1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
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| 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship - Japan | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Host | Japan |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 83 (average 2.59 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ramón Díaz8 goals |
The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship is 2nd staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from August 26 to September 7, 1979 in Japan. Argentina defeating Soviet Union 3–1 to win the title.
Indonesia
Korea Republic
Japan
Canada
Mexico
USSR
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Uruguay
Argentina
Paraguay
Spain
Portugal
Algeria
Guinea
Poland
[edit] Group stages
[edit] Group A
| August 25, 1979 16:20 |
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| Mexico |
1–1 | Algeria |
Tokyo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Anatoly Milchenko |
| Hernandez 24' | (Report) | Yahi 67' |
| August 25, 1979 19:00 |
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| Japan |
0–1 | Spain |
Tokyo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marjan Raus |
| (Report) | Zuniga 51' |
| August 27, 1979 16:20 |
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| Spain |
2–1 | Mexico |
Tokyo Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Jose Ramiz Wright |
| Paichardo 8' Gail Martin 74' |
(Report) | Diaz 56' |
| August 27, 1979 19:05 |
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| Algeria |
0–0 | Japan |
Tokyo Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Hector Ortiz Ramirez |
| (Report) |
| August 29, 1977 16:20 |
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| Spain |
0–1 | Algeria |
Tokyo Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kosasih Kartadiredia |
| (Report) | Bendjaballah 15' |
| August 29, 1979 19:00 |
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| Japan |
1–1 | Mexico |
Tokyo Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Laszlo Padar |
| Mizunuma 58' | (Report) | Romero 69' |
[edit] Group B
| August 26, 1979 16:20 |
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| Poland |
2–0 | Yugoslavia |
Omiya Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo |
| Pałasz 49' Frankowski 76' |
(Report) |
| August 26, 1979 19:00 |
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| Argentina |
5–0 | Indonesia |
Omiya Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Rolando Fusco |
| Díaz 10', 23', 25' Maradona 19', 39' |
(Report) |
| August 28, 1979 16:20 |
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| Yugoslavia |
0–1 | Argentina |
Omiya Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Andre Daina |
| (Report) | Escudero 55' |
| August 28, 1979 19:00 |
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| Indonesia |
0–6 | Poland |
Omiya Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Kazuo Yasudo |
| (Report) | Pałasz 11', 37' Janiec 12' Baran 31' Buda 73' |
| August 30, 1979 16:20 |
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| Poland |
1–4 | Argentina |
Omiya Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Marcel van Langenhove |
| Pałasz 27' | (Report) | Maradona 7' Calderón 23', 70' Simon 35' |
| August 30, 1979 19:00 |
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| Yugoslavia |
5–0 | Indonesia |
Omiya Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Toshio Asami |
| Smajic 5', 77' Milosavljevic 19', 63' Mlinaric 73' |
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International football
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Tunisia 1977 | Japan 1979 | Australia 1981 | Mexico 1983 | USSR 1985 | Chile 1987 | Saudi Arabia 1989 | Portugal 1991 | Australia 1993 | Qatar 1995 | Malaysia 1997 | Nigeria 1999 | Argentina 2001 | United Arab Emirates 2003 | Netherlands 2005 | Canada 2007 | Egypt 2009 |
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