1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
| FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 3–18 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 West Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Qatar |
| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
 England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 87 (2.72 per match) |
| Attendance | 443,094 (13,847 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ralf Loose Roland Wohlfarth Taher Abouzaid Mark Koussas(4 goals) |
| Best player |
Romulus Gabor |
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney—The winner was West Germany, who beat surprising Qatar by 4–0, in a final held at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1980 AFC Youth Championship | Qatar  South Korea |
| CAF (Africa) | 1981 African Youth Championship |  Cameroon .svg.png){kind=small} Egypt |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |  Mexico  United States |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1981 South American Youth Championship |  Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | England  Italy  Poland Romania .svg.png){kind=small} Spain West Germany |
| Host nation | Australia | |
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Qatar |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Poland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | Eliminated |
| United States |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
8 October 1981 21:00 |
| Poland |
4 – 0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Rzepka 17' Kowalik 18' Dziekanowski 65', 67' |
(Report) |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Romania |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| South Korea |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | Eliminated |
| Italy |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
3 October 1981 18:30 |
| Italy |
1–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Mariani 83' | (Report) | Kwak Sung-Ho 7' Choi Soon-Ho 12', 29' Lee Kyung-Nam 88' |
8 October 1981 18:45 |
| South Korea |
0–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Paulo Roberto 48' Ronaldão 61' Jun Jong-Son 79' (o.g.) |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Egypt |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| Mexico |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | Eliminated |
| Spain |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
8 October 1981 18:30 |
| Egypt |
3–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Guillén 33' (o.g.) Hisham Saleh 64', 71' |
(Report) | Vaca 18' Farfán 28' Ríos 69' |
8 October 1981 20:30 |
| Spain |
2–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| F. López 72' Fabregat 78' |
(Report) | Trieb 29' Roland Wohlfarth 47', 85' Anthes 55' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | Advanced to the quarter finals |
| Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Eliminated |
| Cameroon |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
5 October 1981 15:00 |
| Australia |
3–3 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell 9' Mark Koussas 53', 78' |
(Report) | Olle Olle 17' Djonkep 35', 52' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 October - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
1 | |||||||||
| 14 October - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Romania |
2 | |||||||||
| Romania |
0 | |||||||||
| 11 October - Canberra | ||||||||||
| West Germany (AET) |
1 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
1 | |||||||||
| 18 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
4 | |||||||||
| 11 October - Newcastle | ||||||||||
| Qatar |
0 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
2 | |||||||||
| 14 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| Qatar |
3 | |||||||||
| Qatar |
2 | Third place | ||||||||
| 11 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| England |
1 | |||||||||
| England |
4 | Romania |
1 | |||||||
| Egypt |
2 | England |
0 | |||||||
| 17 October - Adelaide | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
11 October 1981 15:00 |
| Brazil |
2–3 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldão 27', 78' | (Report) | Khaled Salman AlMuhannadi 10', 54', 87' |
11 October 1981 15:00 |
| England |
4–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Webb 41', 64', 82' Cooke 60' |
(Report) | Abouzaid 28' (pen.) Hisham Saleh 40' |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
18 October 1981 15:00 |
| West Germany |
4–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Loose 28', 66' Roland Wohlfarth 42' Holger Anthes 86' |
(Report) |
Result
| 1981 World Youth Championship Winners |
|---|
West Germany First title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Koussas |
Romulus Gabor |
Australia |
Goalscorers
Mark Koussas of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 87 goals were scored by 56 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Ronaldão
- Hisham Saleh
- Michael Small
- Neil Webb
- Badr Bilal
- Khalid Salman
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goals
- Jose Guillen (playing against Egypt)
- Jun Jong-Son (playing against Brazil)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | |
| 2 | Qatar |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Romania |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | England |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Uruguay |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 6 | Brazil |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Australia |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Egypt |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 4 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | |
| 11 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Mexico |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Spain |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 | |
| 16 | Italy |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ Actually Eritrea, as the FIFA anachronistically reports.
External links
- FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1981
- FIFA Technical Report
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