| FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the Kodak Cup 1985 FIFA U-16世界锦标赛 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | July 31 – August 11 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  West Germany |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,230,976 (38,468 per match) |
| Top scorer | Marcel Witeczek (8 goals) |
| Best player | William |
| Fair play award | West Germany |
1987 → | |
The1985FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities ofBeijing,Shanghai,Tianjin, andDalian inPeople's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, could participate in this tournament. The total attendance for the tournament was a record 1,230,976. The 2017 U-17 World Cup surpassed this, with a record attendance of 1,347,133.[1]
| Beijing | Dalian | Shanghai | Tianjin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers' Stadium | People's Stadium | Hongkou Stadium | Minyuan Stadium |
| Capacity:80,000 | Capacity:40,000 | Capacity:32,220 | Capacity:18,000 |
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For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
Asia Africa CONCACAF | South America Europe Oceania
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Guinea | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Koita 68' | Report |
| Bolivia | 1–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Etcheverry 31' | Report | McPhail 51' Pride 64' |
| China | 3–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Cao Xiandong 20' Guo Zhuang 22'Sun Bowei 25' | Report | Pride 75' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| Argentina | 1–1 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Cáceres 16' | Report | Gabriel 15' |
| Australia | 1–0 | West Germany |
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| Trimboli 12' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Al Dosary 25' Al Suraiti 63'Al Razgan 66'Al Fahad 68' | Report | Medford 12' |
| Costa Rica | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Caverzan 17' Bresciani 46' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Al Boushal 4',61' Al Razgan 78' (pen.) | Report | Bresciani 37' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 7 –Beijing | ||||||||||
| China | 2 | |||||||||
| August 9 –Beijing | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| August 7 –Dalian | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
| August 11 –Beijing | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| August 7 –Tianjin | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| August 9 –Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Guinea (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Nigeria (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 7 –Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 1 (2) | Third place | ||||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||||||
| August 11 –Beijing | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 2–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Guo Zhuang 14' Tu Shengqiao 39' | Report | Witeczek 10',37',45' Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.) |
| West Germany | 4–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Witeczek 15',57',66' Konerding 47' | Report | Bismarck 6' Andre Cruz 37'Rodrigues 70' |
| West Germany | 0–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Akpoborie 4' Igbinoba 79' |
| 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners |
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 Nigeria First title |
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won theGolden Shoe award for scoring eight goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
Diego ÁlvarezFernando CáceresLorenzo Frutos Craig NavenStan Thodis
Erwin SánchezMarco EtcheverryAndre CruzMarquesNatalino Rodrigues AntunesCao XiandongSun BoweiTu ShengqiaoEric MantotEtienne SallesHernán MedfordLamine Touré (Guinean football player)Zsolt HuszákAndrea CaverzanFrancisco CortesFatai AtereJonathan AkpoborieJoseph BabatundeAdel Al AbdullaSaleh Al MohannadiAdel Al DosaryNasser Al FahadSaadoun Al SuraitiLarry McPhailDetlev DammeierDirk KonerdingHelmut GabrielKlaus MirwaldBi Sheng (playing against West Germany)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | |
| 2 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
| 7 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 8 | China | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | |
| 14 | Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 | |
| 15 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 | |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | |
