1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Malaysia from 16 June to 5 July.

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	16 June – 5 July
Teams	24 (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 played	52
Goals scored	165 (3.17 per match)
Attendance	655,827 (12,612 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Adaílton (10 goals)
Best player(s)	Nicolás Olivera
Fair play award	Argentina

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.

Results

Group stage

Group A

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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