1977 FIFA World U-20 Championship

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1977 FIFA World Youth Championship - Tunisia
Teams 16
Host Tunisia
Champions USSR (1st title)
Matches played 28
Goals scored 70 (average 2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil Quina
4 goals

The 1977 FIFA World U-20 Championships is the inaugural staging of FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held in Tunisia from June 27 to July 10, 1977. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union after defeating Mexico on penalties.

Contents

[edit] Group stages

[edit] Group A (Tunis)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Mexico 4 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6
Spain 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
France 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
Tunisia 2 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6
Date Time Team Score Team Report
June 27, 1977 12:00 France 1–2 Spain Report
June 27, 1977 16:00 Mexico 6–0 Tunisia Report
June 30, 1977 12:00 Spain 1–1 Mexico Report
June 30, 1977 16:00 Tunisia 0–1 France Report
July 3, 1977 12:00 France 1–1 Mexico Report
July 3, 1977 16:00 Spain 0–1 Tunisia Report

[edit] Group B (Tunis)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Uruguay 6 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
Honduras 4 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2
Hungary 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
Morocco 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6
Date Time Team Score Team Report
June 28, 1977 12:00 Morocco 0–1 Honduras Report
June 28, 1977 16:00 Uruguay 2–1 Hungary Report
July 1, 1977 12:00 Honduras 0–1 Uruguay Report
July 1, 1977 16:00 Hungary 2–0 Morocco Report
July 4, 1977 12:00 Hungary 0–2 Honduras Report
July 4, 1977 16:00 Uruguay 3–0 Morocco Report

[edit] Group C (Sousse)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Brazil 5 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6
Iran 3 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1
Italy 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2
Côte d'Ivoire 2 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3
Date Time Team Score Team Report
June 27, 1977 12:00 Italy 1–1 Côte d'Ivoire Report
June 27, 1977 16:00 Brazil 5–1 Iran Report
June 30, 1977 12:00 Iran 0–0 Italy Report
June 30, 1977 16:00 Côte d'Ivoire 1–1 Brazil Report
July 3, 1977 12:00 Iran 3–0 Côte d'Ivoire Report
July 3, 1977 16:00 Brazil 2–0 Italy Report

[edit] Group D (Sfax)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
USSR 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
Paraguay 4 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
Iraq 2 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2
Austria 1 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5
Date Time Team Score Team Report
June 28, 1977 12:00 USSR 3–1 Iraq Report
June 28, 1977 16:00 Austria 0–1 Paraguay Report
July 1, 1977 12:00 Iraq 5–1 Austria Report
July 1, 1977 16:00 Paraguay 1–2 USSR Report
July 4, 1977 12:00 Paraguay 4–0 Iraq Report
July 4, 1977 16:00 Austria 0–0 USSR Report

[edit] Knockout stages (Tunis)

  Semi finals Finals
             
6 July - Report
  Mexico (PSO) 1 (5)  
  Brazil 1 (3)  
 
10 July - Report
      Mexico 2 (8)
    USSR (PSO) 2 (9)
 
 
Third place
6 July - Report 9 July - Report
  Uruguay 0 (3)   Brazil  4
  USSR (PSO) 0 (4)     Uruguay  0


[edit] Awards

Golden Shoe Golden Ball Fair Play Award
Flag of Brazil Quina Flag of Soviet Union Vladimir Bessonov Brazil

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