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| 1979 FIFAワールドユース選手権 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Japan |
| Dates | 25 August – 7 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Soviet Union |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Poland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.59 per match) |
| Attendance | 454,500 (14,203 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ramón Díaz (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Diego Maradona |
| Fair play award | Poland |
1979 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Japan from 25 August to 7 September.
Qualification
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- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Venues
[change | change source]| Tokyo | Omiya | |
|---|---|---|
| National Stadium | Omiya Stadium | |
 |  | |
| Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 15,500 | |
| Kobe | Yokohama | |
| Chuo Stadium | Yokohama Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | |
 | ||
| Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Results
[change | change source]Group stage
[change | change source]Group A
[change | change source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
Group B
[change | change source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
 Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
 Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
 Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0 |
Group C
[change | change source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
 Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
 South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
 Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
Group D
[change | change source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
 Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
 Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
Knockout stage
[change | change source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||