| 3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Scotland |
| Dates | 10–24 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 77 (2.41 per match) |
| Attendance | 256,000 (8,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Khaled Jasem Fode CamaraGil GomesTulipaKhalid Al Rowaihi(3 goals each) |
| Best player | James Will |
| Fair play award | Bahrain |
←1987 1991 → | |
The1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the third edition of thetournament, was held in the Scottish cities ofGlasgow,Edinburgh,Motherwell,Aberdeen, andDundee between 10 and 24 June 1989. Players born after 1 August 1972 could participate in this tournament.Saudi Arabia won the tournament and became the first Asian team to win a FIFA tournament. As of November 2025, they are the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.[1][2]
For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
Asia Africa CONCACAF
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| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
 Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | Eliminated |
 Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 |
| Scotland | 3–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
Lindsay 30'McGoldrick 32',39' | (Report) |
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
 Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
 United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 | Eliminated |
 Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| East Germany | 1–0 | Australia |
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| Manke 51' | (Report) |
| United States | 1–0 | Brazil |
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| Baba 37' | (Report) |
| East Germany | 5–2 | United States |
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| Konetzke 7',33' Seifert 12',31'Rydlewicz 45' | (Report) | Baba 36' Wood 76' |
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
 Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
 China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | Eliminated |
 Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated |
 Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Portugal |
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| Al Shamrani 60',80' | (Report) | Figo 17' (pen.) Gil 23' |
| Guinea | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Oularé 56' Camara 62' | (Report) | Fofana 52' (o.g.) Al Rowaihi 71' |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| June 17 –Motherwell | ||||||||||
| Bahrain(pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| June 20 –Motherwell | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| June 17 –Dundee | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 (0) | |||||||||
| June 24 –Glasgow | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia(pen.) | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia(pen.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| June 17 –Aberdeen | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| East Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| June 20 –Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| June 17 –Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| June 23 –Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 3 | |||||||||
| East Germany | 0–1 | Scotland |
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| (Report) | Lindsay 80' |
| Nigeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
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| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 0–2 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Scotland |
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| Sulaiman 49' Al Teriar 65' | (Report) | Downie 7' Dickov 25' |
| Penalties | ||
Al Hammali Al Mousa Al Shamrani  Al Theneyan Al Teriar Al Alawi | 5–4 | DickovBollanMcLarenBainMarshallO'Neil |
| 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners |
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 Saudi Arabia First title |
Fode Camara of Guinea won theGolden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 77 goals were scored by 55 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.
Claudio ParisDiego Castagno SuárezGabriel DascanioJose CastroLeonardo SelenzoAnthony PangalloJeff SuzorSteve CoricaHussain EbrahimFaisal Abdul azizMarcello MelliGao FengAlfredo NietoCarlos MorenoModesto GaibaoBernardo RosetteGeosmany ZergueraDaniel KnuthRene RydlewiczSven MankeBernard AryeeIsaac AsareSouleymane OularéBabajide OguntunaseOlusegun FetugaSunny UmoruAdalbertoSérgio LourençoAlreshoudi SulaimanWaleed Al TerairBrian O'NeilIan DownieJames BeattiePaul DickovTodd HaskinsLuis Medero (against Canada)Omar Canate (against Portugal)Mory Fofana (against Saudi Arabia)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
| 2 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 7 | East Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 | |
| 10 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 | |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 | |
| 16 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | |
