1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	November 10 - November 27
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	93 (2.91 per match)
Attendance	216,853 (6,777 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ishmael Addo (7 goals)
Best player	Landon Donovan

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999. Players born after 1 January 1982 could participate in this tournament.

Contents 1 Venues 2 Teams 3 Matches 3.1 Group A 3.2 Group B 3.3 Group C 3.4 Group D 4 Bracket 4.1 Quarterfinals 4.2 Semifinals 4.3 Playoff for 3rd place 4.4 Final 5 Winners 6 Top Goalscorers 7 External links

[edit] Venues

City / Town	Stadium	Host club(s)	Capacity
Auckland	North Harbour Stadium		25,000
Napier	McLean Park		21,000
Christchurch	Queen Elizabeth II Park	Christchurch United	20,000
Dunedin	Carisbrook		29,000

[edit] Teams

Thailand	1st & 2nd Place winners of AFC U-17 Championship 1998
Qatar
Ghana	1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of African U-17 Championship 1999
Burkina Faso
Mali
Jamaica	Group A & B winners and Playoff Series winner of CONCACAF U-17 Junior Tournament 1999 Final Round
Mexico
USA
Brazil	1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of Sudamericano Sub-17 1999
Paraguay
Uruguay
Australia	winner of OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1999
Spain	1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of UEFA U-16 Championship 1999
Poland
Germany
New Zealand	host nation

 Australia qualified for the tournament after two-leg playoff matches with 3rd Place winner of AFC U-17 Championship 1998,  Bahrain

[edit] Matches

[edit] Group A

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	4	2	2	7
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	6	2	4	4
New Zealand	3	1	0	2	3	8	-5	3
Poland	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2

10 November	New Zealand	1 - 2 ( 1 - 0 )	United States	Auckland
11 November	Uruguay	1 - 1 ( 0 - 0 )	Poland	Auckland
13 November	New Zealand	0 - 5 ( 0 - 2 )	Uruguay	Auckland
	United States	1 - 1 ( 0 - 1 )	Poland	Auckland
16 November	Poland	1 - 2 ( 0 - 0 )	New Zealand	Auckland
	United States	1 - 0 ( 0 - 0 )	Uruguay	Auckland

[edit] Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	1	0	12	2	10	7
Mexico	3	2	0	1	5	4	1	6
Spain	3	1	1	1	7	2	5	4
Thailand	3	0	0	3	1	17	-16	0

11 November	Ghana	1 - 1 ( 1 - 0 )	Spain	Napier
	Mexico	4 - 0 ( 2 - 0 )	Thailand	Napier
13 November	Spain	6 - 0 ( 4 - 0 )	Thailand	Napier
	Ghana	4 - 0 ( 1 - 0 )	Mexico	Napier
16 November	Thailand	1 - 7 ( 0 - 4 )	Ghana	Napier
	Spain	0 - 1 ( 0 - 1 )	Mexico	Napier

[edit] Group C

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
Brazil	3	1	2	0	2	1	1	5
Germany	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2
Mali	3	0	2	1	0	1	-1	2

12 November	Brazil	2 - 1 ( 1 - 0 )	Australia	Christchurch
	Mali	0 - 0 ( 0 - 0 )	Germany	Christchurch
14 November	Australia	2 - 1 ( 0 - 1 )	Germany	Christchurch
	Brazil	0 - 0 ( 0 - 0 )	Mali	Christchurch
17 November	Germany	0 - 0 ( 0 - 0 )	Brazil	Christchurch
	Australia	1 - 0 ( 1 - 0 )	Mali	Christchurch

[edit] Group D

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	3	2	1	0	9	2	7	7
Qatar	3	2	0	1	6	3	3	6
Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Jamaica	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10	0

12 November	Jamaica	0 - 1 ( 0 - 1 )	Burkina Faso	Dunedin
	Paraguay	2 - 0 ( 1 - 0 )	Qatar	Dunedin
14 November	Burkina Faso	1 - 2 ( 0 - 2 )	Qatar	Dunedin
	Jamaica	0 - 5 ( 0 - 4 )	Paraguay	Dunedin
17 November	Qatar	4 - 0 ( 0 - 0 )	Jamaica	Dunedin
	Burkina Faso	2 - 2 ( 0 - 2 )	Paraguay	Dunedin

[edit] Bracket

	Quarter finals				Semi finals				Final
	20 November - Auckland
	United States	3
					24 November - Christchurch
	Mexico	2
					United States	2 (6)
	21 November - Christchurch
					Australia (pen.)	2 (7)
	Australia	1
									27 November - Auckland
	Qatar	0
									Brazil (pen.)	0 (8)
	20 November - Napier
									Australia	0 (7)
	Ghana (a.e.t.)	3
					24 November - Auckland
	Uruguay	2
					Ghana	2 (2)			Third place
	21 November - Dunedin
					Brazil (pen.)	2 (4)
	Paraguay	1							Ghana	2
	Brazil	4							United States	0
									27 November - Auckland

[edit] Quarterfinals

20 November	United States	3 - 2 ( 2 - 1 )	Mexico	Auckland
	Ghana	3 - 2 AET ( 2 - 2 , 2 - 1 )	Uruguay	Napier
21 November	Australia	1 - 0 ( 0 - 0 )	Qatar	Christchurch
	Paraguay	1 - 4 ( 1 - 2 )	Brazil	Dunedin

[edit] Semifinals

24 November	United States	2 - 2 AET ( 2 - 2 , 1 - 2 ) PSO 6 - 7	Australia	Christchurch
24 November	Ghana	2 - 2 AET ( 2 - 2 , 0 - 2 ) PSO 2 - 4	Brazil	Auckland

[edit] Playoff for 3rd place

27 November	United States	0 - 2 ( 0 - 1 )	Ghana	Auckland

[edit] Final

27 November 1999 16:00 UTC+12	Australia	0 - 0 AET ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) PSO 7 - 8	Brazil	North Harbour, Auckland Attendance: 22,859 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
	Scott McDonald 45' Louis Brain 119'	Report	Eduardo Costa 32' Bruno Leite 60' Caca 65' Leo 85'

[edit] Winners

1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners
Brazil Second title

[edit] Top Goalscorers

Team	Players	Goals
	Ishmael Addo	7
	Waleed Rasoul	4
	Leonardo	4

[edit] External links

• FIFA.com: FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999

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