1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney—The winner was West Germany, who beat surprise packet Qatar by 4–0, in a final held at Sydney Cricket Ground.
| FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 3–18 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 87 (2.72 per match) |
| Attendance | 443,094 (13,847 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  .svg.png){kind=small} (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1980 AFC Youth Championship |  |
| CAF (Africa) | 1981 African Youth Championship |  .svg.png){kind=small} |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |   |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1981 South American Youth Championship |  .svg.png){kind=small}  |
| OFC (Oceania) | Host nation | |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship |   .svg.png){kind=small} |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| United States | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | López Báez 5' Aguilera 60' Da Silva 67' |
| United States | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Devey 43' | (Report) | Bilal 56' |
| Poland | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rzepka 17' Kowalik 18' Dziekanowski 65', 67' |
(Report) |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Italy | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mariani 83' | (Report) | Kwak 7' Choi S.H. 12', 29' Lee K.N. 88' |
| Romania | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sertov 5' | (Report) |
| South Korea | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Paulo Roberto 48' Ronaldão 61' Jun J.S. 79' (o.g.) |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| West Germany | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loose 2' | (Report) |
| West Germany | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loose 35' | (Report) | Helmi 31' Abouzaid 54' |
| Spain | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| F. López 72' Fabregat 78' |
(Report) | Trieb 29' Wohlfarth 47', 85' Anthes 55' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 October - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 14 October - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 11 October - Canberra | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 18 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 11 October - Newcastle | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 14 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 11 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 17 October - Adelaide | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Brazil | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldão 27', 78' | (Report) | Al-Muhannadi 10', 54', 87' |
| West Germany | 1–0 | |
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| Wohlfarth 69' | (Report) |
Semi-finals
| Romania | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Schön 103' |
Third place play-off
Final
| West Germany | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loose 28', 66' Wohlfarth 42' Anthes 86' |
(Report) |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
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Goalscorers
Mark Koussas of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 87 goals were scored by 56 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 7 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 6 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 7 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 4 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | |
| 11 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 | |
| 14 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 | |
| 16 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | |
Notes
- Actually Eritrea, as the FIFA anachronistically reports.
External links
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