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FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999

  • Teams: 24
  • When: 03 April 1999 to 24 April 1999
  • Final: 24 April 1999
  • Matches: 52
  • Goals Scored: 158 (average 3.0 per match)
  • Attendance: 624400 (average 12007)
      • Winner: Spain
      • Runners-Up: Japan
      • Third: Mali
      • Fourth: Uruguay
      • adidas Golden Ball: Seydou KEITA (MLI)
          • adidas Golden Shoe: PABLO (ESP)
              • FIFA Fair Play award: Croatia

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Nigeria 1999: Spain finally take a bow
Spain put an end to South American supremacy in the FIFA World Youth Championship, Brazil and Argentina having carved up the three previous tournaments between them.

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