1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| 1st FIFA U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup 1991 FIFA U-17 Campionato del Mondo | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | August 16–31, 1991 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Spain |
| Third place |
 Argentina |
| Fourth place |
 Qatar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 37,000 (1,156 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Adriano |
| Best player |
Nii Lamptey |
The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 can participate in this tournament.
Saudi Arabia the 1989 champions, will not be able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing Blue Diamond Affair.
The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This is the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico.
Qualified Teams
Africa (African U-16 Championship 1991)
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1990)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1991)
North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1991)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1991)
Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1991)
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Australia
Host Nation Automatic Qualification
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Italy (replacing Ecuador)
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Referees
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Asia
Africa
CONCACAF
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South America
Europe
Oceania
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Group stages
Group A
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Italy |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
 China PR |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
August 20, 1991 18:00 |
| Italy |
2–2 | China PR |
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Del Piero  30' Giraldi 67' |
(Report) | Liang Yu 14' Huang Yi 73' |
August 22, 1991 20:00 |
| United States |
3–1 | China PR |
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| Beachum 6' Montoya 37' McKeon 71' |
(Report) | Gao Fei 32' |
Group B
Venue: Carrara
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Qatar |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 Congo |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
 Mexico |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
August 18, 1991 21:00 |
| Australia |
4–3 | Mexico |
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| Agostino 5', 28', 29' Kiratzoglu 17' |
(Report) | Garza 25' Toledano 69', 74' |
August 20, 1991 19:00 |
| Congo |
0–2 | Australia |
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| (Report) | Healey 63' Kiratzoglu 74' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo |
August 20, 1991 21:00 |
| Qatar |
0–1 | Mexico |
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| (Report) | Toledano 5' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Sabino Farina Cespedes |
Group C
Venue: Massa
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
 Germany |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
 Sudan |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Eliminated |
 United Arab Emirates |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
August 17, 1991 21:00 |
| Sudan |
4–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Saeed 34' Hussein 36' Ahmed 37' Elmustafa 47' |
(Report) | Mohamed 59' |
August 20, 1991 19:00 |
| Sudan |
1–3 | Germany |
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| Ahmed 78' |
(Report) | Sarna 48' Jaekel 62', 75' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Angelo Amendolia |
August 20, 1991 21:00 |
| United Arab Emirates |
0–4 | Brazil |
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| (Report) | Yan 20' Nene 26' Adriano 58', 62' |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Jan Damgaard |
August 22, 1991 19:00 |
| Sudan |
0–1 | Brazil |
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| (Report) | Adriano 73' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Angelo Amendolia |
August 22, 1991 21:00 |
| United Arab Emirates |
2–2 | Germany |
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| Abdulrahman 12' (pen) Ibrahim 44' |
(Report) | Lutz 8' Sarna 51' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Jorge Osvaldo Orellana Vimos |
Group D
Venue: Livorno
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Ghana |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
 Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | Eliminated |
 Cuba |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
August 17, 1991 21:00 |
| Ghana |
2–1 | Cuba |
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| Lamptey 8', 51' (pen) |
(Report) | Sánchez 26' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Omar Al Mehanna |
August 20, 1991 19:00 |
| Ghana |
2–0 | Uruguay |
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| Gargo 36' Lamptey 52' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Errol Forbes |
August 20, 1991 21:00 |
| Cuba |
2–7 | Spain |
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| Marten 56' Casamayor 66' |
(Report) | Robaina 5', 23' Emilio Carrasco 13' Murgui 43' Velasco 52' Palacios 58' Ramón 74' |
August 22, 1991 19:00 |
| Ghana |
1–1 | Spain |
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| Opoku 42' |
(Report) | Gálvez 62' |
Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva |
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 - Montecatini Terme | ||||||||||
| United States |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 28 - Viareggio | ||||||||||
| Qatar (pen.) |
1 (5) | |||||||||
| Qatar |
0 (2) | |||||||||
| August 25 - Carrara | ||||||||||
| Ghana (pen.) |
0 (4) | |||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||
| August 31 - Florence | ||||||||||
| Ghana |
2 | |||||||||
| Ghana |
1 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Viareggio | ||||||||||
| Spain |
0 | |||||||||
| Australia |
1 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Massa | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| August 25 - Livorno | ||||||||||
| Spain |
1 | |||||||||
| Spain |
3 | Qatar |
1 (1) | |||||||
| Germany |
1 | Argentina (pen.) |
1 (4) | |||||||
| August 30 - Montecatini Terme | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place play-off
Final
Result
| FIFA U-17 World Championship 1991 Winners |
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Ghana First title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play |
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| Adriano (4 goals) |
Nii Lamptey |
Argentina |
Goalscorers
Adriano of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 59 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Paul Agostino
- Jorge Toledano
- Antonio Robaina
- Juan Carlos Murgui
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Juan Azconzobal (playing against Australia)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Ghana |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 14 | |
| 2 | Spain |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | |
| 3 | Argentina |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Qatar |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Brazil |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 7 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Germany |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 4 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Congo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sudan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 | |
| 12 | Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 14 | China PR |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 1 | |
| 16 | Cuba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 0 | |
External links
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Italy 1991, FIFA.com
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)