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 country Japan
Dates25 August – 7 September
Teams16 (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 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 award Poland
← 1977
1981 →

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.

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%).

Qualification[]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation  Japan1
1978 AFC Youth Championship  Indonesia1
 South Korea1
CAF (Africa) 1979 African Youth Championship  Algeria1
 Guinea1
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  Canada1
 Mexico
CONMEBOL (South America) 1979 South American Youth Championship  Argentina1
 Paraguay
 Uruguay
UEFA (Europe) 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship  Hungary
 Poland1
 Portugal1
 Soviet Union
 Spain
 Yugoslavia1
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Squads[]

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Venues[]

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

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
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
Source: WorldFootball.net
(H) Host
Mexico 1–1 Algeria
Goal 24' Report Yahi Goal 67'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Soviet Union)
Japan 0–1 Spain
Report Zúñiga Goal 51'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Yugoslavia)
Spain 2–1 Mexico
Goal 8'
Gail Goal 74'		 Report Goal 56'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 28,000
Algeria 0–0 Japan
Report
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: (Paraguay)
Spain 0–1 Algeria
Report Goal 15'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Indonesia)
Japan 1–1 Mexico
Mizunuma Goal 58' Report Romero Goal 69'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: (Hungary)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
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
Source: WorldFootball.net
Poland 2–0 Yugoslavia
Pałasz Goal 49'
Frankowski Goal 76'		 Report
Omiya Stadium, Omiya
Attendance: 14,000
Argentina 5–0 Indonesia
Díaz Goal 10', 23', 25'
Maradona Goal 19', 39'		 Report
Omiya Stadium, Omiya
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: (Canada)
Yugoslavia 0–1 Argentina
Report Escudero Goal 55'
Omiya Stadium, Omiya
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Andre Daina (Switzerland)
Indonesia 0–6 Poland
Report Pałasz Goal 11', 37'
Goal 12'
Baran Goal 22', 31'
Buda Goal 73'
Omiya Stadium, Omiya
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: (Japan)
Poland 1–4 Argentina
Pałasz Goal 27' Report Maradona Goal 7'
Calderón Goal 23', 70'
Simón Goal 35'
Omiya Stadium, Omiya
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
Yugoslavia 5–0 Indonesia
Smajić Goal 5', 77'
Milosavljević Goal 19', 63'
Mlinarić Goal 73'		 Report
Omiya Stadium, Omiya
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: (Japan)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
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
Source: WorldFootball.net
Canada 3–1 Portugal
Segota Goal 7', 66'
Nagy Goal 79'		 Report Goal 46'
Attendance: 10,000
Paraguay 3–0 South Korea
Romero Goal 5'
Cabañas Goal 70', 74'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Portugal 1–0 Paraguay
Goal 23' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Poland)
South Korea 1–0 Canada
Lee Tae-ho Goal 63' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Canada 0–3 Paraguay
Report Romero Goal 37', 58'
Goal 40'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: (Japan)
Portugal 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: (Mexico)

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
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
Source: WorldFootball.net
Soviet Union 5–1 Hungary
Ponomaryov Goal 24'
Stukashov Goal 41'
Zavarov Goal 57'
Taran Goal 71', 78'		 Report Kardos Goal 9'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Argentina)
Uruguay 5–0 Guinea
Goal 7'
Revelez Goal 22', 74'
Paz Goal 53'
Vargas Goal 76'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (India)
Hungary 0–2 Uruguay
Report Vargas Goal 23'
Paz Goal 35'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
Guinea 0–3 Soviet Union
Report Olefirenko Goal 6'
Goal 59'
Radenko Goal 80'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (South Korea)
Soviet Union 0–1 Uruguay
Report Goal 66'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Portugal)
Hungary 2–0 Guinea
Goal 17'
Goal 80'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Thomson Chan Tam Sun (Hong Kong)

Knockout stage[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 September – Tokyo
 
 
 Argentina 5
 
4 September – Tokyo
 
 Algeria 0
 
 Argentina 2
 
2 September – Yokohama
 
 Uruguay 0
 
 Uruguay (a.e.t.)1
 
7 September – Tokyo
 
 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 – Tokyo
 
 Soviet Union (p)2 (6)
 
 Uruguay (p)1 (5)
 
 
 Poland 1 (3)
 

Quarter-finals[]

Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Poland
Report
Penalties
Penalty missed
Gail Penalty scored
Manolo Penalty scored
Zúñiga Penalty scored
Tendillo Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty scored Chojnacki
Penalty scored Buncol
Penalty scored
Penalty missed Pałasz
Penalty scored Skrobowski
Omiya Stadium, Omiya
Attendance: 10,000
Argentina 5–0 Algeria
Maradona Goal 25'
Calderón Goal 34'
Díaz Goal 39', 51', 66'		 Report
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Malaysia)
Paraguay 2–2 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Romero Goal 7'
Goal 22'		 Report Dumansky Goal 3'
Ponomaryov Goal 70'
Penalties
Miño Penalty missed
Valinotti Penalty scored
Romero Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
García Penalty scored
Isasi Penalty missed		 5–6 Penalty missed Ponomaryov
Penalty scored Polukarov
Penalty scored Ovchinnikov
Penalty scored Stukashov
Penalty missed Hurynovich
Penalty missed Mikhalevsky
Penalty scored Khachatryan
Penalty scored Dumanskyi
Penalty scored Chanov
Attendance: 8,500
Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Paz Goal 90+4' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)

Semi-finals[]

Argentina 2–0 Uruguay
Díaz Goal 52'
Maradona Goal 74'		 Report
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 20,000
Poland 0–1 Soviet Union
Report Ponomaryov Goal 50'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)

Third place play-off[]

Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) Poland
Paz Goal 9' Report Pałasz Goal 26'
Penalties
5–3
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thomson Chan Tam Sun (Hong Kong)

Final[]

Main article: 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship Final
Argentina 3–1 Soviet Union
Alves Goal 68'
Díaz Goal 71'
Maradona Goal 76'		 Report Ponomaryov Goal 52'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 52,000

Result[]

 FIFA World Youth Championship 1979 Winners 

Argentina
First title

Awards[]

Golden Shoe Golden Ball Fair Play Award
Argentina Ramón Díaz Argentina 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

Final ranking[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
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
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Host

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