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Last updated on February 1, 2009
World Youth Championship Championship for the Under-20 national teams contested for the 10th time since its inception in 1977. Held Apr. 3-24, 1999 in Nigeria. First Round Round Robin; each team plays the other teams in its group once. Note that three points are awarded for a win and one for a tie. (*) indicates team advanced to quarterfinals. | Group A | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | *Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | RESULTS: Apr. 3—Nigeria 1, Costa Rica 1; Apr. 4—Germany 4, Paraguay 0; Apr. 7—Nigeria 2, Germany 0; Paraguay 3, Costa Rica 1; Apr. 10—Paraguay
2, Nigeria 1; Costa Rica 2, Germany 1. |
| Group B | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Ghana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | | *Croatia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | Kazakhstan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | | RESULTS: Apr. 4— Ghana 1, Croatia 1; Argentina 1, Kazakhstan 0; Apr. 7—Ghana 1, Argentina 0; Croatia 5, Kazakhstan 1; Apr. 10— Ghana 3, Kazakhstan 0; Croatia
0, Argentina 0. |
| Group C | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Mexico | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | *Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Australia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | RESULTS: Apr. 4—Australia 3, Saudi Arabia 1; Mexico 1, Ireland 0; Apr. 7—Mexico 3, Australia 1; Ireland 2, Saudi Arabia 0; Apr. 10—Ireland 4, Australia 0; Mexico
1, Saudi Arabia 1. |
| Group D | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Mali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | *Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Korea Republic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | RESULTS: Apr. 5—Mali 2, Uruguay 1; Portgual 3, Korea 1; Apr. 8— Uruguay 1, Korea 0; Mali 2, Portugal 1; Apr. 11—Uruguay 0, Portugal 0; Korea 4, Mali 2. |
| Group E | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | *USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | England | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | RESULTS: Apr. 5—Cameroon 2, Japan 1; USA 1, England 0; Apr. 8— Cameroon 1, England 0; Japan 3, USA 1; Apr. 11—USA 3, Cameroon 1; Japan 2, England 0. |
| Group F | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| *Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | | *Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | Zambia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | | Honduras | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | | RESULTS: Apr. 5— Zambia 4, Honduras 3; Spain 2, Brazil 0; Apr. 8— Zambia 0, Spain 0; Brazil 3, Honduras 0; Apr. 11— Brazil 5, Zambia 1; Spain 3, Honduras 1. |
Round of 16| 4/14 | Kano (20,000) | Nigeria 1, Ireland 1* | | 4/14 | Kaduna (1,000) | Ghana 2, Costa Rica 0 | | 4/14 | Lagos (1,500) | Paraguay 2, Uruguay 2* | | 4/14 | Calabar (12,000) | Brazil 4, Croatia 0 | | 4/15 | Bauchi (8,000) | Japan 1, Portugal 1* | | 4/15 | Port Harcourt (15,600) | Spain 3, USA 2 | | 4/15 | Ibadan (16,000) | Mexico 4, Argentina 1 | | 4/15 | Enugu (NA) | Mali 5, Cameroon 4† |
*Games decided on penalty kicks. Nigeria beat Ireland 5-3, Uruguay beat Paraguay 10-9 and Japan beat Portugal 5-4. Quarterfinals| 4/18 | Lagos (10,000) | Uruguay 2, Brazil 1 | | 4/18 | Enugu (22,000) | Mali 3, Nigeria 1 | | 4/18 | Ibadan (15,000) | Japan 2, Mexico 0 | | 4/18 | Kaduna (19,000) | Spain 1, Ghana 1* |
*Game decided on penalty kicks. Spain beat Ghana 8-7. Semifinals| 4/21 | Kaduna (16,000) | Spain 3, Mali 1 | | 4/21 | Lagos (8,000) | Japan 2, Uruguay 1 |
Third Place| 4/24 | Lagos (38,000) | Mali 1, Uruguay 0 |
Final| 4/24 | Lagos (38,000) | Spain 4, Japan 0 |
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