1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship but due to an outbreak of cholera, that tournament was moved to Italy.

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
3rd U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup-Ecuador 1995
3er Campeonato Mundial Sub-17 por la Copa FIFA/JVC-Ecuador 1995
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates3–20 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored84 (2.63 per match)
Attendance463,000 (14,469 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mohammed Al-Kathiri
Daniel Allsopp (5 goals)
Best player(s) Mohammed Al-Kathiri
Fair play award Brazil

Qualified Teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1994 AFC U-17 Championship  Japan
 Oman
 Qatar
CAF (Africa) 1995 African U-17 Championship  Ghana
 Guinea
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
1994 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament  Canada
 Costa Rica
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) Host nation  Ecuador
1995 South American U-17 Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
OFC (Oceania) 1995 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 1995 UEFA U-16 Championship  Germany
 Spain
 Portugal

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Referees

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 330051+49
 Ecuador 311132+14
 Japan 31112204
 United States 300316-50


Ecuador 2–0 United States
Moreira  31'
Corozo  83'
(Report)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Ghana 1–0 Japan
Kamara  70' (Report)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Ecuador 1–2 Ghana
Angulo  32' (Report) Sule  6'
Gambo  68'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (URU)

United States 1–2 Japan
Redmond  60' (Report) Yamazaki  49'
Takahara  86'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Ecuador 0–0 Japan
(Report)
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)

United States 0–2 Ghana
(Report) Iddrisu  35'
Akwei  65'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (UKR)

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 330070+79
 Portugal 310256-13
 Guinea 310236-33
 Costa Rica 310225-33


Argentina 3–0 Portugal
Gatti  5'
La Paglia  19', 88' (pen.)
(Report)

Costa Rica 2–0 Guinea
Fonseca  80'
Campos  87'
(Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Barry Tasker (NZL)

Portugal 2–3 Guinea
Zeferino  11', 26' (Report) Bangoura  30'
Conte  48' (pen.)
Keita  65'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ahmed Haji Yaakub (MAS)

Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Caserio  62'
Gatti  79'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Hossein Asgari (IRN)

Portugal 3–0 Costa Rica
Vargas  88', 90+1'
Adolfo  89'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Roger Zambrano (ECU)

Argentina 2–0 Guinea
Peralta  18'
Aimar  26'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)

Group C

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 321052+37
 Australia 311154+14
 Spain 31114404
 Qatar 301215-41


Nigeria 1–1 Qatar
Anyamkygh  37' (Report) Ghulam  39'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (MEX)

Australia 2–2 Spain
Allsopp  16', 73' (Report) Duarte  55' (pen.)
Mista  73'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)

Nigeria 2–0 Australia
Anyamkygh  59'
Obiorah  90+3'
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Roger Zambrano (ECU)

Qatar 0–1 Spain
(Report) Ferrón  83'

Qatar 0–3 Australia
(Report) Kewell  43' (pen.)
Allsopp  48', 56'

Nigeria 2–1 Spain
Obiorah  48'
Onwuzuruike  84'
(Report) Duarte  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (NZL)

Group D

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321050+57
 Oman 321051+47
 Germany 310236-33
 Canada 300317-60


Brazil 3–0 Germany
Djimi  39'
Carlos Alberto  54'
Juan  63'
(Report)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)

Oman 2–1 Canada
Al-Kathiri  43', 62' (pen.) (Report) Bernier  70'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (GAB)

Brazil 0–0 Oman
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (UKR)

Germany 3–0 Canada
Brezina  23'
Rost  68'
Bugera  73'
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)

Germany 0–3 Oman
(Report) Al-Kathiri  4' (pen.)
Al-Siyabi  81', 87'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (URU)

Brazil 2–0 Canada
Bel  2'
Eduardo  46'
(Report)

Knockout Phase

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 August - Quito
 
 
 Ghana2
 
17 August - Portoviejo
 
 Portugal0
 
 Ghana3
 
13 August - Portoviejo
 
 Oman1
 
 Oman2
 
20 August - Guayaquil
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Ghana3
 
12 August - Guayaquil
 
 Brazil2
 
 Argentina3
 
17 August - Guayaquil
 
 Ecuador1
 
 Brazil3
 
13 August - Portoviejo
 
 Argentina0 Third place
 
 Brazil3
 
20 August - Guayaquil
 
 Australia1
 
 Argentina2
 
 
 Oman0
 

Quarterfinals

Ghana 2–0 Portugal
Bentil  12'
Amaniampong  87'
(Report)

Nigeria 1–2 Oman
Chukwueke  13' (pen.) (Report) Al-Kathiri  32'
Al-Dhabit  49'

Brazil 3–1 Australia
Rodrigo  14'
Kléber  65'
Marco Antônio  75'
(Report) Allsopp  32'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Antonio Maruffo (MEX)

Argentina 3–1 Ecuador
Mercado  36' (o.g.)
Aimar  46'
Gatti  66'
(Report) Ayala  86'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Semifinals

Ghana 3–1 Oman
Ansah  38'
Kamara  54'
Iddrisu  72'
(Report) Al-Kathiri 67'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (URU)

Argentina 0–3 Brazil
(Report) Rodrigo  74'
Rocha  88'
Fabio  90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Playoff for 3rd place

Oman 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Gatti  20'
Cambiasso  71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Said Belqola (MAR)

Final

Ghana 3–2 Brazil
Sule  39'
Iddrisu  45'
Bentil  49'
(Report) Juan  47'
Marco Antônio  90'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Result

 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners 

Ghana
Second title

Goalscorers

Daniel Allsopp of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 84 goals were scored by 57 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
4 goals
  • Fernando Gatti
3 goals
  • Abu Iddrisu
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Víctor Mercado (playing against Argentina)

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ghana 6600134+918
2  Brazil 6411134+913
3  Argentina 6501124+815
4  Oman 631287+110
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Nigeria 421164+27
6  Australia 411267–14
7  Ecuador 411245–14
8  Portugal 410358–33
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Spain 31114404
10  Japan 31112204
11  Germany 310236–33
11  Guinea 310236–33
13  Costa Rica 310225–33
14  Qatar 301215–41
15  United States 300316–50
16  Canada 300317–60
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