Soccer-Results and standings in the world youth championship

LAGOS (Nigeria), 6th April '99 -



Results and standings from the

World Youth (Under-20) soccer championship on Sunday:

Group A

Germany beat Paraguay 4-0

Scorers: Enrico Kern 45, 60, 69, Patrick Falk 89

Red card: Miguel Dominguez (Paraguay)

Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 3,000

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Group B

In Kaduna: Ghana and Croatia drew 1-1

Scorers:

Ghana - Peter Ofori-Quaye 60

Croatia - Zvonimir Deranja 22

HT; 0-1; Att: 5,000



In Kaduna: Argentina beat Kazakhstan 1-0

Scorer: Esteban Cambiasso 44

Halftime 1-0. Attendance: 5,000

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Group C

In Ibadan: Australia beat Saudi Arabia 3-1

Scorers:

Australia - Jason Culina 29, John Masaino 70, Al-Gani Omar

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Saudi Arabia - Dabo Mohammed 90

HT: 1-0; Att: 3,000

In Ibadan: Mexico beat Ireland 1-0

Scorer: Rafael Marquez 9

Halftime 1-0. Attendance: 3,000



Standings

Group A P W D L F A Pts

1. Germany 1 1 0 0 4 0 3

2. Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

3. Nigeria 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

4. Paraguay 1 0 0 1 0 4 0



Group B

1. Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

2. Croatia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

3. Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1 1

4. Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 1 0





Group C

1. Australia 1 1 0 0 3 1 3

2. Mexico 1 1 0 0 1 0 3

3. Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

4. Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 1 3 0





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