Global Information1991 FIFA World Youth Championship information
| Campeonato Mundial de Júniores Portugal '91 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 14–30 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 731,500 (22,859 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Serhiy Scherbakov (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Emílio Peixe |
| Fair play award | Soviet Union |
The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Tournament. The final tournament took place for the first time in Portugal, between 14 and 30 June 1991. Matches were played across five venues in as many cities: Faro, Braga, Guimarães, Porto and Lisbon. Nigeria originally won the bid to host but was stripped of its right after found guilty for committing age fabrication.[1]
North Korea and South Korea competed for the first time as a united team, although FIFA attributes its historical data to South Korea.[2] Portugal entered the competition as the defending champions, after winning the previous tournament. They reached the final, where a record attendance of 127,000 witnessed the hosts defeat Portuguese-speaking rival Brazil 4–2 on penalties to secure their second consecutive title. The Soviet Union made its last FIFA tournament appearance, as the country was dissolved later that year.
- ^ "After The Eaglets Have Landed". NigeriaVillageSquare.com. 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship Portugal 1991 – Teams". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.