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1985 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fifth edition FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 24 August to 7 September 1985. The tournament took place in ten venues within eight host cities — Baku, Yerevan, Leningrad, Minsk (2 stadiums), Moscow, Hoktemberyan, Tbilisi (2 stadiums) and Sumqayit — where a total of 32 matches were played. U20 Brazil successfully defended its title, defeating Spain, 1–0, in the final match at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
Кубок ФИФА Кока-Кола 1985
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union
Dates24 August – 7 September
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored80 (2.5 per match)
Attendance657,800 (20,556 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Gérson
Brazil Balalo
Brazil Müller
Spain Sebastián Losada
Spain Fernando Gómez
Nigeria Monday Odiaka
Mexico Alberto García Aspe
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Paulo Silas
Fair play award Colombia
← 1983
1987 →

Venues edit

10 different stadiums hosted the tournament in 8 host cities, divided among 5 Soviet republics: Armenian SSR (2 venues in 2 host cities), Azerbaijan SSR (2 venues in 2 host cities), Byelorussian SSR (2 venues in 1 host city), Georgian SSR (2 venues in 1 host city), and Russian SFSR (2 venues in 2 host cities).

Moscow Leningrad Tbilisi Yerevan
Central Lenin Stadium Kirov Stadium Lenin Dinamo Stadium Lokomotivi Stadium Hrazdan Stadium
Capacity: 103,000 Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 74,354 Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 70,000
   
 
    
Minsk Hoktemberyan Baku Sumqayit
Dinamo Stadium Traktor Stadium Yubileynyi Stadium Vladimir Lenin Stadium Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 17,600 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 15,500
         

Qualification edit

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1985 AFC Youth Championship   China
  Saudi Arabia1
CAF (Africa) 1985 African Youth Championship   Nigeria
  Tunisia
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		1984 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament   Canada
  Mexico
CONMEBOL (South America) 1985 South American Youth Championship   Brazil
  Colombia1
  Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) 1985 OFC U-20 Championship   Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation   Soviet Union
1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship   Bulgaria1
  England
  Hungary
  Republic of Ireland1
  Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Squads edit

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Colombia 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4[a]
3   Hungary 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
4   Tunisia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Colombia advanced by drawing.
Hungary  2–2  Colombia
Pintér   59' (pen.)
Zsinka   85'		 Report Pérez   88'
Rodríguez   89'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Sandoz (Switzerland)
Tunisia  0–2  Bulgaria
Report Mihtarski   32'
Penev   78'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Joseph B. Worrall (England)
Hungary  2–1  Tunisia
Pintér   60' (pen.)
Fischer   87'		 Report Touati   46'
Attendance: 19,000
Colombia  1–1  Bulgaria
Tréllez   74' Report Kalaydzhiev   69'
Attendance: 15,000
Colombia  2–1  Tunisia
Castaño   19'
Tréllez   68'		 Report Abdelhak   76'
Attendance: 9,000
Hungary  1–1  Bulgaria
Fischer   80' Report Kostadinov   57'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
4   Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Republic of Ireland  1–2  Brazil
Tuite   86' Report Balalo   20'
Dida   80'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nouhoum Traore (Mali)
Saudi Arabia  0–0  Spain
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonio Evangelista (Canada)
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Jam'an   54' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Brazil  2–0  Spain
Luciano   50'
Balalo   65'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Republic of Ireland  2–4  Spain
Mooney   51'
Kelch   56' (pen.)		 Report Fernando   3', 61'
Losada   35', 85'
Attendance: 9,800
Brazil  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Müller   35' Report
Attendance: 9,000

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Soviet Union (H) 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Australia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Canada 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Soviet Union  0–0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 16,000
Nigeria  2–0  Canada
Monday   1'
Siasia   78'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Soviet Union  2–1  Nigeria
Khudozhilov   23' (pen.)
Chedia   41'		 Report Anunobi   81'
Attendance: 23,000
Australia  0–0  Canada
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Soviet Union  5–0  Canada
Ketashvili   38'
Tatarchuk   39'
Ivanauskas   60'
Sklyarov   64' (pen.)
Kuzhlev   79'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Australia  2–3  Nigeria
Panagis   27'
Kalantzis   38' (pen.)		 Report Adeleye   63'
Monday   78'
Anunobi   79'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Mexico 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   China 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 4
3   Paraguay 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4   England 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
England  2–2  Paraguay
Wakenshaw   19'
Priest   31'		 Report Cartaman   41'
Jara   74'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Laszlo Padar (Hungary)
China  1–3  Mexico
Gong Lei   68' Report Ambríz   19' (pen.)
García Aspe   30', 45'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: William K. Munro (New Zealand)
England  0–2  China
Report Gao Hongbo   76'
Gong Lei   89'
Attendance: 12,000
Paraguay  0–2  Mexico
Report Cruz   22'
García Aspe   70'
Attendance: 7,000
England  0–1  Mexico
Report Becerra   34'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Paraguay  1–2  China
Mereles   17' Report Song Lianyong   14'
Gao Hongbo   76'
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: David Syme (Scotland)[4]

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
September 1 - Yerevan
 
 
  Bulgaria 1
 
September 4 - Moscow
 
  Spain2
 
  Spain (pen.)2 (4)
 
September 1 - Minsk
 
  Soviet Union2 (3)
 
  Soviet Union1
 
September 7 - Moscow
 
  China0
 
  Spain0
 
September 1 - Tbilisi
 
  Brazil (a.e.t.)1
 
  Brazil 6
 
September 4 - Leningrad
 
  Colombia0
 
  Brazil2
 
September 1 - Baku
 
  Nigeria0 Third place
 
  Mexico1
 
September 7 - Moscow
 
  Nigeria2
 
  Soviet Union0 (1)
 
 
  Nigeria (pen.)0 (3)
 

Quarterfinals edit

Bulgaria  1–2  Spain
Kostadinov   47' Report Marcelino   33'
Fernando   67' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Joe Worrall (England)
Brazil  6–0  Colombia
Gérson   51', 69', 90''
Silas   54'
Dida   72'
Müller   81'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Soviet Union  1–0  China
Kuzhlev   1' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Mexico  1–2  Nigeria
Medina   50' Report Igbinabaro   33'
Monday   35'
Attendance: 20,000

Semi-finals edit

Spain  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Soviet Union
Losada   70'
Goikoetxea   120'		 Report Khudozhilov   38' (pen.)
Ivanauskas   107'
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Brazil  2–0  Nigeria
Müller   22'
Balalo   44'		 Report
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Third place play-off edit

Soviet Union  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
(Report)
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 12,500

Final edit

Brazil  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Henrique   92' Report
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: David Syme (Scotland) [4]

Result edit

 1985 World Youth Championship winners 
 
Brazil
Second title

Awards edit

Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Award
  Sebastián Losada   Paulo Silas   Colombia

Goalscorers edit

Sebastián Losada of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 80 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Brazil 6 6 0 0 14 1 +13 12 Champions
2   Spain 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 6 Runners-up
3   Nigeria 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 7 Third place
4   Soviet Union (H) 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 9 Fourth place
5   Mexico 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6   China 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4
7   Bulgaria 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 4
8   Colombia 4 1 2 1 5 10 −5 4
9   Hungary 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
10   Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
11   Australia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
12   Paraguay 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
13   England 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
14   Canada 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
15   Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
16   Tunisia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Hosts

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The FIFA gives no reference as to which stadiums were used for the games all along the competition, except for the match Brazil v Nigeria, played in Kirov Stadium, Leningrad. The information has been retrieved from other sources.
  2. ^ a b The FIFA states "Russia" here, which is an anachronism.
  3. ^ a b c d Due to the FIFA not informing on the Stadiums of the competition, there's an inconsistency with the hour of these matches. Whether they were played at different venues, or at different hours in the same venues, is uncertain.
  4. ^ a b FIFA acknowledges him first from Scotland and then from England.

External links edit

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