1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryScotland
Dates10–24 June
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored77 (2.41 per match)
Attendance256,000 (8,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bahrain
Guinea Fode Camara
Portugal Gil Gomes
Portugal Tulipa
Saudi Arabia Khalid Al Rowaihi
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Scotland James Will
Fair play award Bahrain
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The 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the third edition of the tournament, was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989. Players born after 1 August 1972 could participate in this tournament. Saudi Arabia won the tournament and became the first Asian team to win a FIFA tournament. As of November 2019, they also became the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.

The winning team was later accused of fielding several over-age players, but no formal investigation was conducted.[1][2]

Qualified teams[]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1988 AFC U-16 Championship  Bahrain
 China PR
 Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa) 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup  Ghana
 Guinea
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean) 		1988 CONCACAF U-16 Tournament  Canada
 Cuba
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1988 South American U-16 Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
 Colombia
OFC (Oceania)  Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation  Scotland
1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  
 Portugal

Squads[]

For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.

Referees[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Bahrain 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Scotland 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
 Ghana 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2 Eliminated
 Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6 1


Scotland 0–0 Ghana
(Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee:
Cuba 0–3 Bahrain
(Report) Goal 40' (pen.), 52' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee:
Scotland 3–0 Cuba
Goal 30'
McGoldrick Goal 32', 39'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,000
Ghana 0–1 Bahrain
(Report) Goal 42'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee:
Scotland 1–1 Bahrain
Goal 2' (Report) Goal 33'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee:
Cuba 2–2 Ghana
Goal 9'
Goal 24'		 (Report) Aryee Goal 22'
Asare Goal 72'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee:

Group B[]

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 East Germany 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4 Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
 United States 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 3 Eliminated
 Australia 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1


 1–0 Australia
Goal 51' (Report)
Attendance: 3,300
United States 1–0 Brazil
Baba Goal 37' (Report)
Attendance: 3,300
Referee:
 5–2 United States
Konetzke Goal 7', 33'
Seifert Goal 12', 31'
Rydlewicz Goal 45'		 (Report) Baba Goal 36'
Goal 76'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee:
Australia 1–3 Brazil
Corica Goal 50' (Report) Goal 11', 34'
Marcio Goal 36'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee:
 1–2 Brazil
Knuth Goal 29' (Report) Márcio Goal 4'
Fred Goal 70'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:
Australia 2–2 United States
Goal 71'
Goal 73'		 (Report) Goal 6'
Haskins Goal 70'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:

Group C[]

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 5 Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
 China PR 3 1 1 1 1 3 –2 3 Eliminated
 Canada 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0


Argentina 0–0 China PR
(Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:
Nigeria 4–0 Canada
Goal 27', 75'
Goal 56'
Ikpeba Goal 78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:
Argentina 0–0 Nigeria
(Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:
China PR 1–0 Canada
Gao Feng Goal 34' (Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:
Argentina 4–1 Canada
Paris Goal 9'
Goal 38'
Goal 40'
Goal 74'		 (Report) Medero Goal 19' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:
China PR 0–3 Nigeria
(Report) Goal 12'
Ikpeba Goal 22'
Goal 39'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:

Group D[]

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 4 Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
 Guinea 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Eliminated
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1


Guinea 1–1 Colombia
Camara Goal 2' (Report) Goal 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:
Saudi Arabia 2–2 Portugal
Goal 60', 80' (Report) Figo Goal 17' (pen.)
Gil Goal 23'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:
Guinea 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Oularé Goal 56'
Camara Goal 62'		 (Report) Goal 52' (o.g.)
Al Rowaihi Goal 71'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Arlington Success
Colombia 2–3 Portugal
Goal 27'
Goal 79'		 (Report) Goal 2' (o.g.)
Gil Goal 44'
Adalberto Goal 78'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee:
Guinea 1–1 Portugal
Camara Goal 24' (Report) Goal 80'
Attendance: 4,000
Colombia 0–1 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al Rowaihi Goal 80'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:

Knockout stage[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
June 17 – Motherwell
 
 
 Bahrain (pen.)0 (4)
 
June 20 – Motherwell
 
 Brazil0 (1)
 
 Bahrain0
 
June 17 – Dundee
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 Nigeria0 (0)
 
June 24 – Glasgow
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)0 (2)
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)2 (5)
 
June 17 – Aberdeen
 
 Scotland2 (4)
 
 0
 
June 20 – Edinburgh
 
 Scotland1
 
 Portugal0
 
June 17 – Edinburgh
 
 Scotland1 Third place
 
 Portugal2
 
June 23 – Edinburgh
 
 Argentina1
 
 Bahrain0
 
 
 Portugal3
 

Quarter-finals[]

Bahrain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Brazil
(Report)
Penalties
Habib Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 4 – 1 Penalty scored Andrei
Penalty missed Fred
Penalty missed Marcio
Attendance: 9,500
Referee:
 0–1 Scotland
(Report) 80'
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Juan Pablo Escobar
Nigeria 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 pen.)		 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 5,500
Referee:
Portugal 2–1 Argentina
Figo 23'
Tulipa 46'		 (Report) 8'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:

Semifinals[]

Bahrain 0–1 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al Rowaihi 47'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee:
Portugal 0–1 Scotland
(Report) O'Neil 54'
Attendance: 29,000
Referee:

Playoff for 3rd place[]

Bahrain 0–3 Portugal
(Report) Tulipa Goal 24', 64'
Gil Goal 52'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:

Final[]

Saudi Arabia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Scotland
Goal 49'
Goal 65'		 (Report) Goal 7'
Dickov Goal 25'
Penalties
Penalty scored
Al Mousa Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty missed Dickov
Penalty scored Bollan
Penalty scored McLaren
Penalty scored Bain
Penalty scored Marshall
Penalty missed O'Neil
Attendance: 50,956
Referee: Guatemala

Result[]

 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Goalscorers[]

Fode Camara of Guinea won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 77 goals were scored by 55 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Argentina Luis Medero (against Canada)
  • Colombia (against Portugal)
  • Guinea (against Saudi Arabia)

Final ranking[]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Saudi Arabia 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 8
2  Scotland 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9
3  Portugal 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 8
4  Bahrain 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Nigeria 4 2 2 0 7 0 +7 6
6  Brazil 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
7   4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 4
8  Argentina 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
Eliminated at the group stage
9  United States 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 3
10  China PR 3 1 1 1 1 3 –2 3
11  Guinea 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
12  Ghana 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
13  Colombia 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
14  Australia 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1
15  Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6 1
16  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Freeze frame: FIFA under-16 World Cup Final, 24 June 1989 Scotland 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (after extra time): Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalties". The Scotsman. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ "How Scotland almost won a World Cup at Hampden in 1989". BBC Sport. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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