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The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested. The FIFA World Youth Championship is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ...
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ...
April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. - North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
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CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...
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CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ...
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First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...
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Squads For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship (squads). Below are the rosters for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Nigeria. ...
Tournament The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Four best third place Knockout Round Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place Final Result 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners
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