1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
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| 1979 FIFAワールドユース選手権 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | {{country data  Japan|flag/core|name= Japan|variant= |size=}} |
| Dates | 25 August – 7 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  USSR |
| Third place | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Poland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.59 per match) |
| Attendance | 454,500 (14,203 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Ramón Díaz (8 goals) |
| Best player | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Maradona |
← 1977 1981 → | |
1979 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Japan from 25 August to 7 September.
Qualification
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Venues
| Tokyo |
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Omiya |
|---|---|---|
| National Stadium | Omiya Stadium | |
 |
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| Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 15,500 | |
| Kobe | Yokohama | |
| Chuo Stadium | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | |
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| Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 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 | ||||||||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Algeria
|
0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal
|
0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| USSR
|
1 | |||||||||
| Spain
|
0 (3) | |||||||||
| Poland
|
0 (4) | |||||||||
| Poland
|
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| USSR
|
1 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 2 (5) | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 1 (5) | |||||||
| USSR
|
2 (6) | Poland
|
1 (3) | |||||||
1979 FIFA World Youth Championship Media
Diego Maradona was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament
Ramón Díaz, top scorer of the tournament
