1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament.

1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1st FIFA U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup
1991 FIFA U-17 Campionato del Mondo
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates16–31 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored81 (2.53 per match)
Attendance37,000 (1,156 per match)
Top scorer(s) Adriano
Best player(s) Nii Lamptey
Fair play award Argentina

Saudi Arabia the 1989 champions, weren't able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing Blue Diamond Affair.

The tournament was originally to be scheduled in Ecuador, but due to the cholera outbreak earlier that year, it was moved to Italy, which hosted the previous year's World Cup. This is the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico.

Qualified Teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1990 AFC U-16 Championship  China PR
 Qatar
 United Arab Emirates
CAF (Africa) 1991 African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup  Congo
 Ghana
 Sudan
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
1991 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament  Cuba
 Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1991 South American U-17 Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
 Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 1991 OFC U-17 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation  Italy1
1991 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  Germany
 Spain
1. ^ replacing Ecuador.

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Referees

Group stages

Group A

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 United States 63300514Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Argentina 33111220
 Italy 23021231Eliminated
 China PR 13012473
Italy 0–1 United States
(Report) Dunne  18'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva

China PR 1–2 Argentina
Gao Fei  58' (Report) Verón  50'
Castellani  77' (pen)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Leif Sundell

Italy 22 China PR
Del Piero  30'
Giraldi  67'
(Report) Liang Yu  14'
Huang Yi  73'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Miguel Angel Salas Castillo

United States 10 Argentina
McKeon  23' (Report)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rachid Ben Khedija

Italy 00 Argentina
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Philippe Leduc

United States 3–1 China PR
Beachum  6'
Montoya  37'
McKeon  71'
(Report) Gao Fei  32'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nizar Watti

Group B

Venue: Carrara

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Australia 43201642Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Qatar 33111110
 Congo 33111231Eliminated
 Mexico 23102561
Congo 00 Qatar
(Report)
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jorge Osvaldo Orellana Vimos

Australia 43 Mexico
Agostino  5', 28', 29'
Kiratzoglu  17'
(Report) Garza  25'
Toledano  69', 74'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lim Kee Chong

Congo 02 Australia
(Report) Healey  63'
Kiratzoglu  74'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo

Qatar 01 Mexico
(Report) Toledano  5'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sabino Farina Cespedes

Congo 21 Mexico
Kibiti  17'
Tchicaya  31'
(Report) García  71'
Attendance: 400

Qatar 10 Australia
Al Tamimi  76' (Report)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Juan Bava

Group C

Venue: Massa

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Brazil 63300707Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Germany 33111550
 Sudan 23102550Eliminated
 United Arab Emirates 130123107
Sudan 41 United Arab Emirates
Nemairi  34'
Ibrahim  36'
Ahmed  37'
Elmustafa  47'
(Report) Mohamed  59'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Arlington Success

Germany 02 Brazil
(Report) Argel  18'
Adriano  39'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Fabio Baldas

Sudan 13 Germany
Ahmed  78' (Report) Sarna  48'
Jaekel  62', 75'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Angelo Amendolia

United Arab Emirates 04 Brazil
(Report) Yan  20'
Nene  26'
Adriano  58', 62'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jan Damgaard

Sudan 01 Brazil
(Report) Adriano  73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Angelo Amendolia

United Arab Emirates 22 Germany
Abdulrahman  12' (pen)
Ibrahim  44'
(Report) Lutz  8'
Sarna  51'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jorge Osvaldo Orellana Vimos

Group D

Venue: Livorno

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Spain 53210936Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Ghana 53210523
 Uruguay 23102132Eliminated
 Cuba 030033107
Ghana 21 Cuba
Lamptey  8', 51' (pen) (Report) Sánchez  26'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Omar Al Mehanna

Uruguay 01 Spain
(Report) Dani  64'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Nizar Watti

Ghana 20 Uruguay
Gargo  36'
Lamptey  52'
(Report)
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Errol Forbes

Cuba 27 Spain
Marten  56'
Casamayor  66'
(Report) Robaina  5', 23'
Emilio Carrasco  13'
Murgui  43'
Velasco  52'
Palacios  58'
Ramón  74'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Fabio Baldas

Ghana 11 Spain
Opoku  42' (Report) Gálvez  62'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva

Cuba 01 Uruguay
(Report) López  72'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Lim Kee Chong

Knockout stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 25 - Montecatini Terme
 
 
 United States1 (4)
 
August 28 - Viareggio
 
 Qatar (pen.)1 (5)
 
 Qatar0 (2)
 
August 25 - Carrara
 
 Ghana (pen.)0 (4)
 
 Brazil1
 
August 31 - Florence
 
 Ghana2
 
 Ghana1
 
August 25 - Viareggio
 
 Spain0
 
 Australia1
 
August 28 - Massa
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina0
 
August 25 - Livorno
 
 Spain1 Third place
 
 Spain3
 
August 30 - Montecatini Terme
 
 Germany1
 
 Qatar1 (1)
 
 
 Argentina (pen.)1 (4)
 

Quarterfinals

United States 11 (a.e.t.)
(45 pen.)
 Qatar
Kelly  3' (Report) Bu  14'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jorge Osvaldo Orellana Vimos

Australia 12 Argentina
Azconzobal  75' (o.g.) (Report) Comelles  29', 55'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Fabio Valdas

Brazil 12 Ghana
Leandro  42' (Report) Lamptey  36'
Gargo  58'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Leif Sundell

Spain 31 Germany
Murgui  59'
Robaina  72'
Josemi  80'
(Report) Babatz  15'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nizar Watti

Semifinals

Qatar 00 (a.e.t.)
(24 pen.)
 Ghana
(Report)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fabio Baldas

Argentina 01 Spain
(Report) Murgui  22'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jan Damgaard

Third place play-off

Qatar 11 (a.e.t.)
(14 pen.)
 Argentina
Al Bedaid  60' (Report) Akselman  80'
Attendance: 1,500

Final

Ghana 10 Spain
Duah  77' (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Leif Sundell

Result

 FIFA U-17 World Championship 1991 Winners 

Ghana
First title

Awards

Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play
Adriano (4 goals) Nii Lamptey  Argentina

Goalscorers

Adriano of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 59 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Juan Azconzobal (playing against Australia)

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ghana 642083+510
2  Spain 6411135+89
3  Argentina 62225506
4  Qatar 61413306
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  United States 431062+47
6  Brazil 430182+66
7  Australia 420276+14
8  Germany 411268–23
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Congo 311123–13
10  Sudan 31025502
11  Mexico 310256–12
12  Uruguay 310213–22
13  Italy 302123–12
14  China PR 301247–31
15  United Arab Emirates 3012310–71
16  Cuba 3003310–70
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