| بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم 1977 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 27 June – 10 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer | Guina (4 goals) |
| Best player | Vladimir Bessonov |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
1979 → | |
The1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of theFIFA World Youth Championship, hosted byTunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977, in three venues —Tunis,Sousse andSfax. The 28 matches played were the smallest number in tournament history. TheUSSR U20s defeatedMexico U20s in apenalty shootout, in the final held at Tunis'sStade El Menzah.
The Tournament Committee was chaired byFIFA Vice-PresidentHarry Cavan, who had spearheaded the creation of the World Youth Championship.
For a list of all squads that began play in the group stage of the tournament, see1977 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
| Tunis | Tunis | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade El Menzah | Stade Chedly Zouiten | |
 |  | |
| Capacity:45,000 | Capacity:18,000 | |
| Sousse | Sfax | |
| Stade Olympique de Sousse | Stade Ameur El-Gargouri | |
 |  | |
| Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:4,000 |
The group winners advanced directly to the semifinals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Tunisia(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 |
| France | 1–2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Bacconnier 75' | (Report)[1] | Escobar 29' Casas 60' |
| Spain | 0–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ben Fattoum 52' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 |  Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 |  Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Italy | 1–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Capuzzo 11' | (Report) | Kouassi 77' |
| Brazil | 5–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Guina 22',29',39' Paulo Roberto 37'Júnior Brasília 52' | (Report) | Rajabi 55' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Ya Semon 46' | (Report) | Cléber 89' |
| Iran | 3–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Asheri 31',87' Barzegar 80' | (Report) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 |  Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 1–2 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Battaglia 38' | (Report) | Khidiyatullin 29' Bessonov 59' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 July –Tunis | ||||||
| Mexico (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| 10 July –Tunis | ||||||
| Brazil | 1 (3) | |||||
| Mexico | 2 (8) | |||||
| 7 July –Tunis | ||||||
| Soviet Union (p) | 2 (9) | |||||
| Uruguay | 0 (3) | |||||
| Soviet Union (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 July –Tunis | ||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||
| Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Rergis 53' | (Report) | Jorge Luís 59' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 | ||
| Uruguay | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
| Brazil | 4–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Cléber 13' Paulo Roberto 30'Paulinho 53'Tião 69' | (Report) |
| FIFA World Youth Championship 1977 winners |
|---|
 Soviet Union First title |
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Guina | Vladimir Bessonov | Brazil |
Guina of Brazil won theGolden Boot award for scoring four goals. In total, 70 goals were scored by 49 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
Heinz Weiss
Jorge LuísJúnior BrasíliaTiãoAndre WissGerard BacconnierThierry MeyerGilberto YearwoodJosé Enrique DuartePrudencio NoralesImre NagyJános KerekesZoltán PéterReza RajabiAbdolreza BarzegarHaddi HammadiLuigi CapuzzoHonore Ya SemonLucien KouassiEduardo MosesEduardo RergisHugo RodríguezEugenio GiménezDomingo SalmaniegoJuan BattagliaVíctor MorelAndrei BalVagiz KhidiyatullinJosé CasasAli Ben FattoumAlberto BicaDaniel EnriqueVenancio RamosVíctor Diogo| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 8 | Third place |
| 4 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 |  France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 14 | Tunisia(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 15 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 16 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
