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1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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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)Oman Mohammed Al-Kathiri
Australia Daniel Allsopp (5 goals)
Best player(s)Oman Mohammed Al-Kathiri
Fair play award Brazil
1993
1997

The 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship was the sixth edition of the FIFA U-17 World Championship which was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador from 3 to 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. It was the first time Ecuador hosted a FIFA tournament.

Venues

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Quito Cuenca Riobamba Ibarra
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra
Capacity: 35,742 Capacity: 16,540 Capacity: 14,400 Capacity: 18,600

Qualified Teams

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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

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

Referees

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Group stage

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

Group A

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Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Japan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 United States 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0


Ecuador 2–0 United States
Moreira 31'
Corozo 83'
(Report)

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'

United States 1–2 Japan
Redmond 60' (Report) Yamazaki 49'
Takahara 86'

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

United States 0–2 Ghana
(Report) Iddrisu 35'
Akwei 65'

Group B

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Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 3
 Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
 Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3


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

Costa Rica 2–0 Guinea
Fonseca 80'
Campos 87'
(Report)

Portugal 2–3 Guinea
Zeferino 11', 26' (Report) Bangoura 30'
Conte 48' (pen.)
Keita 65'

Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Caserio 62'
Gatti 79'
(Report)

Portugal 3–0 Costa Rica
Vargas 88', 90+1'
Adolfo 89'
(Report)

Argentina 2–0 Guinea
Peralta 18'
Aimar 26'
(Report)

Group C

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Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Australia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1


Nigeria 1–1 Qatar
Anyamkyegh 37' (Report) Ghulam 39'

Australia 2–2 Spain
Allsopp 16', 73' (Report) Duarte 55' (pen.)
Mista 73'

Nigeria 2–0 Australia
Anyamkyegh 59'
Obiorah 90+3'
(Report)

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.)

Group D

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Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
 Oman 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Germany 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
 Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0


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'

Brazil 0–0 Oman
(Report)

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'

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

Knockout stage

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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
 

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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Ghana 3–1 Oman
Ansah 38'
Kamara 54'
Iddrisu 72'
(Report) Al-Kathiri 67'

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

Third place play-off

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

Final

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

Result

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 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship winners 

Ghana
Second title

Goalscorers

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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
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ghana 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18
2  Brazil 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
3  Argentina 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 15
4  Oman 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Nigeria 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6  Australia 4 1 1 2 6 7 –1 4
7  Ecuador 4 1 1 2 4 5 –1 4
8  Portugal 4 1 0 3 5 8 –3 3
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
10  Japan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
11  Germany 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3
11  Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3
13  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
14  Qatar 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1
15  United States 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0
16  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 –6 0
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