1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

FIFA Youth World Cup Australia 1993
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	5–20 March
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	England
Fourth place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	82 (2.56 per match)
Attendance	478,003 (14,938 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gian Adriano Ante Milicic Vicente Nieto Chris Faklaris Henry Zambrano Augustine Ahinful (3 goals)
Best player	Adriano

The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Australia for second time from 5 to 20 March 1993. The 1993 championship was the 9th contested. The tournament took place in five venues: Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. The tournament was to be held originally in Yugoslavia, but was moved to Australia due to the Yugoslav Wars.

Qualification

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	1992 AFC Youth Championship	Saudi Arabia  South Korea
CAF (Africa)	1993 African Youth Championship	Cameroon  Ghana
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	Mexico  United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	1992 South American Youth Championship	Brazil  Colombia  Uruguay
UEFA (Europe)	1992 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship	England  Germany  Norway  Portugal  Russia  Turkey
Host nation		Australia

Squads

Group stages

The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Russia	4	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	Advanced to the quarter finals
Australia	4	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1
Cameroon	2	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	Eliminated
Colombia	2	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2

Australia  v  Colombia

5 March 1993 20:30

Australia	2–1	Colombia
Milicic 39' Muscat 78'	(Report)	Zambrano 35'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 31,883 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Russia  v  Cameroon

6 March 1993 20:30

Russia	2–0	Cameroon
Zazulin 1' Karataev 37'	(Report)

Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 5,362 Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)

Australia  v  Russia

8 March 1993 20:30

Australia	3–1	Russia
Magomedov (o.g.) 12' Milicic 69' Agostino 81'	(Report)	Chudin 18'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 18,982 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Colombia  v  Cameroon

8 March 1993 18:15

Colombia	3–2	Cameroon
Zambrano 43', 83' Restrepo 45'	(Report)	Foé 12' Ndiefi 44'

Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Essa Rashed Al Jassas (Kuwait)

Australia  v  Cameroon

11 March 1993 20:30

Australia	0–2	Cameroon
	(Report)	Tchoutang 44' Embe 90'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 27,581 Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)

Colombia  v  Russia

11 March 1993 18:15

Colombia	1–3	Russia
Betancourth 63' (pen.)	(Report)	Karataev 6' (pen.) Ananko 19' Savchenko 86'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 27,581 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Uruguay	5	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	Advanced to the quarter finals
Ghana	4	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2
Germany	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	Eliminated
Portugal	0	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4

Portugal  v  Germany

6 March 1993 18:15

Portugal	0–1	Germany
	(Report)	Jancker 86'

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Uruguay  v  Ghana

6 March 1993 20:30

Uruguay	1–1	Ghana
Correa 22'	(Report)	Ahinful 72'

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Germany  v  Ghana

9 March 1993 18:15

Germany	2–2	Ghana
Breitenreiter 39' Jancker 80'	(Report)	Kuffour 36' Duah 70'

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo (Malaysia)

Portugal  v  Uruguay

9 March 1993 20:30

Portugal	1–2	Uruguay
Bambo 32'	(Report)	O'Neill 8', 87'

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Fredy Burgos Escobar (Guatemala)

Germany  v  Uruguay

11 March 1993 18:15

Germany	1–2	Uruguay
Breitenreiter 74'	(Report)	López 2' Correa 65'

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Portugal  v  Ghana

11 March 1993 20:30

Portugal	0–2	Ghana
	(Report)	Lamptey 5' Akonnor 42'

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo (Malaysia)

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
England	5	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	Advanced to the quarter finals
United States	3	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5
South Korea	3	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	Eliminated
Turkey	1	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7

South Korea  v  England

7 March 1993 18:15

South Korea	1–1	England
Watson 32' (o.g.)	(Report)	Pearce 82'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Turkey  v  United States

7 March 1993 20:30

Turkey	0–6	United States
	(Report)	Baba 22' Joseph 26', 72' Faklaris 28', 46', 90'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

England  v  United States

9 March 1993 18:15

England	1–0	United States
Bart-Williams 69'	(Report)

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 9,274 Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

South Korea  v  Turkey

9 March 1993 20:30

South Korea	1–1	Turkey
Cho 48'	(Report)	Reçber 85'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 9,274 Referee: Dodji Mawuk Hounnake Kouassi (Togo)

England  v  Turkey

11 March 1993 18:15

England	1–0	Turkey
Joachim 12'	(Report)

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 12,972 Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

South Korea  v  United States

11 March 1993 20:30

South Korea	2–2	United States
Lee 39', 52'	(Report)	Kelly 37' Zavagnin 78'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 12,972 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Brazil	5	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	Advanced to the quarter finals
Mexico	4	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3
Saudi Arabia	2	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	Eliminated
Norway	1	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5

Mexico  v  Norway

7 March 1993 18:15

Mexico	3–0	Norway
Nieto 45', 71' Olalde 84'	(Report)

Football Park, Adelaide Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)

Brazil  v  Saudi Arabia

7 March 1993 20:30

Brazil	0–0	Saudi Arabia
	(Report)

Football Park, Adelaide Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Serguei Khussainov (Russia)

Norway  v  Saudi Arabia

9 March 1993 18:15

Norway	0–0	Saudi Arabia
	(Report)

Football Park, Adelaide Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Mexico  v  Brazil

9 March 1993 20:30

Mexico	1–2	Brazil
Nieto 80'	(Report)	Adriano 22' (pen.) Gian 56' (pen.)

Football Park, Adelaide Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)

Norway  v  Brazil

11 March 1993 18:15

Norway	0–2	Brazil
	(Report)	Gian 59' Adriano 62'

Football Park, Adelaide Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Serguei Khussainov (Russia)

Mexico  v  Saudi Arabia

11 March 1993 20:30

Mexico	2–1	Saudi Arabia
Salazar 60', 72'	(Report)	Al Takrouni 5'

Football Park, Adelaide Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)

Knockout stages

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	13 March - Sydney
	Russia	0
					17 March - Sydney
	Ghana	3
					Ghana	2
	14 March - Melbourne
					England	1
	England (pen.)	0 (4)
									20 March - Sydney
	Mexico	0 (3)
									Ghana	1
	13 March - Brisbane
									Brazil	2
	Uruguay	1
					17 March - Melbourne
	Australia (aet)	2
					Australia	0			Third place
	14 March - Adelaide
					Brazil	2
	Brazil	3							England	2
	United States	0							Australia	1
									20 March - Sydney

Quarter-finals

Uruguay  v  Australia

13 March 1993 18:15

Uruguay	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Australia
Sena Lamela 21'	(Report)	Agostino 59' Carbone  99'

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Russia  v  Ghana

13 March 1993 20:30

Russia	0–3	Ghana
	(Report)	Ahinful 72' Addo 75' Asare 83

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,710 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

England  v  Mexico

14 March 1993 18:15

England	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.)	Mexico
	(Report)

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Brazil  v  United States

14 March 1993 20:30

Brazil	3–0	United States
Bruno 32', 90' Adriano 51'	(Report)

Football Park, Adelaide Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Semi-finals

Australia  v  Brazil

17 March 1993 18:30

Australia	0–2	Brazil
	(Report)	Marcelinho 77' Catê 89'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 22,100 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Ghana  v  England

17 March 1993 20:30

Ghana	2–1	England
Ahinful 14' (pen.) Gargo 24'	(Report)	Pollock 49' (pen.)

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,069 Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)

Third place play-off

England  v  Australia

20 March 1993 16:30

England	2–1	Australia
Unsworth 39' Joachim 85'	(Report)	Milicic 52'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,015 Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo (Malaysia)

Final

Ghana  v  Brazil

20 March 1993 19:00

Ghana	1–2	Brazil
Duah 15'	(Report)	Yan 50' Gian 88'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,015 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Result

FIFA World Youth Championship 1993 Winners
Brazil Third title

Awards

Golden Shoe	Golden Ball	Fair Play Award
Henry Zambrano	Adriano	England

Goalscorers

Henry Zambrano of Colombia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 82 goals were scored by 56 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

3 goals

• Ante Milicic
• Gian
• Adriano
• Henry Zambrano
• Augustine Ahinful
• Vicente Nieto
• Chris Faklaris

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

• Steve Watson (playing against South Korea)
• Murad Magomedov (playing against Australia)

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	6	5	1	0	11	2	+9	11
2	Ghana	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8
3	England	6	3	2	1	6	4	+2	8
4	Australia	6	3	0	3	8	9	–1	6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	Mexico	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	5
6	Uruguay	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	5
7	Russia	4	2	0	2	6	7	–1	4
8	United States	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2	3
Eliminated at the group stage
9	Germany	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
10	South Korea	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
11	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
12	Colombia	3	1	0	2	5	7	–2	2
13	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	1	2	–1	2
14	Norway	3	0	1	2	0	5	–5	1
15	Turkey	3	0	1	2	1	8	–7	1
16	Portugal	3	0	0	3	1	5	–4	0

External links

• FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1993, FIFA.com
• RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1993
• FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)

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