1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

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1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
FIFA Youth World Cup
Australia 1993
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates5–20 March
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place England
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored82 (2.56 per match)
Attendance478,003 (14,938 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Gian
Brazil Adriano
Australia Ante Milicic
Mexico Nieto
United States Chris Faklaris
Colombia Henry Zambrano
Ghana Augustine Ahinful
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Adriano
Fair play award England
1991
1995

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.