1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1993 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 9th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place across five cities in Australia. The tournament was to be held originally in Yugoslavia, but was moved to Australia due to the Yugoslav Wars.
| FIFA Youth World Cup Australia 1993 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 5–20 March |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 478,003 (14,938 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |    (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
Brazil won their third World Youth Championship title after beating Ghana 2–1.
Qualification
For the first time ever, Russia competed after the dissolution of Soviet Union. It was also the first time Germany played after the reunification. However, as they are designated as descendant of East Germany and West Germany respectively, they are not considered as tournament debutants.
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | 1992 AFC Youth Championship |  .svg.png){kind=small} |
| CAF (Africa) | 1993 African Youth Championship |  |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament | |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1992 South American Youth Championship |  |
| OFC (Oceania) | Host nation | |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1992 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship |    .svg.png){kind=small}  |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
- 2.^ Germany made their debut as a unified nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct West Germany, which qualified in 1981 and 1987 tournaments. The now-defunct East Germany qualified in 1987 and 1989 tournaments.
- 3.^ Russia made their debut as independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Soviet Union, which qualified in 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1989, and 1991 tournaments.
Squads
Group stage
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 |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Turkey | 0–6 | |
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| (Report) | Baba 22' Joseph 26', 72' Faklaris 28', 46', 90' |
| England | 1–0 | |
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| Bart-Williams 69' | (Report) |
| South Korea | 1–1 | |
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| Cho 48' | (Report) | Reçber 85' |
| South Korea | 2–2 | |
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| Lee 39', 52' | (Report) | Kelly 37' Zavagnin 78' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Mexico | 2–1 | |
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| Salazar 60', 72' | (Report) | Al Takrouni 5' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 March - Sydney | ||||||||||
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| 17 March - Sydney | ||||||||||
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| 14 March - Melbourne | ||||||||||
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| 20 March - Sydney | ||||||||||
| 0 (3) | |||||||||
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| 13 March - Brisbane | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 17 March - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 14 March - Adelaide | ||||||||||
| 2 | Third place | ||||||||
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| 20 March - Sydney | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
| England | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
Pollock  Caskey Thompson Bart-Williams |
4–3 |  |
| Brazil | 3–0 | |
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| Bruno 32', 90' Adriano 51' |
(Report) |
Semi-finals
| Australia | 0–2 | |
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| (Report) | Marcelinho 77' Catê 89' |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
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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.
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
| 6 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 | |
| 8 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 | |
| 13 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 | |
| 14 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 1 | |
| 15 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 | |
| 16 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 | |
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