Host country Ecuador Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities) Runners-up Brazil | Dates 3–20 August Champions Ghana (2nd title) | |
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship but due to an outbreak of cholera, that tournament was moved to Italy.
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Qualified Teams
Africa (1995 African Under-17 Championship)
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1994)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1995)
North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1994)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1995)
Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1995)
Host Nation (Automatic Qualification)
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Goalscorers
Daniel Allsopp of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 84 goals were scored by 57 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.