1989 FIFA World Youth Championship

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1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
1989 بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates16 February – 3 March
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Third placeFlag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored81 (2.53 per match)
Attendance643,815 (20,119 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Oleg Salenko (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Bismarck
Fair play awardFlag of the United States.svg  United States
← 1987
1991 →

The 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Saudi Arabia between 16 February and 3 March 1989. The 1989 championship was the 7th contested. The tournament took place across four cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Ta'if.

Contents

Qualification

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nationFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
1988 AFC Youth Championship Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 1
CAF (Africa) 1989 African Youth Championship Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)		 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
CONMEBOL (South America) 1988 South American U-20 Championship Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
UEFA (Europe) 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1. ^ Teams that made their debut.
2. ^ Replaced Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico, who was disqualified from the tournament due to the Cachirules scandal.

Match officials

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

King Fahd International Stadium King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 2014.jpg
King Fahd International Stadium

Group stages

The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 320123−14Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 31113303
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 31112203
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)310243+12
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Al Suraiti Soccerball shade.svg16' (Report) Adepoju Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ohenhen Soccerball shade.svg87'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
(Report) Alves Soccerball shade.svg88'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
(Report) Látal Soccerball shade.svg52'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
(Report) João Pinto Soccerball shade.svg79'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg3–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Al Harbi Soccerball shade.svg52'
Al Rowaihi Soccerball shade.svg56'
Al Debaikhi Soccerball shade.svg83'		 (Report)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Nwosu Soccerball shade.svg72' (Report) Látal Soccerball shade.svg14'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 330072+56Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 310234−12
3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 310246−22
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310224−22
Source: [ citation needed ]
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
González Soccerball shade.svg88' (Report)
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Al Nasir (Saudi Arabia)
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Tedeev Soccerball shade.svg29'
Salenko Soccerball shade.svg49', 83'		 (Report) Sibai Soccerball shade.svg65'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Juan Antonio Bava (Argentina)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
(Report) Matveev Soccerball shade.svg84'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Muñoz Soccerball shade.svg42'
Osorio Soccerball shade.svg85'		 (Report)
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 9,545
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Brenes Soccerball shade.svg80' (Report) Helou Soccerball shade.svg16', 45'
Afash Soccerball shade.svg30'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Badara Sene (Senegal)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Muñoz Soccerball shade.svg5' (Report) Timoshenko Soccerball shade.svg25'
Salenko Soccerball shade.svg29', 32'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 3300101+96Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31114403
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 310234−12
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 301219−81
Source: [ citation needed ]
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg2–0Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Marcelo Henrique Soccerball shade.svg35'
França Soccerball shade.svg68'		 (Report)
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Neil Midgley (England)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Nfaly Soccerball shade.svg42' (Report) Snow Soccerball shade.svg11'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Elías Jácome (Ecuador)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg5–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Cássio Soccerball shade.svg50'
Bismarck Soccerball shade.svg53', 83'
Sonny Anderson Soccerball shade.svg66', 80'		 (Report)
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmed Mohammed Jassim (Bahrain)
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg0–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Report) Dayak Soccerball shade.svg47'
Snow Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bismarck Soccerball shade.svg39'
Marcelo Henrique Soccerball shade.svg44'
Sonny Anderson Soccerball shade.svg55'		 (Report) Dayak Soccerball shade.svg10'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Prausse Soccerball shade.svg28'
Fuchs Soccerball shade.svg46'
Jahnig Soccerball shade.svg55'		 (Report)
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Carlos Ortiz (Colombia)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 330040+46Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31023302
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 310245−12
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 310247−32
Source: [ citation needed ]
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–1Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
(Report) Saddam Soccerball shade.svg66'
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Simeone Soccerball shade.svg12' (Report) Moisés Soccerball shade.svg26'
Villabona Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alexey Spirin (Soviet Union) [1]
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
(Report) Biazotti Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ubaldi Soccerball shade.svg89'
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Kareem Soccerball shade.svg41'
Hussein Soccerball shade.svg51'		 (Report)
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Chen Shengcai (China)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Drillestad Soccerball shade.svg43'
Johansen Soccerball shade.svg47'
Bohinen Soccerball shade.svg58'
Mellemstrand Soccerball shade.svg90'		 (Report) Pinilla Soccerball shade.svg46', 49'
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Shenaishil Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.) (Report)
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia) [2]

Knockout stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 25 - Riyadh
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
 
February 28 - Riyadh
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
 
February 25 - Jeddah
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 1
 
March 3 - Riyadh
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
 
February 25 - Dammam
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4 (3)
 
February 28 - Jeddah
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (pen.)4 (5)
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria ( aet )2
 
February 25 - Taif
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 Third place
 
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 1
 
March 3 - Riyadh
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 

Quarterfinals

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Jorge Couto Soccerball shade.svg40' (Report)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg1–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Marcelo Henrique Soccerball shade.svg15' (Report)
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Kareem Soccerball shade.svg35' (Report) Henderson Soccerball shade.svg17'
Brose Soccerball shade.svg56'
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

Semifinals

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–0Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Amaral Soccerball shade.svg68' (Report)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia) [2]
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Adepoju Soccerball shade.svg47', 93' (Report) Snow Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neil Midgley (England)

Third place play-off

Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg2–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Franca Soccerball shade.svg65'
Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg69'		 (Report)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Abel Silva Soccerball shade.svg44'
Jorge Couto Soccerball shade.svg76'		 (Report)
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)

Result

 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship winners 
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
First title

Awards

Golden ShoeGolden BallFIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Oleg Salenko Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Bismarck Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Goalscorers

Oleg Salenko of Soviet Union won the Golden Boot award for scoring five goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 650163+310Champions
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6222910−16Runners-up
3Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 6501132+1110Third place
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 621379−25Fourth place
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4310116+57Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 430152+36
7Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 410334−12
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 410335−22
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 31112203Eliminated in
Group stage
10Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)310243+12
11Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 310245−12
12Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 310234−12
13Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 310246−22
14Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 310224−22
15Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 310247−32
16Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 301219−81
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Hosts

Notes

  1. ↑ The FIFA states "Russia" here, which is an anachronism.
  2. 1 2 Actually Slovakia, as the FIFA anachronistically reports.
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