1979 FIFA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP


The '1979 FIFA World Youth Championship', the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from August 26 to September 7, 1979. The tournament took place in four venues — Kobe, Omiya, Tokyo and Yokohama — 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. The winner was Argentina, who beat holders Soviet Union by 3–1, in a final held at Tokyo's National Stadium.

Contents
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Result
Awards
External link

Group stage


Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage


Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Result


FIFA World Youth Championship 1979 Winners

'Argentina'
'1st Title'

Awards


Golden ShoeGolden BallFair Play Award
Ramón Díaz Diego Maradona

External link



FIFA.com: 1979 World Youth Championship

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