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 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 3–20 August |
| Teams | 16 (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 played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 463,000 (14,469 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Mohammed Al-Kathiri Daniel Allsopp (5 goals) |
| Best player |
Mohammed Al-Kathiri |
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.
Qualified Teams
Africa (1995 African Under-17 Championship)
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1994)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1995)
North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1994)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1995)
Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1995)
Host Nation (Automatic Qualification)
Squads
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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Asia
Africa
CONCACAF
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South America
Europe
Oceania
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Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals | |
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
6 August 1995 13:15 |
| Portugal |
2–3 | Guinea |
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Zeferino  11', 26' |
(Report) | Bangoura 30' Conte 48' (pen.)Keita 65' |
Group C
| 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 |
Group D
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Knockout Phase
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 August - Quito | ||||||||||
| Ghana |
2 | |||||||||
| 17 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
0 | |||||||||
| Ghana |
3 | |||||||||
| 13 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Oman |
1 | |||||||||
| Oman |
2 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||
| Ghana |
3 | |||||||||
| 12 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
2 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
3 | |||||||||
| 17 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Ecuador |
1 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | Third place | ||||||||
| 13 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
0 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | Argentina |
2 | |||||||
| Australia |
1 | Oman |
0 | |||||||
| 20 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
13 August 1995 14:00 |
| Brazil |
3–1 | Australia |
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| Rodrigo 14' Kléber 65'Marco Antônio 75' |
(Report) | Allsopp 32' |
Semifinals
Playoff for 3rd place
Final
20 August 1995 17:00 |
| Ghana |
3–2 | Brazil |
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| Sule 39' Iddrisu 45'Bentil 49' |
(Report) | Juan 47' Marco Antônio 90' |
Result
| 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners |
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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
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Víctor Mercado (playing against Argentina)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Ghana |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | |
| 2 | Brazil |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 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 | |
External links
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Ecuador 1995, FIFA.com
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)