1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
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| 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Australia |
| Dates | October 3–October 18 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 West Germany (1st title) |
Second place  |
 Qatar |
Third place  |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 85 (2.66 per match) |
| Attendance | 443,094 (13,847 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ralf Loose Roland Wohlfarth Taher Amer Mark Koussas(4 goals) |
| Best player | Romulus Gabor |
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from October 3 to October 18, 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 surprising Qatar by 4–0, in a final held at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Contents |
[edit] Group stage
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Qatar |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Poland |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 USA |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| October 3, 1981 18:30 |
Poland |
0–1 | Qatar |
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 17,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia) |
| (Report) | Beleal 37' |
| October 3, 1981 20:30 |
USA |
0–3 | Uruguay |
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 17,200 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain) |
| (Report) | López Báez 5' Aguilera 60' Da Silva 67' |
| October 6, 1981 18:30 |
USA |
1–1 | Qatar |
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 10,122 Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia) [1] |
| Devey 43' | (Report) | Beleal 56' |
| October 6, 1981 20:30 |
Uruguay |
1–0 | Poland |
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 10,122 Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico) |
| Da Silva 58' | (Report) |
| October 8, 1981 19:00 |
Qatar |
0–1 | Uruguay |
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Stanislas Kamdem (Cameroon) |
| (Report) | Villazán 52' |
| October 8, 1981 21:00 |
Poland |
4–0 | USA |
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia) |
| Rzepka 17' Kowalik 18' Dziekanowski 65', 67' |
(Report) |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Romania |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Korea Republic |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
 Italy |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| October 3, 1981 18:30 |
Italy |
1–4 | Korea Republic |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 13,538 Referee: Gastón Castro (Chile) |
| Mariani 83' | (Report) | Kwak Sung-Ho 7' Choi Soon-Ho 12', 29' Lee Kyung-Nam 88' |
| October 3, 1981 20:30 |
Romania |
1–1 | Brazil |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 13,538 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
| Zamfir 82' | (Report) | Leomir 67' |
| October 6, 1981 18:45 |
Romania |
1–0 | Korea Republic |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Jorge Romero (Argentina) |
| Sertov 5' | (Report) |
| October 6, 1981 20:45 |
Brazil |
1–0 | Italy |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany) |
| Djalma Baia 56' | (Report) |
| October 8, 1981 18:45 |
Korea Republic |
0–3 | Brazil |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Hussein Fahmy Baheig (Egypt) |
| (Report) | Paulo Roberto 48' Ronaldo 61' Jun Jong-Son 79' (o.g.) |
| October 8, 1981 20:45 |
Italy |
0–1 | Romania |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland) |
| (Report) | Gabor 56' (pen.) |
[edit] Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Egypt |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
 Mexico |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain_(1977-1981).svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| October 3, 1981 19:00 |
Spain |
2–2 | Egypt |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Lee Woo Bong (South Korea) |
| S. López 65' Nadal 74' |
(Report) | Amer 6', 78' |
| October 3, 1981 21:00 |
West Germany |
1–0 | Mexico |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland) |
| Loose 2' | (Report) |
| October 6, 1981 19:00 |
West Germany |
1–2 | Egypt |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 14,120 Referee: Rómulo Méndez Molina (Guatemala) |
| Loose 35' | (Report) | Helmi 31' Amer 54' (pen.) |
| October 6, 1981 21:00 |
Mexico |
1–1 | Spain |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 14,120 Referee: José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay) |
| Coss 75' | (Report) | S. López 45' (pen.) |
| October 8, 1981 18:30 |
Egypt |
3–3 | Mexico |
Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 8,150 Referee: Henning Lund-Sorensen (Denmark) |
| Guillén 33' (o.g.) Saleh 64', 71' |
(Report) | Vaca 18' Farfán 28' Ríos 69' |
| October 8, 1981 20:30 |
Spain |
2–4 | West Germany |
Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 14,120 Referee: Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil) |
| F. López 72' Fabregat 78' |
(Report) | Trieb 29' Wohlfarth 47', 85' Anthes 55' |
[edit] Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Argentina_(alternative).svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Cameroon |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| October 3, 1981 13:00 |
England |
2–0 | Cameroon |
Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 15,814 Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan) |
| Finnigan 57' Dey 78' |
(Report) |
| October 3, 1981 15:00 |
Australia |
2–1 | Argentina |
Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 15,814 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland) |
| Koussas 79' Hunter 89' |
(Report) | Morresi 66' |
| October 5, 1981 15:00 |
Australia |
3–3 | Cameroon |
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 13,797 Referee: Toros Kibritjian (Syria) |
| Mitchell 9' Koussas 53', 78' (pen.) |
(Report) | Olle Olle 17' Djonkep 35', 52' |
| October 5, 1981 15:00 |
England |
1–1 | Argentina |
Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 16,674 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy) |
| Small 79' | (Report) | Urruti 57' |
| October 8, 1981 19:00 |
Cameroon |
0–1 | Argentina |
Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 28,932 Referee: Mubarak Waleed Saeed (Qatar) |
| (Report) | Cecchi 6' |
| October 8, 1981 21:00 |
England |
1–1 | Australia |
Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 28,932 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania) |
| Small 82' | (Report) | Koussas 7' |
[edit] Knockout stage
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 October - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Uruguay |
1 | |||||||||
| 14 October - Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Romania |
2 | |||||||||
| Romania |
0 | |||||||||
| 11 October - Canberra | ||||||||||
| West Germany (AET) |
1 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
1 | |||||||||
| 18 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
4 | |||||||||
| 11 October - Newcastle | ||||||||||
| Qatar |
0 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
2 | |||||||||
| 14 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| Qatar |
3 | |||||||||
| Qatar |
2 | Third place | ||||||||
| 11 October - Sydney | ||||||||||
| England |
1 | |||||||||
| England |
4 | Romania |
1 | |||||||
| Egypt |
2 | England |
0 | |||||||
| 17 October - Adelaide | ||||||||||
[edit] Quarter-finals
| October 11, 1981 15:00 |
Uruguay |
1–2 | Romania |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy) |
| Berruetta 60' | (Report) | Eduard 25' Fisic 84' |
| October 11, 1981 15:00 |
Brazil |
2–3 | Qatar |
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 12,993 Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico) |
| Ronaldo 27', 78' | (Report) | Almuhannadi 10', 54', 87' |
| October 11, 1981 15:00 |
West Germany |
1–0 | Australia |
Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 13,780 Referee: Henning Lund-Sorensen (Denmark) |
| Wohlfarth 69' | (Report) |
| October 11, 1981 15:00 |
England |
4–2 | Egypt |
Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 8,293 Referee: José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay) |
| Webb 41', 64', 82' Cooke 60' |
(Report) | Amer 28' (pen.) Saleh 40' |
[edit] Semi-finals
| October 14, 1981 20:00 |
Qatar |
2–1 | England |
Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 12,476 Referee: Jorge Romero (Argentina) |
| Beleal 12' Alsada 62' |
(Report) | Small 70' |
| October 14, 1981 20:30 |
Romania |
0–1 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland) |
| (Report) | Schoen 103' |
[edit] Third place play-off
| October 17, 1981 15:00 |
Romania |
1–0 | England |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Henning Lund-Sorensen (Denmark) |
| Gabor 36' | (Report) |
[edit] Final
| October 18, 1981 15:00 |
West Germany |
4–0 | Qatar |
Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 18,531 Referee: Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil) |
| Loose 28', 66' Wohlfarth 42' Anthes 86' |
(Report) |
[edit] Result
| 1981 World Youth Championship Winners |
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 West Germany First title |
[edit] Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
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| Mark Koussas |
Romulus Gabor |
Australia |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Actually Eritrea, as the FIFA anachronistically reports.
[edit] External links
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International football
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