| 1989 بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 16 February – 3 March |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 643,815 (20,119 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Oleg Salenko (5 goals) |
| Best player | Bismarck |
| Fair play award | United States |
←1987 1991 → | |
The1989FIFA World Youth Championship took place inSaudi Arabia between 16 February and 3 March 1989. The 1989 championship was the 7th contested. The tournament took place across four cities:Riyadh,Jeddah,Dammam, andTaif.
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | Host nation |  Saudi Arabia |
| 1988 AFC Youth Championship |  Iraq Syria1 | |
| CAF (Africa) | 1989 African Youth Championship |  Mali1 Nigeria |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |  Costa Rica1 United States2 |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1988 South American U-20 Championship |  Argentina Brazil Colombia |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |  Czechoslovakia East Germany Norway1 Portugal Soviet Union Spain |
Mexico, who was disqualified from the tournament due to theCachirules scandal.Location of the host cities of the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. | Riyadh | Jeddah |
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| King Fahd International Stadium | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium | |
| Capacity:70,000 | Capacity:35,000 | |
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| Dammam | Taif | |
| Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | King Fahd Stadium | |
| Capacity:22 042 | Capacity:20,000 | |
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For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Al Suraiti 16' | (Report) | Adepoju 52' Ohenhen 87' |
| Czechoslovakia | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Alves 88' |
| Nigeria | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | João Pinto 79' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Al Harbi 52' Al Rowaihi 56'Al Debaikhi 83' | (Report) |
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Nwosu 72' | (Report) | Látal 14' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| González 88' | (Report) |
| Soviet Union | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Tedeev 29' Salenko 49',83' | (Report) | Sibai 65' |
| Costa Rica | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Matveev 84' |
| Colombia | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Muñoz 42' Osorio 85' | (Report) |
| Costa Rica | 1–3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Brenes 80' | (Report) | Helou 16',45' Afash 30' |
| Colombia | 1–3 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Muñoz 5' | (Report) | Timoshenko 25' Salenko 29',32' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
| Brazil | 2–0 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Henrique 35' França 68' | (Report) |
| Mali | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Nfaly 42' | (Report) | Snow 11' |
| East Germany | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Dayak 47' Snow 87' (pen.) |
| Brazil | 3–1 | United States |
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| Bismarck 39' Marcelo Henrique 44'Sonny Anderson 55' | (Report) | Dayak 10' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| Norway | 4–2 | Spain |
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| Drillestad 43' Johansen 47'Bohinen 58'Mellemstrand 90' | (Report) | Pinilla 46',49' |
| Iraq | 1–0 | Argentina |
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| Shenaishil 67' (pen.) | (Report) |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 25 -Riyadh | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| February 28 -Riyadh | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| February 25 -Jeddah | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| March 3 -Riyadh | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| February 25 -Dammam | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union | 4 (3) | |||||||||
| February 28 -Jeddah | ||||||||||
| Nigeria (p) | 4 (5) | |||||||||
| Nigeria (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| February 25 -Taif | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
| March 3 -Riyadh | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Couto 40' | (Report) |
| Soviet Union | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Kiriakov 30',58' Tedeev 45'Salenko 46' | (Report) | Oladimeji 61' Ohenhen 75'Elijah 83'Ugbade 84' |
| Penalties | ||
Salenko Bezhenar Qosimov  Benko | 3–5 | OhenOgabaOnyemacharaAdepojuElijah |
| Brazil | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Franca 65' Leonardo 69' | (Report) |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Abel Silva 44' Jorge Couto 76' | (Report) |
| 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship winners |
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 Portugal 1st title |
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Oleg Salenko | Bismarck | United States |
Oleg Salenko of Soviet Union won theGolden Boot award for scoring five goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
Diego SimeoneHumberto BiazottiMartín UbaldiCássioLeonardo AraújoDiego OsorioDanilo BrenesRónald González BrenesHenri FuchsStephan PrausseUwe JahnigLaith HusseinNaeem SaddamRadhi ShenaishilChristopher NwosuOladimeji LawalNduka UgbadeSamuel ElijahBjørn JohansenLars BohinenOystein DrillestadOyvind MellemstrandKante NfalyAbel SilvaJoão PintoJorge AmaralPaulo AlvesHamad Al DebaikhiKhaled Al HarbiKhalid Al RowaihiSaadoun Al SuraitiAndrei TimoshenkoOleg MatveevDavid VillabonaMoisés García LeónMohammad AfashYasser SibaiChris HendersonDario Brose| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Nigeria | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Brazil | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Third place |
| 4 | United States | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Iraq | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 12 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
| 16 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
