The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1997 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from 16 June to 5 July 1997 in Malaysia. It was the first FIFA tournament hosted by a Southeast Asian country.
| Piala Dunia B-20 FIFA 1997 Piala Dunia Belia FIFA 1997 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 16 June – 5 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 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 played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 165 (3.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 655,827 (12,612 per match) |
| Top scorer | Adaílton (10 goals) |
| Best player | Nicolás Olivera |
| Fair play award | Argentina |
← 1995 1999 → | |
Venues
| Shah Alam | Kuching | Alor Setar |
|---|---|---|
| Shah Alam Stadium | Sarawak Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 32,387 |
Shah Alam Kuching Alor Setar Kuantan Kangar Johor Bahru class=notpageimage| Location of venues | ||
| Kuantan | Kangar | Johor Bahru |
| Darul Makmur Stadium | Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium | Tan Sri Hassan Yunus Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
Qualification
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.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Group stage
The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six-second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| South Korea | 2–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Park Jin-sub 54', 68' (pen.) | (Report) | Henry 1', 10' Trezeguet 2', 52' |
| South Africa | 0–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Adaílton 53', 57' |
| South Korea | 3–10 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Kwan-woo 56' Chung Seok-keun 73' Lee Jung-min 89' | (Report) | Fernandão 19', 42' Adaílton 30', 32' (pen.), 35' (pen.), 39', 63', 69' Zé Elias 68', 82' |
| South Africa | 2–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Hartley 42', 90' | (Report) | Trezeguet 22', 61' Henry 83' Luccin 89' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Ghana | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Gambo 27' Mouktar 66' | (Report) | Molloy 51' |
| China | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | West 90' |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Cummins 6' Corrales 25' (o.g.) | (Report) | Flores 39' (pen.) |
| Ghana | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ofori-Quaye 32' | (Report) |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Cummins 21' | (Report) | Wang Peng 11' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Bryce 45' | (Report) | Román 59' |
| Japan | 6–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Ono 3', 22' Nakamura 7' Jojo 78' Fukuda 93' Nagai 95' | (Report) | Ledezma 28' Solís 59' |
| Spain | 4–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera 3' Albelda 23' Farinós 24' (pen.) Ribera 78' | (Report) |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Australia | 0–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Hungary | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Allsopp 90' |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Romeo 32' Riquelme 65' | (Report) | Bent 43' (pen.) |
| Hungary | 1–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Szili 3' (pen.) | (Report) | De Rosario 6' Kindel 64' |
| Argentina | 3–4 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Romeo 9' Placente 70' Riquelme 88' (pen.) | (Report) | Salapasidis 39', 40', 55', 90' (pen.) |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Mexico | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Lillingston 26', 56' (pen.) Cariño 40' Torres 60' Santacruz 70' | (Report) |
| Ivory Coast | 1–2 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Cissé 22' | (Report) | Owen 6' (pen.) Shepherd 69' |
| Mexico | 1–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Lillingston 44' | (Report) | Dié 33' |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–5 | England |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Murphy 7', 35', 50' (pen.) Owen 52' Abdulla 60' (o.g.) |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ali 52' Kazim 85' | (Report) |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | C | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | F | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | D | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | B | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 25 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay (p) | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||
| 25 June – Kuching | ||||||||||||||
| France | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Kangar | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Johor Bahru | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Alor Setar | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Kuantan | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 25 June – Shah Alam | ||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 July – Kuching | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 26 June – Johor Bahru | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Kuching | 5 July – Shah Alam | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | Ghana | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 June – Kuching | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||
| Brazil | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Brazil | 10–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro 3', 13' Éder Gaúcho 32' Alex 41', 48', 85' Roni 67', 78' Adaílton 82' Zé Elias 87' | (Report) |
| Uruguay | 3–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Zalayeta 24', 34' Olivera 41' | (Report) |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Fenn 35' Duff 97' | (Report) | Inman 43' (o.g.) |
| Australia | 0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Yanagisawa 44' |
| Ghana | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ackon 32' Sule 79' Issaka 88' | (Report) |
| Spain | 2–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Deus 77' Rivera 90' | (Report) |
Quarter-finals
| Spain | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Molloy 52' (pen.) |
Semi-finals
| Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Romeo 55' |
Third place play-off
| Ghana | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Sule 5' | (Report) | Baker 2' Duff 33' |
Final
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Result
| FIFA World Youth Championship 1997 winners |
|---|
Argentina Third title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Adaílton | Nicolás Olivera | Argentina |
Goalscorers
Adaílton of Brazil won the Golden Boot award for scoring ten goals. In total, 165 goals were scored by 101 different players, with seven of them credited as own goals.
- 10 goals
- Adaílton
- 5 goals
- David Trezeguet
- 4 goals
- Bernardo Romeo
- Juan Román Riquelme
- Kostas Salapasidis
- Alex
- Atsushi Yanagisawa
- Marcelo Zalayeta
- 3 goals
- Gunter Van Handenhoven
- Zé Elias
- Danny Murphy
- Michael Owen
- Thierry Henry
- Eduardo Lillingston
- José Luis Deus
- Fabián Coelho
- 2 goals
- Lionel Scaloni
- Álvaro
- Fernandão
- Rôni
- Peter Luccin
- Baba Sule
- Peter Ofori-Quaye
- Harutaka Ono
- Shinji Jojo
- Damien Duff
- Micky Cummins
- Trevor Molloy
- Junaid Hartley
- Park Jin-sub
- Alberto Rivera
- Javier Farinós
- Nicolás Olivera
- 1 goal
- Diego Placente
- Diego Quintana
- Esteban Cambiasso
- Martín Perezlindo
- Pablo Aimar
- Daniel Allsopp
- Éder Gaúcho
- Gauthier Remacle
- Dwayne De Rosario
- Jason Bent
- Steve Kindel
- Li Jinyu
- Wang Peng
- Alonso Solís
- Froylán Ledezma
- Steven Bryce
- Jamie Carragher
- Paul Shepherd
- Awudu Issaka
- Bashiru Gambo
- Joseph Ansah
- Mohamed Mouktar
- Odartey Lawson
- Richard Ackon
- Stephen Appiah
- Attila Szili
- Serge Dié
- Souleymane Cissé
- Kenji Fukuda
- Nozomi Hiroyama
- Shunsuke Nakamura
- Yuichiro Nagai
- Nik Ahmad Fadly
- Carlos Cariño
- Gerardo Torres
- Omar Santacruz
- Aissam El Barodi
- Hamid Termina
- Khalid Khamma
- Tarik Sektioui
- César Cáceres
- Gustavo Morinigo
- Juan Samudio
- Paulo da Silva
- Raúl Román
- Desmond Baker
- Neale Fenn
- Chung Seok-keun
- Lee Jung-min
- Lee Kwan-woo
- David Albelda
- Diego Ribera
- Miguel Ángel Angulo
- Mohamed Kazim
- Yaser Salem Ali
- Brian West
- Jorge Flores
- Álvaro Perea
- Rodrigo López
- Inti Podestá
- Pablo García
- Own goal
- Mikaël Silvestre (playing against Brazil)
- Khairun Haled Masrom (playing against Uruguay)
- Youssef Safri (playing against Malaysia)
- Niall Inman (playing against Morocco)
- Abdulla Ahmed Abdulla (playing against England)
- Ramiro Corrales (playing against Republic of Ireland)
- Alejandro Meloño (playing against Ghana)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | Uruguay | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Ghana | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 12 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | |
| 7 | France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | |
| 9 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Morocco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 12 | Mexico | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 13 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 14 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 4 | |
| 15 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | |
| 17 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 20 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | |
| 22 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |
| 23 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
| 24 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
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