1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 12th FIFA World Cup ( officially: 10th FIFA World Youth Championship ) took place until 24 April 1999 in Nigeria of 3. 24 teams from six confederations, including the defending champion Argentina and the German youth team, participated in the tournament.

World champion Spain, which could clearly beat Japan in the final 4-0. The best player of the tournament, the Malian Seydou Keita player was excellent, top scorer was the Spaniard Pablo Couñago with 7 gates.

The German team already retired in the first round with only a victory over Paraguay as a group last. Teams from Austria and Switzerland failed to qualify for the final round.

  • 3.1 Group A
  • 3.2 Group B
  • 3.3 Group C
  • 3.4 Group D
  • 3.5 Group E
  • 3.6 Group F
  • 3.7 Third place
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 knockout round
  • 4.3 quarterfinals
  • 4.4 Semi-finals
  • 4.5 3rd place match
  • 4.6 final

Venues

The World Cup games were played in eight cities:

  • Bauchi - Tafawa - Balewa Abubarkar - Stadium (15,000 seats)
  • Calabar - Ú.J. - Esuene Stadium ( 25,000 seats)
  • Enugu - Nnamdi Azikiwe - Stadium ( 22,000 seats )
  • Ibadan - Liberty Stadium (20,000 seats)
  • Kaduna - Ahmadou Bello Stadium ( 30,000 seats)
  • Kano - Sani Abacha - Stadium ( 18,000 seats)
  • Lagos - Surulere Stadium ( 40,000 seats )
  • Port Harcourt - Liberation Stadium ( 25,000 seats)

Participant

Teams from German-speaking

In the U- 18 yet become Vice-European Champion last year, the DFB team started with a bang. The later group winners Paraguay was defeated 4-0. Enrico Kern, scoring 3 goals, injured, however. After two defeats to Nigeria and Costa Rica, the team retired then but as a group Last already after the first round of. The squad compilation korrespendierte with the former crisis of German football in the national area. Very few players were already in the first men's teams in the squad, let alone a regular player. ( The key players such as Sebastian Deisler, Fabian Ernst, Sebastian Schindzielorz and Markus Pröll received from one of your teams no release; Sebastian Kehl / High School, Manuel and Bernd Benthin Korzynietz / injured). At least 6 of 18 players came from the second division clubs, including 3 clubs, descended the end of the season 1998/99 from the second division. Also the further careers of the players speak volumes. Except for Timo Hildebrand made ​​it no player in the senior team. Only Wessels, core, Timm and Mutzel brought it somewhat into regular players in their clubs, but it consistently pendulum 1 to 2 league. Many players came later to the second league clubs and amateur area where they not always been able to establish himself as a regular player. Tragedy struck the career progression of Thomas Lechner: shortly before even equipped with a professional contract with 1.FC Kaiserslautern, he was killed in 2000 in a motorcycle accident.

  • Coach: Bernd Stöber

Other well-known player of the tournament

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played in 6 groups of 4 teams. The six group winners and runners as well as the four best third qualified for the knockout stages.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Third-placed

The four best third-placed teams reached next to the each of the two group winners the knockout stages.

Final round

Survey

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

3rd Place Match

Final

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Obafemi Awolowo Stadium Ahmadu Bello Stadium Sani Abacha Stadium Lagos National Stadium Portugal Alexander Rosen Eintracht Frankfurt Marcel Rapp 1. FC Kaiserslautern Michael Stuckmann Michael Mutzel Stefan Wessels Martin Forkel Christian Timm Juan Silveira dos Santos
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