazil
(Report) Alex  5'
Adaílton  61'
Silvestre  90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)
South Korea 2–4 France
Park Jin-sub  54', 68' (pen.) (Report) Henry  1', 10'
Trezeguet  2', 52'
Attendance: 3,246
South Africa 0–2 Brazil
(Report) Adaílton  53', 57'
Attendance: 7,939
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)
South Korea 3–10 Brazil
Lee Kwan-woo  56'
Chung Seok-keun  73'
Lee Jung-min  89'		 (Report) Fernandão  19', 42'
Adaílton  30', 32' (pen.), 35' (pen.), 39', 63', 69'
Zé Elias[1]  68', 82'
Attendance: 9,576
Referee: Nik Ahmad Haji Yaakub (Malaysia)
South Africa 2–4 France
Hartley  42', 90' (Report) Trezeguet  22', 61'
Henry  83'
Luccin  89'
Attendance: 9,757

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:
Ghana 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Gambo  27'
Mouktar  66'		 (Report) Molloy  51'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 5,100
China PR 0–1 United States
(Report) West  90'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 9,769
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
Ghana 1–1 China PR
Appiah  74' (Report) Li Jinyu  43'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)
Republic of Ireland 2–1 United States
Cummins  6'
Corrales  25' (o.g.)		 (Report) Flores  39' (pen.)
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Ghana 1–0 United States
Ofori-Quaye  32' (Report)
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 China PR
Cummins  21' (Report) Wang Peng  11'
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa Varela (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:
Japan 1–2 Spain
Yanagisawa  65' (pen.) (Report) Farinós  23'
Angulo  56'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa Varela (Uruguay)
Costa Rica 1–1 Paraguay
Bryce  45' (Report) Román  59'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Japan 6–2 Costa Rica
Ono  3', 22'
Nakamura  7'
Jojo  78'
Fukuda  93'
Nagai  95'		 (Report) Ledezma  28'
Solís  59'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa Varela (Uruguay)
Spain 2–1 Paraguay
Deus  30', 78' (Report) Morinigo  65'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Japan 3–3 Paraguay
Jojo  31'
Hiroyama  45'
Yanagisawa  62'		 (Report) Cáceres  17'
Da Silva  38'
Samudio  67'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Spain 4–0 Costa Rica
Rivera  3'
Albelda  23'
Farinós  24' (pen.)
Ribera  78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,000

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:
Hungary 0–3 Argentina
(Report) Romeo  9'
Scaloni  42'
Riquelme  50'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Australia 0–0 Canada
(Report)
Attendance: 13,000
Hungary 0–1 Australia
(Report) Allsopp  90'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Argentina 2–1 Canada
Romeo  32'
Riquelme  65'		 (Report) Bent  43' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Hungary 1–2 Canada
Szili  3' (pen.) (Report) De Rosario  6'
Kindel  64'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)
Argentina 3–4 Australia
Romeo  9'
Placente  70'
Riquelme  88' (pen.)		 (Report) Salapasidis  39', 40', 55', 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Armand Ancion (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:
Mexico 5–0 United Arab Emirates
Lillingston  26', 56' (pen.)
Cariño  40'
Torres  60'
Santacruz  70'		 (Report)
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)
Ivory Coast 1–2 England
Cisse  22' (Report) Owen  6' (pen.)
Shepherd  69'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Mexico 1–1 Ivory Coast
Lillingston  44' (Report) Dié  33'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
United Arab Emirates 0–5 England
(Report) Murphy  7', 35', 50' (pen.)
Owen  52'
Abdulla  60' (o.g.)
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 12,000
Mexico 0–1 England
(Report) Owen  65'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 9,000
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Ivory Coast
Ali  52'
Kazim  85'		 (Report)
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (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:

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

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

Semi-finals
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Argentina
(Report) Romeo  55'
Attendance: 14,976
Uruguay 3–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Zalayeta  13'
Coelho  45'
Perea  105'		 (Report) Lawson  45'
Meloño  78' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000

Third place play-off
Ghana 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Sule  5' (Report) Baker  2'
Duff  33'
Attendance: 28,000

Final
Uruguay 1–2 Argentina
García  15' Report Cambiasso  26'
Quintana  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
Adaílton 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. The FIFA states him as "Júnior" in the official report.
  2. 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.
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