The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria 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.

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

5 goals

• Mahamadou Dissa
• Pablo Couñago

4 goals

• Gaspard Komol
• Peter Ofori-Quaye
• Mamadou Bagayoko
• Taylor Twellman
• Javier Chevantón

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

Final ranking

External links

• FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999 Archived 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
• RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1999
• FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)