1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
1979 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Japan from 25 August to 7 September.
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Algeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Mexico |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
 Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
 Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
 Indonesia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
 Korea Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
 Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
 USSR |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
 Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
 Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Argentina
|
5 | |||||||||
| Algeria
|
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina
|
2 | |||||||||
| Uruguay
|
0 | |||||||||
| Uruguay
|
1 | |||||||||
| Portugal
|
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina
|
3 | |||||||||
| USSR
|
1 | |||||||||
| Spain
|
0 (3) | |||||||||
| Poland
|
0 (4) | |||||||||
| Poland
|
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| USSR
|
1 | |||||||||
| Paraguay
|
2 (5) | Uruguay
|
1 (5) | |||||||
| USSR
|
2 (6) | Poland
|
1 (3) | |||||||
1979 FIFA World Youth Championship Media
Yamazaki-nabisco-Cup final 2004
Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium, R1068484
Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Diego Maradona was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament
Ramón Díaz, top scorer of the tournament
