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 2302123−1Eliminated
 China PR 1301247−3
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 2–2 China PR
Del Piero  30'
Giraldi  67'		 (Report) Liang Yu  14'
Huang Yi  73'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Miguel Angel Salas Castillo
United States 1–0 Argentina
McKeon  23' (Report)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rachid Ben Khedija
Italy 0–0 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 3311123−1Eliminated
 Mexico 2310256−1
Congo 0–0 Qatar
(Report)
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jorge Osvaldo Orellana Vimos
Australia 4–3 Mexico
Agostino  5', 28', 29'
Kiratzoglu  17'		 (Report) Garza  25'
Toledano  69', 74'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lim Kee Chong
Congo 0–2 Australia
(Report) Healey  63'
Kiratzoglu  74'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Letchmanasamy Kathirveloo
Qatar 0–1 Mexico
(Report) Toledano  5'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sabino Farina Cespedes
Congo 2–1 Mexico
Kibiti  17'
Tchicaya  31'		 (Report) García  71'
Attendance: 400
Qatar 1–0 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 13012310−7
Sudan 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Nemairi  34'
Ibrahim  36'
Ahmed  37'
Elmustafa  47'		 (Report) Mohamed  59'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Arlington Success
Germany 0–2 Brazil
(Report) Argel  18'
Adriano  39'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Fabio Baldas
Sudan 1–3 Germany
Ahmed  78' (Report) Sarna  48'
Jaekel  62', 75'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Angelo Amendolia
United Arab Emirates 0–4 Brazil
(Report) Yan  20'
Nene  26'
Adriano  58', 62'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jan Damgaard
Sudan 0–1 Brazil
(Report) Adriano  73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Angelo Amendolia
United Arab Emirates 2–2 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 2310213−2Eliminated
 Cuba 03003310−7
Ghana 2–1 Cuba
Lamptey  8', 51' (pen) (Report) Sánchez  26'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Omar Al Mehanna
Uruguay 0–1 Spain
(Report) Dani  64'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Nizar Watti
Ghana 2–0 Uruguay
Gargo  36'
Lamptey  52'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Errol Forbes
Cuba 2–7 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 1–1 Spain
Opoku  42' (Report) Gálvez  62'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva
Cuba 0–1 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 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 pen.)		 Qatar
Kelly  3' (Report) Bu  14'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jorge Osvaldo Orellana Vimos
Australia 1–2 Argentina
Azconzobal  75' (o.g.) (Report) Comelles  29', 55'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Fabio Valdas
Brazil 1–2 Ghana
Leandro  42' (Report) Lamptey  36'
Gargo  58'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Leif Sundell
Spain 3–1 Germany
Murgui  59'
Robaina  72'
Josemi  80'		 (Report) Babatz  15'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nizar Watti

Semifinals
Qatar 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		 Ghana
(Report)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fabio Baldas
Argentina 0–1 Spain
(Report) Murgui  22'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jan Damgaard

Third place play-off
Qatar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 pen.)		 Argentina
Al Bedaid  60' (Report) Akselman  80'
Attendance: 1,500

Final
Ghana 1–0 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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