U-17 World Cup 1993

FIFA U-16 World Cup 1993
FIFA U-16 World Championship 1993
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Nigeria (2nd title)
venue	Japan
Opening game	August 21, 1993
Endgame	4th September 1993
Games	32
Gates	107  (⌀: 3.34 per game)
spectator	156,390  (⌀: 4,887 per game)
Top scorer	Wilson Oruma (6 goals)
Best player	Daniel Addo
yellow cards	84  (⌀: 2.63 per game)
Red cards	2  (⌀: 0.06 per game)

The 5th U-17 World Cup took place in Japan from August 21 to September 4, 1993 . The defending champion was the national team of Ghana , the new title holder was the national team of Nigeria .

Venues

Tokyo Hiroshima Kyoto Kobe Nagoya Gifu

Venues in 1993 in Japan

• Tokyo , Tokyo Olympic Stadium : opening game (group A), 1 semi-final, the game for 3rd place and the final
• Hiroshima , Hiroshima Big Arch : all group D preliminary round matches, 1 quarter-finals, 1 semi-finals
• Kyōto , Nishikyōgoku Athletic Stadium : all group C preliminary round games, 1 quarter-finals and 1 semi-finals
• Kobe , Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium : 5 group A preliminary round matches and 1 quarter-finals
• Nagoya : Mizuho rugby stadium : 4 group B preliminary round matches and 1 quarter-finals
• Gifu , Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium : 2 group B preliminary round matches and 1 quarter-finals

Attendees

3 from Europe	Czechoslovakia	Italy	Poland
3 from South America	Argentina	Chile	Colombia
3 from North and Central America	Canada	Mexico	United States
3 from Africa	Ghana	Nigeria	Tunisia
3 from Asia	China	Japan	Qatar
1 from Oceania	Australia

mode

• The preliminary round is played in four groups of four teams each.
• The first two in each group reach the quarter-finals.
• From the quarter-finals onwards, the knockout system will continue.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ghana	3	3	0	0	009: 100	+8	06-00
2.	Japan	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	03: 30
3.	Mexico	3	1	0	2	004: 700	−3	02: 40
4th	Italy	3	0	1	2	001: 600	−5	01: 50

08/21/1993
Japan	-	Ghana	0: 1
Italy	-	Mexico	1: 2
08/24/1993
Japan	-	Italy	0-0
Ghana	-	Mexico	4: 1
08/26/1993
Japan	-	Mexico	2: 1
Ghana	-	Italy	4-0

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nigeria	3	3	0	0	014: 000	+14	06-00
2.	Australia	3	1	1	1	007: 400	+3	03: 30
3.	Argentina	3	1	1	1	007: 600	+1	03: 30
4th	Canada	3	0	0	3	000:180	−18	00: 60

08/22/1993
Australia	-	Argentina	2: 2
Canada	-	Nigeria	0: 8
08/24/1993
Australia	-	Canada	5-0
Argentina	-	Nigeria	0: 4
08/26/1993
Australia	-	Nigeria	0: 2
Argentina	-	Canada	5-0

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	0	007: 300	+4	05: 10
2.	United States	3	1	1	1	008: 500	+3	03: 30
3.	Colombia	3	1	0	2	003: 600	−3	02: 40
4th	Qatar	3	1	0	2	003: 700	−4	02: 40

08/22/1993
Colombia	-	Qatar	0: 2
United States	-	Czechoslovakia	2: 2
08/24/1993
Colombia	-	United States	2: 1
Qatar	-	Czechoslovakia	0: 2
08/26/1993
Colombia	-	Czechoslovakia	1: 3
Qatar	-	United States	1: 5

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Poland	3	2	1	0	008: 400	+4	05: 10
2.	Chile	3	1	2	0	007: 500	+2	04: 20
3.	Tunisia	3	1	2	0	002: 500	−3	04: 20
4th	People's Republic of China	3	0	1	2	002: 500	−3	01: 50

08/22/1993
Chile	-	China	2: 2
Tunisia	-	Poland	1: 3
08/24/1993
Chile	-	Tunisia	2-0
China	-	Poland	0: 2
08/26/1993
Chile	-	Poland	3: 3
China	-	Tunisia	0: 1

Final round

Quarter finals

08/29/1993
Ghana	-	Australia	1: 0 a.d.
Nigeria	-	Japan	2: 1
Czechoslovakia	-	Chile	1: 4
Poland	-	United States	3-0

Semifinals

09/01/1993
Ghana	-	Chile	3-0
Nigeria	-	Poland	2: 1

3rd place match

09/04/1993
Chile	-	Poland	1: 1 n.V. , 4: 2 i. E.

final

09/04/1993
Ghana	-	Nigeria	1: 2

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the 1993 U-17 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	Wilson Oruma	6th
2	Nwankwo canoe	5
	Manuel Neira	5
	Peter Anosike	5
5	Judah Cooks	4th
	Joseph Fameye	4th
	Sebastián Rozental	4th

Web links

• Official website of the FIFA competition