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1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

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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)Brazil Adaílton (10 goals)
Best player(s)Uruguay Nicolás Olivera
Fair play award Argentina
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1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Malaysia from 16 June to 5 July.

Qualification

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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
 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.

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Morocco 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Belgium 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Malaysia 3 3 0 0 15 9 -7 9

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 9
 France 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
 South Africa 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 5 14 -9 1

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 United States 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3
 China 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
 Japan 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
 Paraguay 3 0 2 1 5 6 -1 2
 Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 3 11 -8 1

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
 Canada 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 2 10 -8 3
 Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1

Knockout stage

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
  Uruguay  3
  United States  0  
  Uruguay  1 (7)
    France  1 (6)  
  Mexico  0
  France  1  
  Uruguay  3
    Ghana  2  
  Australia  0
  Japan  1  
  Japan  1
    Ghana  2  
  Ghana  3
  United Arab Emirates  0  
  Uruguay  1
    Argentina  2
  Spain  2
  Canada  0  
  Spain  0
    Republic of Ireland  1  
  Republic of Ireland  2
  Morocco  1  
  Republic of Ireland  0
    Argentina  1   Third place
  England  1
  Argentina  2  
  Argentina  2   Ghana  1
    Brazil  0     Republic of Ireland  2
  Brazil  10
  Belgium  0  

References

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  1. ↑ RSSSF
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