1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| 3rd U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup-Ecuador 1995 3er Campeonato Mundial Sub-17 por la Copa FIFA/JVC-Ecuador 1995 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 3–20 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Oman |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 463,000 (14,469 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mohammed Al-Kathiri Daniel Allsopp (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mohammed Al-Kathiri |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in Ecuador from 3 to 20 August.
Venues
| Quito | Cuenca | Riobamba | Ibarra |
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| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba | Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra |
| Capacity: 35,742 | Capacity: 16,540 | Capacity: 14,400 | Capacity: 18,600 |
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Qualified Teams
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | 1994 AFC U-17 Championship |  Japan Oman Qatar
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| CAF (Africa) | 1995 African U-17 Championship | Ghana Guinea Nigeria
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| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1994 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament |  Canada Costa Rica United States
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | Host nation |  Ecuador
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| 1995 South American U-17 Championship | Argentina Brazil
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| OFC (Oceania) | 1995 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament | Australia
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| UEFA (Europe) | 1995 UEFA U-16 Championship |  Germany Spain Portugal
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Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Ghana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
 Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Qatar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Oman |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 August - Quito | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Oman | 1 | |||||||||
| Oman | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 12 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Ecuador | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Oman | 0 | |||||||||