1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
| بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم 1977 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | June 27–July 10 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Mexico |
| Third place |
 Brazil |
| Fourth place |
 Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Guina (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Vladimir Bessonov |
The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from June 27 to July 10, 1977. The tournament took place in four venues — Tunis, Rades, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its history. The winner was USSR, who beat Mexico by a penalty shootout, in a final held at Tunis's Stade El Menzah.
The Tournament Committee was chaired by FIFA Vice-President Harry Cavan, who had spearheaded the creation of the World Youth Championship.
Qualification
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Group stage
The group winners advanced directly to the semifinals.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 France |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Tunisia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Honduras |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
 Morocco |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Iran |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
 Italy |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
 Ivory Coast |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
June 27, 1977 16:00 |
| Brazil |
5 – 1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
Guina  22, 29, 39' Paulo Roberto 37' Júnior Brasília 52' |
(Report) | Rajabi 55' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
%3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963-1972).svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 |
 Austria |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
July 1, 1977 12:00 |
| Iraq |
5 – 1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Munshid 30' Hussain 34, 38, 90+3' [3] Hammadi 90+4' [3] |
(Report) | Weiss 28' |
July 1, 1977 16:00 |
| Paraguay |
1 – 2 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Battaglia 38' |
(Report) | Khidiyatullin 29' Bessonov 59' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 6 July - Tunis | |||||||
| Mexico (PSO) |
1 (5) | ||||||
| Brazil |
1 (3) | ||||||
| 10 July - Tunis | |||||||
| Mexico |
2 (8) | ||||||
| Soviet Union (PSO) |
2 (9) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 6 July - Tunis | 9 July - Tunis | ||||||
| Uruguay |
0 (3) | Brazil |
4 | ||||
| Soviet Union (PSO) |
0 (4) | Uruguay |
0 | ||||
Semifinals
Third place play-off
Final
July 10, 1977 18:30 |
| Mexico |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (8-9 pen.) |
Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Garduno 50' Manzo 59' |
(Report) | Bessonov 52, 88' |
Result
| FIFA World Youth Championship 1977 Winners |
|---|
Soviet Union First title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Guina |
Vladimir Bessonov |
Brazil |
Goalscorers
Guina of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 70 goals were scored by 49 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Hussein Saeed
- Agustin Manzo
- Luis Placencia
- Vladimir Bessonov
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | |
| 2 | Mexico |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 8 | |
| 4 | Uruguay |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 5 | Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Honduras |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Iran |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Iraq |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 | |
| 14 | Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 2 | |
| 15 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 | |
| 16 | Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ The official FIFA match report indicates that the first half finished 1:0 for France, but this contradicts the data on the scoring.
- ↑ The FIFA match report states "Russia" here, which is an anachronism.
- 1 2 The official FIFA report accounts no minute for this goal.
- ↑ The FIFA match report anachronistically states Eritrea.
External links
- FIFA World Youth Championship Tunisia 1977, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1977
- FIFA Technical Report
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