Junior World Cup 1997

FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997
FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Argentina (3rd title)
venue	Malaysia
Opening game	June 16, 1997
Endgame	5th July 1997
Games	52
Gates	165  (⌀: 3.17 per game)
spectator	655,827  (⌀: 12,612 per game)
Top scorer	Adaílton (10 goals)
Best player	Nicolás Olivera
yellow cards	178  (⌀: 3.42 per game)
Yellow-red cards	8  (⌀: 0.15 per game)
Red cards	3  (⌀: 0.06 per game)

The 11th FIFA Junior World Cup (officially: 9th World Youth Championship for the FIFA / Coca-Cola Cup ) was held in Malaysia from June 16 to July 5, 1997. The number of participating teams was increased from 16 to 24 for this tournament, with two further preliminary round groups and another knockout round being introduced with the round of 16 .

Defending champions Argentina were able to repeat their success with a 2-1 final victory over Uruguay and with their third title they equaled the previous record world champions Brazil. The Uruguayan Nicolás Olivera was chosen as the best player of the tournament, the top scorer was the Brazilian Adaílton with ten goals.

Venues

Alor Setar Johor Bahru Kangar Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Kuching

Venues 1997 Malaysia

The World Cup games were played in a total of six cities:

• Alor Setar - Darul Aman Stadium (32,387 seats)
• Johor Bahru - Larkin Stadium (27,130 seats)
• Kangar - Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium (16,368 seats)
• Kuala Lumpur - Shah Alam Stadium (71,836 seats)
• Kuantan - Darul Makmur Stadium (35,129 seats)
• Kuching - Sarawak Stadium (40,000 seats)

Attendees

6 from Europe	Belgium	England	France	Ireland	Spain	Hungary
5 from Asia	China	Japan	South Korea	Malaysia	UA Emirates
4 from Africa	Ivory Coast	Ghana	Morocco	South Africa
4 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Canada	Mexico	United States
4 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Paraguay	Uruguay
1 from Oceania	Australia

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in 6 groups with 4 teams each. Each team played once against each other team in the group. The top two in each group and the four best thirds qualified for the round of 16.
All games at local time: UTC + 8 , CEST + 6 .

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	006: 100	+5	07th
2.	Morocco	3	1	2	0	004: 200	+2	05
3.	Belgium	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	04th
4th	Malaysia	3	0	0	3	002: 900	−7	00

June 16, 1997, 9:00 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur				spectator
Malaysia	-	Morocco	1: 3 (1: 2)	25,000
June 17, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Uruguay	-	Belgium	3: 0 (1: 0)	2,000
June 19, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia	-	Uruguay	1: 3 (1: 2)	10,000
June 19, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Morocco	-	Belgium	1: 1 (0: 0)	8,000
June 22, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia	-	Belgium	0: 3 (0: 2)	25,000
June 22, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Morocco	-	Uruguay	0-0	25,000

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	015: 300	+12	09
2.	France	3	2	0	1	008: 700	+1	06th
3.	South Africa	3	0	1	2	002: 600	−4	01
4th	South Korea	3	0	1	2	005:140	−9	01

June 17, 1997, 4:30 p.m. in Kuching				spectator
South Korea	-	South Africa	0-0	20,000
June 17, 1997, 8:45 p.m. in Kuching
France	-	Brazil	0: 3 (0: 1)	40,000
June 19, 1997, 4:30 p.m. in Kuching
South Korea	-	France	2: 4 (0: 3)	3,246
June 19, 1997, 7:15 p.m. in Kuching
South Africa	-	Brazil	0: 2 (0: 0)	7,939
June 22, 1997, 4:30 p.m. in Kuching
South Korea	-	Brazil	3:10 (0: 6)	9,576
June 22, 1997, 7:15 p.m. in Kuching
South Africa	-	France	2: 4 (1: 1)	9,757

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ghana	3	2	1	0	004: 200	+2	07th
2.	Ireland	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	04th
3.	United States	3	1	0	2	002: 300	−1	03
4th	China	3	0	2	1	002: 300	−1	02

June 17, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Alor Setar				spectator
Ghana	-	Ireland	2: 1 (1: 0)	5,100
June 17, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Alor Setar
China	-	United States	0: 1 (0: 0)	9,769
June 19, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Alor Setar
Ghana	-	China	1: 1 (0: 1)	5,000
June 19, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Alor Setar
Ireland	-	United States	2: 1 (2: 1)	5,000
June 22, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Alor Setar
Ghana	-	United States	1: 0 (1: 0)	8,000
June 22, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Alor Setar
Ireland	-	China	1: 1 (1: 1)	9,000

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	3	0	0	008: 200	+6	09
2.	Japan	3	1	1	1	010: 700	+3	04th
3.	Paraguay	3	0	2	1	005: 600	−1	02
4th	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	003:110	−8	01

June 18, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kuantan				spectator
Japan	-	Spain	1: 2 (0: 1)	5,000
June 18, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kuantan
Costa Rica	-	Paraguay	1: 1 (1: 0)	5,000
June 20, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kuantan
Japan	-	Costa Rica	6: 2 (3: 1)	9,000
June 20, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kuantan
Spain	-	Paraguay	2: 1 (1: 0)	9,000
June 23, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kuantan
Japan	-	Paraguay	3: 3 (2: 2)	5,000
June 23, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kuantan
Spain	-	Costa Rica	4: 0 (3: 0)	5,000

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Australia	3	2	1	0	005: 300	+2	07th
2.	Argentina	3	2	0	1	008: 500	+3	06th
3.	Canada	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
4th	Hungary	3	0	0	3	001: 600	−5	00

June 18, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kangar				spectator
Hungary	-	Argentina	0: 3 (0: 2)	13,000
June 18, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kangar
Australia	-	Canada	0-0	13,000
June 20, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kangar
Hungary	-	Australia	0: 1 (0: 0)	6,000
June 20, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kangar
Argentina	-	Canada	2: 1 (1: 1)	12,000
June 23, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kangar
Hungary	-	Canada	1: 2 (1: 1)	4,000
June 23, 1997, 8:00 p.m. * in Kangar
Argentina	-	Australia	3: 4 (1: 2)	8,000

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	3	3	0	0	008: 100	+7	09
2.	Mexico	3	1	1	1	006: 200	+4	04th
3.	UA Emirates	3	1	0	2	002:100	−8	03
4th	Ivory Coast	3	0	1	2	002: 500	−3	01

June 18, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Johor Bahru				spectator
Mexico	-	UA Emirates	5: 0 (2: 0)	14,000
Ivory Coast	-	England	1: 2 (1: 1)	14,000
June 20, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Johor Bahru
Mexico	-	Ivory Coast	1: 1 (1: 1)	9,000
June 20, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Johor Bahru
UA Emirates	-	England	0: 5 (0: 2)	12,000
June 23, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Johor Bahru
Mexico	-	England	0: 1 (0: 0)	9,000
June 23, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Johor Bahru
UA Emirates	-	Ivory Coast	2: 0 (0: 0)	9,000

Third place

The four best third-placed teams reached the round of 16 alongside the two group winners.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	group
1.	Belgium	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	04th	A.
2.	Canada	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th	E.
3.	United States	3	1	0	2	002: 300	−1	03	C.
4th	UA Emirates	3	1	0	2	002:100	−8	03	F.
5.	Paraguay	3	0	2	1	005: 600	−1	02	d
6th	South Africa	3	0	1	2	002: 600	−4	01	b

Final round

All games at local time: UTC + 8 , CEST + 6 .

Overview

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Uruguay	3
	United States	0
					Uruguay	1 (7)
					France	1 (6)
	Mexico	0
	France	1
									Uruguay	2 (3)
									Ghana	2 (2)
	Australia	0
	Japan	1
					Japan	1 (1)
					Ghana	1 (2)
	Ghana	3
	UA Emirates	0
													Uruguay	1
													Argentina	2
	Spain	2
	Canada	0
					Spain	0
					Ireland	1
	Ireland	1 (2)
	Morocco	1 (1)
									Ireland	0
									Argentina	1			3rd place match
	England	1
	Argentina	2
					Argentina	2							Ghana	1
					Brazil	0							Ireland	2
	Brazil	10
	Belgium	0

Round of 16

June 25, 1997, 4:15 p.m. in Kuching				spectator
Brazil	-	Belgium	10: 0 (4: 0)	8,267
June 25, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Uruguay	-	United States	3: 0 (3: 0)	2,500
June 25, 1997, 7:15 p.m. in Kuching
Mexico	-	France	0: 1 (0: 0)	10.101
June 25, 1997, 8:30 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Ireland	-	Morocco	2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1)	3,000
June 26, 1997, 4:30 p.m. in Kangar
Australia	-	Japan	0: 1 (0: 1)	8,000
June 26, 1997, 5:15 p.m. in Johor Bahru
England	-	Argentina	1: 2 (0: 2)	17,000
June 26, 1997, 7:40 p.m. in Alor Setan
Ghana	-	UA Emirates	3: 0 (1: 0)	17,000
June 26, 1997, 7:40 p.m. in Kuantan
Spain	-	Canada	2: 0 (0: 0)	10,000

Quarter finals

June 29, 1997, 5:00 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur				spectator
Uruguay	-	France	1: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1), 7: 6 a.d.	9,000
June 29, 1997, 5:00 p.m. in Kuching
Argentina	-	Brazil	2: 0 (0: 0)	34,896
June 29, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Spain	-	Ireland	0: 1 (0: 0)	9,000
June 29, 1997, 8:00 p.m. in Johor Bahru
Japan	-	Ghana	1: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1)	18,700

Semifinals

July 2, 1997, 4:30 p.m. in Kuching				spectator
Ireland	-	Argentina	0: 1 (0: 0)	14,976
July 2, 1997, 8:30 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur
Uruguay	-	Ghana	3: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 1)	15,000

3rd place match

July 5, 1997, 5:30 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur				spectator
Ghana	-	Ireland	1: 2 (1: 2)	28,000

final

July 5, 1997, 8:30 p.m. in Kuala Lumpur				spectator
Uruguay	-	Argentina	1: 2 (1: 2)	62,000

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the 1997 Junior World Cup. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.

space	player	Gates
1	Adaílton	10
2	David Trezeguet	5
3	Alex	4th
	Atsushi Yanagisawa	4th
	Juan Román Riquelme	4th
	Bernardo Romeo	4th
	Kostas Salapasidis	4th
	Marcelo Zalayeta	4th

Web links

• Junior World Cup 1997 on FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report: Part 1 (PDF; 13.7 MB) - Part 2 (PDF; 15.1 MB) - Part 3 (PDF; 15.6 MB) - Part 4 (PDF; 13.9 MB)