1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
international football competition
The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1993 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 9th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place across five cities in Australia. The tournament was to be held originally in Yugoslavia, but due to the Yugoslav Wars, was moved to Australia. Brazil won their third World Youth Championship title after beating Ghana 2–1.
FIFA Youth World Cup Australia 1993 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Australia |
Dates | 5–20 March |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
Attendance | 478,003 (14,938 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
Venues
changeSydney | Melbourne | Adelaide |
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Sydney Football Stadium | Olympic Park Stadium | Football Park |
Capacity: 45,500 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 51,240 |
Brisbane | Canberra | |
Lang Park | Bruce Stadium | |
Capacity: 52,500 | Capacity: 25,011 | |
Qualification
changeFor the first time ever, Russia competed after the dissolution of Soviet Union. It was also the first time Germany played after the reunification. However, as they are designated as descendant of East Germany and West Germany respectively, they are not considered as tournament debutants.
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
- 2.^ Germany made their debut as a unified nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct West Germany, which qualified in 1981 and 1987 tournaments. The now-defunct East Germany qualified in 1987 and 1989 tournaments.
- 3.^ Russia made their debut as independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Soviet Union, which qualified in 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1989, and 1991 tournaments.