1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

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.

Venues
 Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Sydney Football Stadium Olympic Park Stadium Football Park Capacity: 45,500 Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 51,240 200px 200px 200pxBrisbane CanberraLang Park Bruce Stadium Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 25,011200px 200px

Qualification
For the first time ever, Russia competed after the dissolution of Soviet Union. It was also the first time Germany played after the reunification. However, as they are designated as descendant of East Germany and West Germany respectively, they are not considered as tournament debutants.

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)AFC (Asia)1992 AFC Youth Championship  CAF (Africa)1993 African Youth Championship  CONCACAF  (North, Central America & Caribbean)1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  CONMEBOL (South America)1992 South American Youth Championship    OFC (Oceania)Host nationUEFA (Europe)1992 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship         

1.Teams that made their debut.
2.Germany made their debut as a unified nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct West Germany, which qualified in 1981 and 1987 tournaments. The now-defunct East Germany qualified in 1987 and 1989 tournaments.
3.Russia made their debut as independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Soviet Union, which qualified in 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1989, and 1991 tournaments.

Category:1993 in association football
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