1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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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 and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament.
Saudi Arabia, the 1989 champions, were not able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of the AFC qualifying tournament, citing the 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 was the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the 1986 World Cup was moved from Colombia to Mexico.
Cities & Stadiums
| Città | Stadio |
|---|---|
| Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| Livorno | Stadio Armando Picchi |
| Massa | Stadio Gianpiero Vitali |
| Carrara | Stadio dei Marmi |
| Montecatini Terme | Stadio Daniele Mariotti |
| Viareggio | Stadio Torquato Bresciani |
Qualified Teams
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Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Referees
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Group stages
Group A
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Group B
Venue: Carrara
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
Group C
Venue: Massa
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Group D
Venue: Livorno
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | Eliminated |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Knockout stage
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Result
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First title
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Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Adriano (4 goals) | Template:Flagicon Nii Lamptey | File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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
- Template:Flagicon Paul Agostino
- Template:Flagicon Jorge Toledano
- Template:Flagicon Antonio Robaina
- Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Murgui
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Template:Flagicon Christian Akselman
- Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Verón
- Template:Flagicon Ricardo Castellani
- Template:Flagicon Aaron Healey
- Template:Flagicon Argel
- Template:Flagicon Leandro
- Template:Flagicon Nene
- Template:Flagicon Yan
- Template:Flagicon Huang Yi
- Template:Flagicon Liang Yu
- Template:Flagicon Gaston Kibiti
- Template:Flagicon Patrick Tchicaya
- Template:Flagicon Eliezer Casamayor
- Template:Flagicon Luis Marten
- Template:Flagicon Vladimir Sánchez
- Template:Flagicon Christof Babatz
- Template:Flagicon Karl-Heinz Lutz
- Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Duah
- Template:Flagicon Nana Opoku
- Template:Flagicon Alessandro Del Piero
- Template:Flagicon Daniele Giraldi
- Template:Flagicon García
- Template:Flagicon Mario Garza
- Template:Flagicon Ahmed Bu
- Template:Flagicon Jassim Al Tamimi
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Al Bedaid
- Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Hussein
- Template:Flagicon Khalid Elmustafa
- Template:Flagicon Nemairi Saeed
- Template:Flagicon César Palacios
- Template:Flagicon Dani
- Template:Flagicon Emilio Carrasco
- Template:Flagicon James Beattie
- Template:Flagicon José Miguel López
- Template:Flagicon Pedro Velasco Morón
- Template:Flagicon Ramón
- Template:Flagicon Adel Mohamed
- Template:Flagicon Ali Abdulrahman
- Template:Flagicon Jamal Ibrahim
- Template:Flagicon Albertin Montoya
- Template:Flagicon Brian Kelly
- Template:Flagicon Mike Dunne
- Template:Flagicon Shohn Beachum
- Template:Flagicon Diego López
- Own goal
- Template:Flagicon Juan Azconzobal (playing against Australia)
Final ranking
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| 1 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
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| 5 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 | |
| 14 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 1 | |
| 16 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 0 | |