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1979 FIFA World Youth Championship

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1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
1979 FIFAワールドユース選手権
Tournament details
Host countryFile:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Dates25 August – 7 September
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Third placeFile:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1928-1939).svg Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored83 (2.59 per match)
Attendance454,500 (14,203 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Ramón Díaz (8 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Diego Maradona
Fair play awardFile:Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1928-1939).svg Poland
← 1977
1981 →

1979 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Japan from 25 August to 7 September.

Qualification[change]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan1
1978 AFC Youth Championship File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia1
File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea1
CAF (Africa) 1979 African Youth Championship File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria1
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea1
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
CONMEBOL (South America) 1979 South American Youth Championship File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina1
File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
UEFA (Europe) 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
File:Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1928-1939).svg Poland1
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal1
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain
File:Flag of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia1
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues[change]

Tokyo
Omiya
National Stadium Omiya Stadium
File:Yamazaki-nabisco-Cup final 2004.jpg File:Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium, R1068484.jpg
Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 15,500
Kobe Yokohama
Chuo Stadium Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
File:Mitsuzawa1.jpg
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 15,000

Results[change]

[1]

Group stage[change]

Group A[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2

Group B[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
File:Flag of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 2
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 3 0 0 3 0 16 -16 0

Group C[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 4
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 3
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 3
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 2

Group D[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 4
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 2
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 0

Knockout stage[change]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References[change]

  1. ↑ RSSSF
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