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1995 FIFA World Youth Championship

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Host country
  
Qatar

Venue(s)
  
3 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Brazil

Start date
  
1995

Best player
  
Caio Ribeiro

Teams
  
16

Dates
  
April 13 – April 28

Champions
  
Argentina (2nd title)

Third place
  
Portugal

Top scorer
  
Joseba Etxeberria

End date
  
April 28, 1995


Champion
  
Argentina national football team

Similar
  
1997 FIFA World Youth Ch, 2001 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1993 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1981 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1989 FIFA World Youth Ch

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The 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, the 10th edition of the football tournament, was held in Qatar from 13 April to 28 April 1995. The tournament took place in three venues within the city of Doha. The tournament was originally going to be held in Nigeria. Due to a meningitis outbreak, however, Nigeria withdrew from hosting duties and FIFA relocated the event to Qatar.

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Squads

For a list of the squads see 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Goalscorers

Joseba Etxeberria of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 105 goals were scored by 58 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

7 goals
  • Joseba Etxeberria
  • 5 goals
  • Caio
  • 4 goals
  • Mark Viduka
  • Sebastián Rozental
  • Dani
  • Nuno Gomes
  • 3 goals
  • Sebastián Pena
  • Reinaldo
  • Mendel Witzenhausen
  • Agostinho
  • Raúl
  • 2 goals
    1 goal
    Own goal
  • Carlos Felipe (playing against Australia)
  • References

    1995 FIFA World Youth Championship Wikipedia