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1979 FIFA World Youth Championship

The1979 FIFA World Youth Championship,the second staging of theFIFA World Youth Championship,was held inJapanfrom 26 August to 7 September 1979. It was the first FIFA tournament played in Asia. The tournament took place in four cities —Kobe,Omiya,TokyoandYokohama— 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 World Youth Championship
1979 FIFAワールドユース tuyển thủ 権
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates25 August – 7 September
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina(1st title)
Runners-upSoviet Union
Third placeUruguay
Fourth placePoland
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored83 (2.59 per match)
Attendance454,500 (14,203 per match)
Top scorer(s)ArgentinaRamón Díaz(8 goals)
Best player(s)ArgentinaDiego Maradona
Fair play awardPoland
←1977
1981→

Argentinawon the trophy after beating holdersSoviet Union3–1, in afinalheld at Tokyo'sNational Stadium.Argentinafielded an attack-minded high-scoring team, averaging 3.33 goals per game. They were led by the powerful duo ofDiego MaradonaandRamón Díaz,who were the tournament's best player and top scorer respectively. Between the two of them, they scored 14 ofArgentina's20 goals (70%).

Qualification

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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

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For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Venues

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Tokyo
Omiya
National Stadium Omiya Stadium
Capacity:48,000 Capacity:15,500
Kobe Yokohama
Chuo Stadium Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Capacity:13,000 Capacity:15,000

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Spain 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 4 Advance toknockout 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)Hosts
Mexico1–1Algeria
Hernández24' Report Yahi67'
Attendance: 30,000
Japan0–1Spain
Report Zúñiga51'
Attendance: 30,000
Spain2–1Mexico
Joaquín8'
Gail74'		 Report Díaz56'
Attendance: 28,000
Algeria0–0Japan
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Spain0–1Algeria
Report Bendjaballah15'
Attendance: 20,000
Japan1–1Mexico
Mizunuma58' Report Romero69'
Attendance: 38,000

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Advance toknockout 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
Poland2–0Yugoslavia
Pałasz49'
Frankowski76'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Argentina5–0Indonesia
Díaz10',23',25'
Maradona19',39'		 Report
Attendance: 15,500
Yugoslavia0–1Argentina
Report Escudero55'
Attendance: 9,500
Indonesia0–6Poland
Report Pałasz11',37'
Janiec12'
Baran22',31'
Buda73'
Attendance: 9,000
Poland1–4Argentina
Pałasz27' Report Maradona7'
Calderón23',70'
Simón35'
Attendance: 12,500
Yugoslavia5–0Indonesia
Smajić5',77'
Milosavljević19',63'
Mlinarić73'		 Report
Attendance: 7,500

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Paraguay 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 4 Advance toknockout 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
Canada3–1Portugal
Segota7',66'
Nagy79'		 Report Grilo46'
Attendance: 10,000
Paraguay3–0South Korea
Romero5'
Cabañas70',74'		 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Portugal1–0Paraguay
Ferreira23' Report
Attendance: 5,000
South Korea1–0Canada
Lee Tae-ho63' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Canada0–3Paraguay
Report Romero37',58'
Isasi40'
Attendance: 7,500
Portugal0–0South Korea
Report
Attendance: 7,500

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Advance toknockout 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 Union5–1Hungary
Ponomaryov24'
Stukashov41'
Zavarov57'
Taran71',78'		 Report Kardos9'
Attendance: 7,000
Uruguay5–0Guinea
Molina7'
Revelez22',74'
Paz53'
Vargas76'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Hungary0–2Uruguay
Report Vargas23'
Paz35'
Attendance: 4,000
Guinea0–3Soviet Union
Report Olefirenko6'
Mikhalevsky59'
Radenko80'
Attendance: 4,000
Soviet Union0–1Uruguay
Report Martínez66'
Attendance: 5,000
Hungary2–0Guinea
Segesvári17'
Kerepeczky80'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
2 September –National Stadium
Argentina5
4 September –National Stadium
Algeria0
Argentina2
2 September –Yokohama
Uruguay0
Uruguay(a.e.t.)1
7 September –National Stadium
Portugal0
Argentina3
2 September –Omiya
Soviet Union1
Spain0 (3)
4 September –Kobe
Poland(p)0 (4)
Poland0
2 September –Kobe
Soviet Union1 Third place
Paraguay2 (5)
6 September –National Stadium
Soviet Union(p)2 (6)
Uruguay(p)1 (5)
Poland1 (3)

Quarter-finals

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Spain0–0 (a.e.t.)Poland
Report
Penalties
Pichardo
Gail
Manolo
Zúñiga
Tendillo		 3–4 Chojnacki
Buncol
Jarosz
Pałasz
Skrobowski
Attendance: 10,000
Argentina5–0Algeria
Maradona25'
Calderón34'
Díaz39',51',66'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Paraguay2–2 (a.e.t.)Soviet Union
Romero7'
Achucarro22'		 Report Dumansky3'
Ponomaryov70'
Penalties
Miño
Valinotti
Romero
Giménez
Vera
Olmedo
Mora
Garcia
Isasi		 5–6 Ponomaryov
Polukarov
Ovchinnikov
Stukashov
Hurynovich
Mikhalevsky
Khachatryan
Dumanskyi
Chanov
Attendance: 8,500
Uruguay1–0 (a.e.t.)Portugal
Paz94' Report
Attendance: 4,000

Semi-finals

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Argentina2–0Uruguay
Díaz52'
Maradona74'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Poland0–1Soviet Union
Report Ponomaryov50'
Attendance: 5,000

Third place play-off

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Uruguay1–1 (a.e.t.)Poland
Paz9' Report Pałasz26'
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 8,000

Final

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Main article:1979 FIFA World Youth Championship Final
Argentina3–1Soviet Union
Alves68'
Díaz71'
Maradona76'		 Report Ponomaryov52'
Attendance: 52,000

Result

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FIFA World Youth Championship 1979 winners

Argentina
First title

Awards

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Diego Maradona was awarded theGolden Ballas the best player of the tournament
Golden Shoe Golden Ball Fair Play Award
Ramón Díaz Diego Maradona Poland

Goalscorers

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Ramón Díaz of Argentina won theGolden Bootaward for scoring eight goals. In total, 83 goals were scored by 48 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

Ramón Díaz, top scorer of the tournament
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking

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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
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(H)Hosts
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