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1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship was the sixth edition of the FIFA U-17 World Championship which was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador from 3 to 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship but due to an outbreak of cholera, that tournament was moved to Italy. It was the first time Ecuador hosted a FIFA tournament.

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
3rd U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup-Ecuador 1995
3er Campeonato Mundial Sub-17 por la Copa FIFA/JVC-Ecuador 1995
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates3–20 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored84 (2.63 per match)
Attendance463,000 (14,469 per match)
Top scorer(s)Oman Mohammed Al-Kathiri
Australia Daniel Allsopp (5 goals)
Best player(s)Oman Mohammed Al-Kathiri
Fair play award Brazil
← 1993
1997 →

Venues edit

Quito Cuenca Riobamba Ibarra
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra
Capacity: 35,742 Capacity: 16,540 Capacity: 14,400 Capacity: 18,600
   

Qualified Teams edit

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1994 AFC U-17 Championship   Japan
  Oman
  Qatar
CAF (Africa) 1995 African U-17 Championship   Ghana
  Guinea
  Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		1994 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament   Canada
  Costa Rica
  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) Host nation   Ecuador
1995 South American U-17 Championship   Argentina
  Brazil
OFC (Oceania) 1995 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament   Australia
UEFA (Europe) 1995 UEFA U-16 Championship   Germany
  Spain
  Portugal

Squads edit

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Referees edit

Group stage edit

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals

Group A edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ghana 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
  Japan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
  United States 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0


Ecuador  2–0  United States
Moreira   31'
Corozo   83'		 (Report)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)
Ghana  1–0  Japan
Kamara   70' (Report)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)
Ecuador  1–2  Ghana
Angulo   32' (Report) Sule   6'
Gambo   68'
Attendance: 18,000
United States  1–2  Japan
Redmond   60' (Report) Yamazaki   49'
Takahara   86'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)
Ecuador  0–0  Japan
(Report)
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)
United States  0–2  Ghana
(Report) Iddrisu   35'
Akwei   65'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (UKR)

Group B edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 3
  Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3


Argentina  3–0  Portugal
Gatti   5'
La Paglia   19', 88' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (GER)
Costa Rica  2–0  Guinea
Fonseca   80'
Campos   87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Barry Tasker (NZL)
Portugal  2–3  Guinea
Zeferino   11', 26' (Report) Bangoura   30'
Conte   48' (pen.)
Keita   65'
Attendance: 2,500
Argentina  2–0  Costa Rica
Caserio   62'
Gatti   79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Hossein Asgari (IRN)
Portugal  3–0  Costa Rica
Vargas   88', 90+1'
Adolfo   89'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Roger Zambrano (ECU)
Argentina  2–0  Guinea
Peralta   18'
Aimar   26'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)

Group C edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  Australia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
  Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Qatar 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1


Nigeria  1–1  Qatar
Anyamkyegh   37' (Report) Ghulam   39'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)
Australia  2–2  Spain
Allsopp   16', 73' (Report) Duarte   55' (pen.)
Mista   73'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
Nigeria  2–0  Australia
Anyamkyegh   59'
Obiorah   90+3'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Roger Zambrano (ECU)
Qatar  0–1  Spain
(Report) Ferrón   83'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar  0–3  Australia
(Report) Kewell   43' (pen.)
Allsopp   48', 56'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (GER)
Nigeria  2–1  Spain
Obiorah   48'
Onwuzuruike   84'		 (Report) Duarte   57' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (NZL)

Group D edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
  Oman 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
  Germany 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0


Brazil  3–0  Germany
Djimi   39'
Carlos Alberto   54'
Juan   63'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)
Oman  2–1  Canada
Al-Kathiri   43', 62' (pen.) (Report) Bernier   70'
Attendance: 16,000
Brazil  0–0  Oman
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (UKR)
Germany  3–0  Canada
Brezina   23'
Rost   68'
Bugera   73'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)
Germany  0–3  Oman
(Report) Al-Kathiri   4' (pen.)
Al-Siyabi   81', 87'
Attendance: 9,000
Brazil  2–0  Canada
Bel   2'
Eduardo   46'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Knockout phase edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 August - Quito
 
 
  Ghana2
 
17 August - Portoviejo
 
  Portugal0
 
  Ghana3
 
13 August - Portoviejo
 
  Oman1
 
  Oman2
 
20 August - Guayaquil
 
  Nigeria1
 
  Ghana3
 
12 August - Guayaquil
 
  Brazil2
 
  Argentina3
 
17 August - Guayaquil
 
  Ecuador1
 
  Brazil3
 
13 August - Portoviejo
 
  Argentina0 Third place
 
  Brazil3
 
20 August - Guayaquil
 
  Australia1
 
  Argentina2
 
 
  Oman0
 

Quarterfinals edit

Ghana  2–0  Portugal
Bentil   12'
Amaniampong   87'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Nigeria  1–2  Oman
Chukwueke   13' (pen.) (Report) Al-Kathiri   32'
Al-Dhabit   49'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (GER)
Brazil  3–1  Australia
Rodrigo   14'
Kléber   65'
Marco Antônio   75'		 (Report) Allsopp   32'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Antonio Maruffo (MEX)
Argentina  3–1  Ecuador
Mercado   36' (o.g.)
Aimar   46'
Gatti   66'		 (Report) Ayala   86'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Semifinals edit

Ghana  3–1  Oman
Ansah   38'
Kamara   54'
Iddrisu   72'		 (Report) Al-Kathiri   67'
Attendance: 18,000
Argentina  0–3  Brazil
(Report) Rodrigo   74'
Rocha   88'
Fabio   90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Playoff for 3rd place edit

Oman  0–2  Argentina
(Report) Gatti   20'
Cambiasso   71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)

Final edit

Ghana  3–2  Brazil
Sule   39'
Iddrisu   45'
Bentil   49'		 (Report) Juan   47'
Marco Antônio   90'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Result edit

 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship winners 
 
Ghana
Second title

Goalscorers edit

Daniel Allsopp of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 84 goals were scored by 57 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

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

Final ranking edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Ghana 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18
2   Brazil 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
3   Argentina 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15
4   Oman 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5   Nigeria 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6   Australia 4 1 1 2 6 7 –1 4
7   Ecuador 4 1 1 2 4 5 –1 4
8   Portugal 4 1 0 3 5 8 –3 3
Eliminated at the group stage
9   Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
10   Japan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
11   Germany 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3
11   Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3
13   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
14   Qatar 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1
15   United States 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0
16   Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 –6 0

External links edit

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