1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
International football competition
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The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fourth edition FIFA World Youth Championship tournament, hosted from 2 June to 19 June 1983 in seven venues in Mexico — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were played. Brazil U20 defeated Argentina, 1–0, at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium to claim its inaugural tournament title of five.
Host countryMexico
Dates2–19 June
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venues7 (in 7 host cities)
| Copa Mundial Juvenil México '83 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 2–19 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venues | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,155,160 (36,099 per match) |
| Top scorer | Geovani (6 goals) |
| Best player | Geovani |
| Fair play award | South Korea |
← 1981 1985 → | |
This edition still retains the record average daily attendance of 36,099 in the tournament's history. This test of Mexico's capacity and capability to host a major FIFA tournament was recognized in May to host the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Qualification
- 1.^Teams that made their debut.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Mexico (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Dobbin  62', 78' |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| No In-woo 29' Shin Yon-ho 89' |
(Report) | Reyna 10' |
| Australia | 1–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown 53' |
(Report) | Kim Chong-kon 16' Kim Jong-boo 34' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| United States | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Gelnovatch 79' |
(Report) |
| Poland | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Leśniak 76' Szczepański 85' |
(Report) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| Soviet Union | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Okoronwanta 78' |
Attendance: 37,837
Referee: Fermín Ramírez Zermeno (Mexico)
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Been 49' |
(Report) | Geovani 77' |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmar Popoca 7' Ra 32'Geovani 43' |
(Report) |
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Duut 12' Been 48'Van Basten 49' |
(Report) | Salimov 40' Protasov 46' |
Attendance: 27,136
Referee: José Luis Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)
| Soviet Union | 1–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Litovchenko 87' |
(Report) | Agapov  47' (o.g.) Geovani 80' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 June - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 June - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 June - León | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 June - Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | ||||||||||
| South Korea (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 June - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| 18 June - Guadalajara | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||||||
| Poland (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Uruguay | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 71' |
(Report) | Shin Yon-ho 54', 104' |
Attendance: 39,876
Referee: Carlos Luis Alfaro (Costa Rica)
| Argentina | 2–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Borelli 65' Gaona 90' |
(Report) | Van Basten 4' |
Semi-finals
| South Korea | 1–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jong-Boo 14' |
(Report) | Gilmar Popoca 22' Ra 81' |
Third place play-off
| Poland | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Krauze 77' Szczepański 103' |
(Report) | Lee Kee-keun 37' |
Final
Result
| FIFA World Youth Championship 1983 winners |
|---|
 Brazil First title |
Awards
| Golden Ball | Golden Shoe | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Geovani Faria da Silva |
Geovani Faria da Silva |
South Korea |
- All-Star XI
- Goalkeeper:
Luis Islas - Sweeper:
Neale Cooper - Left defender:
Kim Pan-keun - Central defender: Paul McStay
- Right defender: Fabián Basualdo
- Left midfielder: Roberto Oscar Zárate
- Central midfielder:
Gerald Vanenburg - Right midfielder:
Geovani Faria da Silva - Left forward:
Paul Moreno - Central forward:
Bebeto - Right forward: Mauricinho[3]
Goalscorers
Geovani of Brazil won the Golden Boot award for scoring six goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 61 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
Joachim Klemenz
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Roberto Oscar Zárate
Stanislav Dostal- Shin Yon-ho
Carlos Aguilera
- 2 goals
- Gilmar Popoca
- Marinho Ra
- Vlastimil Kula
- Marco van Basten
- Mario Been
- Adrian Szczepański
- Marek Leśniak
- Jim Dobbin
- Kim Jong-boo
- Rubén Sosa
- 1 goal
- Claudio García
- Jorge Borelli
- Julio César Gaona
- Mario Vanemerak
- Oscar Acosta
- Oscar Dertycia
Fabio Incantalupo- Frank Farina
- Jim Patikas
- Rodney Brown
- Bebeto
- Dunga
Duan Ju- Guo Yijun
- Li Huayun
- Liu Haiguang
- Mai Chao
- Karel Kula
- Miroslav Hirko
- Pavel Karoch
Leopold Didi- Lucien Kassy
- Marcelino Bernal
- Martin Reyna
- Henk Duut
Tarila Okoronwanta- Mirosław Myśliński
- Wiesław Krauze
- Wiesław Wraga
- Wojciech Gorgoń
- Paul McStay
- Steve Clarke
- Kim Chong-kon
- Lee Kee-keun
- No In-woo
Fanas Salimov- Hennadiy Litovchenko
- Oleh Protasov
George Gelnovatch- Hugo Pérez
- Jeff Hooker
- Jorge Martínez
- José Zalazar
- Own goals
- Mikhail Agapov (playing against Brazil)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | Champions |
| 2 | Argentina |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Poland |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 8 | Third place |
| 4 | South Korea |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Scotland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Netherlands |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 11 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | |
| 13 | Mexico (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 14 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 15 | Soviet Union |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
