1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977. The tournament took place in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its history. The winner was the USSR, who beat Mexico in a penalty shootout, in the final held at Tunis's Stade El Menzah.
| بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم 1977 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | 22x20px Tunisia |
| Dates | 27 June – 10 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 22x20px USSR (1st title) |
| Runner-up | 22x20px Mexico |
| Third place | 22x20px Brazil |
| Fourth place | 22x20px Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 23x15px Guina (4 goals) |
| Best player | 23x15px Vladimir Bessonov |
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The Tournament Committee was chaired by FIFA Vice-President Harry Cavan, who had spearheaded the creation of the World Youth Championship.
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | 1977 AFC Youth Championship | 22x20px Iran 22x20px Iraq |
| CAF (Africa) | Host nation | [[File:{{{flag alias-1959}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Tunisia |
| 1977 African Youth Qualifying for World Cup | 22x20px Côte d'Ivoire 22x20px Morocco | |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1976 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament | 22x20px Honduras 22x20px Mexico |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1977 South American Youth Championship | 22x20px Brazil 22x20px Paraguay 22x20px Uruguay |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1976 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | 22x20px Austria 22x20px France 22x20px Hungary 22x20px Italy 22x20px USSR  Spain
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Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Venues
| Tunis |
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Tunis |
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| Stade El Menzah | Stade Chedly Zouiten | |
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| Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
| Sousse | Sfax | |
| Stade Olympique de Sousse | Stade Ameur El-Gargouri | |
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| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 4,000 |
Group stage
The group winners advanced directly to the semifinals.
Final
| 10 July 1977 18:30 |
Mexico 22x20px | 2 – 2 (aet) (8-9 pen.) |
22x20px USSR | Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
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| Garduno Goal 50' Manzo Goal 58' |
Bessonov Goal 43, 54' |
1977 FIFA World Youth Championship Media
- Stade olympique de Sousse.jpg
Stade olympique de Sousse