The 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship was the sixth edition of the FIFA U-17 World Championship which was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador from 3 to 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. It was the first time Ecuador hosted a FIFA tournament.
Venues
| Quito | Cuenca | Riobamba | Ibarra |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Referees
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Asia Africa CONCACAF |
South America Europe Oceania
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Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals | |
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
 Ecuador
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Moreira  31'Corozo 83' |
(Report) |
| United States | 0–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Iddrisu 35' Akwei 65' |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
 Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
 Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
 Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 80' Campos 87' |
(Report) |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Caserio 62' Gatti 79' |
(Report) |
| Portugal | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Vargas 88', 90+1' Adolfo 89' |
(Report) |
Group C
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Australia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Qatar
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Anyamkyegh 37' |
(Report) | Ghulam 39' |
| Nigeria | 2–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Anyamkyegh 59' Obiorah 90+3' |
(Report) |
Group D
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
 Oman
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
 Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
 Canada
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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 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Ghana | 2–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Bentil 12' Amaniampong 87' |
(Report) |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Result
| 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship winners |
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 Ghana Second title |
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.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Esteban Cambiasso
- Luis Caserio
- Sixto Peralta
- Harry Kewell
- Bel
- Carlos Alberto
- Djimi
- Eduardo
- Fabio
- Kléber
- Rocha
- Patrice Bernier
- Andrey Campos
- Nelson Fonseca
- Diego Ayala
- Exon Corozo
- Felix Angulo
- Luis Moreira
- Alexander Bugera
- Damian Brezina
- Timo Rost
- Attakora Amaniampong
- Bashiru Gambo
- Charles Akwei
- Joseph Ansah
- Ibrahima Conte
- Ousmane Bangoura
- Souleymane Keita
- Kotaro Yamazaki
- Naohiro Takahara
- Chiedu Chukwueke
- Henry Onwuzuruike
- Hani Al-Dhabit
- Adolfo
- Jaweed Ghulam
- Jordi Ferrón
- Mista
- Jorge Redmond
- Own goal
- Víctor Mercado (playing against Argentina)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | |
| 2 | Brazil
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | |
| 4 | Oman
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Nigeria
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Australia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Ecuador
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Portugal
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Qatar
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 | |
| 15 | United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | |
| 16 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 | |
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