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The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from 26 August to 7 September 1979. It was the first FIFA tournament played in Asia. The tournament took place in four cities — 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.
1979 FIFAワールドユース選手権 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Japan |
Dates | 25 August – 7 September |
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(s) | Diego Maradona |
Fair play award | Poland |
Argentina won the trophy after beating holders Soviet Union 3–1, in a final held at Tokyo's National Stadium. Argentina fielded an attack-minded high-scoring team, averaging 3.33 goals per game. They were led by the powerful duo of Diego Maradona and Ramón Díaz, who were the tournament's best player and top scorer respectively. Between the two of them, they scored 14 of Argentina's 20 goals (70%).
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Tokyo | Omiya | |
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National Stadium | Omiya Stadium | |
Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 15,500 | |
Kobe | Yokohama | |
Chuo Stadium | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | |
Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Japan (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 | |
4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Poland | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
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Pałasz 49' Frankowski 76' |
Report |
Yugoslavia | 0–1 | Argentina |
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Report | Escudero 55' |
Yugoslavia | 5–0 | Indonesia |
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Smajić 5', 77' Milosavljević 19', 63' Mlinarić 73' |
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Paraguay | 3–0 | South Korea |
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Romero 5' Cabañas 70', 74' |
Report |
South Korea | 1–0 | Canada |
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Lee Tae-ho 63' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | |
3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Soviet Union | 5–1 | Hungary |
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Ponomaryov 24' Stukashov 41' Zavarov 57' Taran 71', 78' |
Report | Kardos 9' |
Guinea | 0–3 | Soviet Union |
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Report | Olefirenko 6' Mikhalevsky 59' Radenko 80' |
Soviet Union | 0–1 | Uruguay |
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Report | Martínez 66' |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 September – National Stadium | ||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
4 September – National Stadium | ||||||||||
Algeria | 0 | |||||||||
Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
2 September – Yokohama | ||||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
Uruguay (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
7 September – National Stadium | ||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
2 September – Omiya | ||||||||||
Soviet Union | 1 | |||||||||
Spain | 0 (3) | |||||||||
4 September – Kobe | ||||||||||
Poland (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Poland | 0 | |||||||||
2 September – Kobe | ||||||||||
Soviet Union | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
Paraguay | 2 (5) | |||||||||
6 September – National Stadium | ||||||||||
Soviet Union (p) | 2 (6) | |||||||||
Uruguay (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Poland | 1 (3) | |||||||||
Paraguay | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Soviet Union |
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Romero 7' Achucarro 22' |
Report | Dumansky 3' Ponomaryov 70' |
Penalties | ||
Miño Valinotti Romero Giménez Vera Olmedo Mora Garcia Isasi |
5–6 | Ponomaryov Polukarov Ovchinnikov Stukashov Hurynovich Mikhalevsky Khachatryan Dumanskyi Chanov |
Poland | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
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Report | Ponomaryov 50' |
Argentina | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
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Alves 68' Díaz 71' Maradona 76' |
Report | Ponomaryov 52' |
FIFA World Youth Championship 1979 winners |
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Argentina First title |
Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
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Ramón Díaz | Diego Maradona | Poland |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | Argentina | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 12 | Champions |
2 | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | Runners-up |
3 | Uruguay | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Third place |
4 | Poland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Fourth place |
5 | Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
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 | |
9 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
10 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 | |
11 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
12 | Japan (H) | 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 |
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