First Round, Final Standings
Group A
April 10 in Lagos Nigeria 1 (Shittu 40) Paraguay 2 (Fernandez 8, Maldonado 19). Half: 1-2. Att.: 16,000. Costa Rica 2 (Brenes 33, Esteban Santana 69) Germany 1 (Timm 38). Half: 1-1. Att.: 13,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| *Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Group B
April 10 in Kaduna Ghana 3 (Gyan 48, 69, Adu 52) Kazakhstan 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 3,000. Argentina 0 Croatia 0. Att.: 3,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| *Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Group C
April 10 in Ibadan Ireland 4 (Sadlier 19, Duff 74, Healy 75, Crossley 90) Australia 0. Half: 1-0. Att.: 8,000. Mexico 1 (Gonzalez 29) Saudi Arabia 1 (Al Sariq 36) Half: 1-1. Att.: 8,000.
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| *Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
*Qualifies for round of 16.
