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) Flag of Argentina Ramón Díaz
8 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.


[edit] Group stages

[edit] Group A

August 25, 1979
16:20
Mexico 1–1 Algeria Tokyo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Anatoly Milchenko
Hernandez 24' (Report) Yahi 67'
August 25, 1979
19:00
Japan 0–1 Spain Tokyo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marjan Raus
(Report) Zuniga 51'
August 27, 1979
16:20
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
Algeria 0–0 Japan Tokyo
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Hector Ortiz Ramirez
(Report)
August 29, 1977
16:20
Spain 0–1 Algeria Tokyo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kosasih Kartadiredia
(Report) Bendjaballah 15'
August 29, 1979
19:00
Japan 1–1 Mexico Tokyo
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Laszlo Padar
Mizunuma 58' (Report) Romero 69'

[edit] Group B

August 26, 1979
16:20
Poland 2–0 Yugoslavia Omiya
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo
Pałasz 49'
Frankowski 76'		 (Report)
August 26, 1979
19:00
Argentina 5–0 Indonesia Omiya
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Rolando Fusco
Díaz 10', 23', 25'
Maradona 19', 39'		 (Report)
August 28, 1979
16:20
Yugoslavia 0–1 Argentina Omiya
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Andre Daina
(Report) Escudero 55'
August 28, 1979
19:00
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
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
Yugoslavia 5–0 Indonesia Omiya
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Toshio Asami
Smajic 5', 77'
Milosavljevic 19', 63'
Mlinaric 73'		 (Report)


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