1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
| 1979 FIFAワールドユース選手権 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | August 25 – September 7 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Argentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Soviet Union |
| Third place |
 Uruguay |
| Fourth place |
 Poland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.59 per match) |
| Attendance | 454,500 (14,203 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ramón Díaz (8 goals) |
| Best player |
Diego Maradona |
The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from August 26 to September 7, 1979. The tournament took place in four venues — Kobe, Omiya, Tokyo and Yokohama — where a total of 32 matches were played, four more than in the previous edition due to the addition of a quarterfinal round in the knockout stage. The winner was Argentina, who beat holders Soviet Union by 3–1, in a final held at Tokyo's National Stadium.
Qualification
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
 Algeria |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
 Mexico |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | Eliminated |
 Japan |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Poland |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |
 Yugoslavia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | Eliminated |
 Indonesia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
August 28, 1979 19:00 |
| Indonesia |
0–6 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Pałasz 11', 37' Janiec 12' Baran 22', 31' Buda 73' |
August 30, 1979 16:20 |
| Poland |
1–4 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Pałasz 27' | (Report) | Maradona 7' Calderón 23', 70' Simón 35' |
August 30, 1979 19:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
5–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Smajić 5', 77' Milosavljević 19', 63' Mlinarić 73' |
(Report) |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
 Portugal |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
 South Korea |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | Eliminated |
 Canada |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Soviet Union |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
 Hungary |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | Eliminated |
 Guinea |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
August 26, 1979 16:20 |
| Soviet Union |
5–1 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Ponomaryov 24' Stukashov 41' Zavarov 57' Taran 71', 78' |
(Report) | Kardos 9' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 September - Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
5 | |||||||||
| September 4 - Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Algeria |
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | |||||||||
| 2 September - Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
0 | |||||||||
| Uruguay (AET) |
1 | |||||||||
| September 7 - Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
3 | |||||||||
| 2 September - Omiya | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
1 | |||||||||
| Spain |
0 (3) | |||||||||
| September 4 - Kobe | ||||||||||
| Poland (PSO) |
0 (4) | |||||||||
| Poland |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| 2 September - Kobe | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
1 | |||||||||
| Paraguay |
2 (5) | Uruguay (PSO) |
1 (5) | |||||||
| Soviet Union (PSO) |
2 (6) | Poland |
1 (3) | |||||||
| September 6 - Tokyo | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
September 2, 1979 19:00 |
| Paraguay |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 pen.) |
Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Romero 7' Achucarro 22' |
(Report) | Dumansky 3' Ponomaryov 70' |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
September 7, 1979 19:00 |
| Argentina |
3–1 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Alves 68' Díaz 71' Maradona 76' |
(Report) | Ponomaryov 52' |
Result
| FIFA World Youth Championship 1979 Winners |
|---|
Argentina First title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Ramón Díaz |
Diego Maradona |
Poland |
Goalscorers
Ramón Díaz of Argentina won the Golden Shoe award for scoring eight goals. In total, 83 goals were scored by 48 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 12 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Uruguay |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Poland |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Paraguay |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Spain |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Algeria |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 4 | |
| 8 | Portugal |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 | |
| 11 | Mexico |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Japan |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 | |
| 15 | Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 | |
| 16 | Indonesia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | –16 | 0 | |
External links
- FIFA World Youth Championship Japan 1979, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1979
- FIFA Technical Report
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