The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Tournament. The final tournament took place for the first time in Portugal, between 14 and 30 June 1991. Matches were played across five venues in as many cities: Faro, Braga, Guimarães, Porto and Lisbon. Nigeria originally won the bid to host but was stripped of its right after found guilty for committing age fabrication.
| Campeonato Mundial de Júniores Portugal '91 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 14–30 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Portugal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | Soviet Union |
| Fourth place | Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 731,500 (22,859 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Serhiy Scherbakov (5 goals) |
| Best player | Emílio Peixe |
| Fair play award | Soviet Union |
← 1989 1993 → | |
North Korea and South Korea competed for the first time as a united team, although FIFA attributes its historical data to South Korea. Portugal entered the competition as the defending champions, after winning the previous tournament. They reached the final, where a record attendance of 127,000 witnessed the hosts defeat Portuguese-speaking rival Brazil 4–2 on penalties to secure their second consecutive title. The Soviet Union made its last FIFA tournament appearance, as the country was dissolved later that year.
Qualification
In addition to the host team, Portugal, 15 other national teams qualified from six continental tournaments.
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1990 AFC Youth Championship | Korea1 Syria |
| CAF (Africa) | 1991 African Youth Championship | Ivory Coast Egypt |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | 1990 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament | Mexico Trinidad and Tobago1 |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1991 South American Youth Championship | Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
| OFC (Oceania) | 1990 OFC U-20 Championship | Australia |
| UEFA (Europe) | Host nation | Portugal |
| 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Championship | England Republic of Ireland Soviet Union Spain Sweden1 |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Match officials
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Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Portugal | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Pinto 17' Capucho 78' | Report |
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ernesto Filippi (Uruguay)
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Korea |
|---|---|---|
| McCarthy 58' | Report | Choi Chol 89' |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Robert Sawtell (Canada)
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
| Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| O'Connor 9' Byrne 63' | Report | Delgado 55' Molina 57' (pen.) |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Raúl Domínguez (United States)
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Enrique Marín Gallo (Chile)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Mexico | 3–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 20' Pineda 51' Álvarez Arcos 64' | Report |
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)
| Brazil | 2–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Andrei 29' Luiz Fernando 79' | Report | Tiehi 48' |
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
| Ivory Coast | 1–4 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Mambo 64' (pen.) | Report | Rödlund 13' Bild 23', 46' Andersson 87' |
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: João Martins Pinto Correia (Portugal)
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Seri 79' | Report | Pineda 83' |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Nunes 29' Élber 78' | Report |
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okon 52' Seal 76' |
Estádio Primeiro de Maio, Braga
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
| Egypt | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Scherbakov 6' |
Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 5,680
Referee: Juan Pablo Escobar López (Guatemala)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–6 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hussein 8' Sadek 24' Ismail 36' Sakr 60' El-Sheshini 79' Abdel Aziz 82' |
Estádio Primeiro de Maio, Braga
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
| Australia | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Maloney 21' | Report |
Estádio Primeiro de Maio, Braga
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
| Australia | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Trajanovski 43' | Report |
Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–4 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pokhlebayev 9' Konovalov 15' Mikhailenko 22' Scherbakov 35' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Estádio de São Luís, Faro
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
Estádio de São Luís, Faro
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Alhagi Faye (Gambia)
Estádio de São Luís, Faro
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Daniel Roduit (Switzerland)
Estádio de São Luís, Faro
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: John McConnell (Australia)
Estádio de São Luís, Faro
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| June 22 – Lisbon | ||||||||||
| Portugal (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| June 26 – Lisbon | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| June 23 – Braga | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| June 30 – Lisbon | ||||||||||
| Syria | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Portugal (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| June 22 – Porto | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
| June 26 – Guimarães | ||||||||||
| Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| June 23 – Faro | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| June 29 – Porto | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Soviet Union (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)
Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
| Australia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Seal 20' | Report | A. Mando 56' |
| Penalties | ||
| Seal Okon Kindtner Muscat Babic Stanton | 5–4 | F. Mando Khalifa Ghaeb Abdul Razak Ramadan Sibai |
Estádio Primeiro de Maio, Braga
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Renato Marsiglia (Brazil)
| Spain | 1–3 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Urzáiz 85' | Report | Scherbakov 35', 64' Mandreko 80' |
Estádio de São Luís, Faro
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)
Semi-finals
| Brazil | 3–0 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Marquinhos 15' Castro 18' Élber 32' | Report |
Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Raúl Domínguez (United States)
| Portugal | 1–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Rui Costa 31' | Report |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 112,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Third place play-off
| Australia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Seal 87' | Report | Scherbakov 39' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Seal Okon Corica Babic Popovic Stanton | 4–5 | Pokhlebayev Bushmanov Babalaryan Mamchur Scherbakov Minko |
Final
| Portugal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Jorge Costa Figo Paulo Torres Rui Costa | 4–2 | Ramon Élber Andrei Marquinhos |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 127,000
Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)
| 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship winners |
|---|
Portugal Second title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Serhiy Scherbakov | Emílio Peixe | Soviet Union |
Goalscorers
Serhiy Scherbakov of Soviet Union won the Golden Boot award for scoring five goals. In total, 82 goals were scored by 54 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 5 goals
- Serhiy Scherbakov
- 4 goals
- Giovane Élber
- Pedro Pineda
- Ismael Urzaiz
- 3 goals
- David Seal
- Paulo Torres
- Pier Luigi Cherubino
- 2 goals
- Djair
- Luiz Fernando
- Marquinhos
- Paulo Nunes
- Andy Awford
- Choi Chol
- Nélson Gama
- Andreas Bild
- Munaf Ramadan
- 1 goal
- Brad Maloney
- Paul Okon
- Kris Trajanovski
- Marcelo Delgado
- Roberto Molina
- Castro
- Andrei Frascarelli
- Amir Abdel Aziz
- Sami El-Sheshini
- Samir Hussein
- Sami Abdel Halil Ismail
- Mostafa Sadek
- Tamer Sakr
- Bradley Allen
- Brian Byrne
- Paul McCarthy
- Barry O'Connor
- Ambroise Mambo
- Ambroise Seri
- Sylvain Tiehi
- Cho In-Chol
- Álvarez Arcos
- Héctor Hernández
- Bruno Mendoza
- Capucho
- Rui Costa
- Gil Gomes
- João Vieira Pinto
- Serhiy Konovalov
- Sergei Mandreko
- Dmytro Mykhaylenko
- Yevhen Pokhlebayev
- José Mauricio Casas
- Patrik Andersson
- Jonny Rödlund
- Ammar Awad
- Abdul Latif Helou
- Abdullah Mando
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal (H) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 11 | Champions |
| 2 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | Australia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Syria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |
| 14 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 15 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
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