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1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

The 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the third edition of the tournament, was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 and 24 June 1989. Players born after 1 August 1972 could participate in this tournament. Saudi Arabia won the tournament and became the first Asian team to win a FIFA tournament. As of December 2023, they are the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.

1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup
3mh Farpais Cruinne FIFA U-16 airson Cupa JVC
Tournament details
Host countryScotland
Dates10–24 June
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored77 (2.41 per match)
Attendance256,000 (8,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bahrain Khaled Jasem
Guinea Fode Camara
Portugal Gil Gomes
Portugal Tulipa
Saudi Arabia Khalid Al Rowaihi
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Scotland James Will
Fair play award Bahrain
← 1987
1991 →

The winning team was later accused of fielding several over-age players, but no formal investigation was conducted.[1][2]

Qualified teams edit

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1988 AFC U-16 Championship   Bahrain
  China
  Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa) 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup   Ghana
  Guinea
  Nigeria
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean) 		1988 CONCACAF U-16 Tournament   Canada
  Cuba
  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1988 South American U-16 Championship   Argentina
  Brazil
  Colombia
OFC (Oceania) 1989 OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament   Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation   Scotland
1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship   East Germany
  Portugal

Squads edit

For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.

Referees edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Bahrain 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  Scotland 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
  Ghana 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2 Eliminated
  Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6 1


Scotland  0–0  Ghana
(Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Cuba  0–3  Bahrain
(Report) Jasem   40' (pen.), 52' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Scotland  3–0  Cuba
Lindsay   30'
McGoldrick   32', 39'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,000
Ghana  0–1  Bahrain
(Report) Ebrahim   42'
Attendance: 9,000
Scotland  1–1  Bahrain
Beattie   2' (Report) Abdulaziz   33'
Attendance: 13,500
Cuba  2–2  Ghana
Zerguera   9'
Rosette   24'		 (Report) Aryee   22'
Asare   72'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Gary Fleet

Group B edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  East Germany 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
  United States 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 3 Eliminated
  Australia 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1


East Germany  1–0  Australia
Manke   51' (Report)
Attendance: 3,300
United States  1–0  Brazil
Baba   37' (Report)
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Mohamed Hafez
East Germany  5–2  United States
Konetzke   7', 33'
Seifert   12', 31'
Rydlewicz   45'		 (Report) Baba   36'
Wood   76'
Attendance: 2,300
Australia  1–3  Brazil
Corica   50' (Report) Carlos   11', 34'
Marcio   36'
Attendance: 2,300
East Germany  1–2  Brazil
Knuth   29' (Report) Márcio   4'
Fred   70'
Attendance: 3,500
Australia  2–2  United States
Pangallo   71'
Suzor   73'		 (Report) Wood   6'
Haskins   70'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kil Ki-Chul

Group C edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 5 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  Argentina 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
  China 3 1 1 1 1 3 –2 3 Eliminated
  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0


Argentina  0–0  China
(Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Nigeria  4–0  Canada
Keshiro   27', 75'
Oguntunase   56'
Ikpeba   78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Argentina  0–0  Nigeria
(Report)
Attendance: 6,000
China  1–0  Canada
Gao Feng   34' (Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Argentina  4–1  Canada
Paris   9'
Castro   38'
Castagno Suárez   40'
Dascanio   74'		 (Report) Medero   19' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hafidhi Ally
China  0–3  Nigeria
(Report) Fetuga   12'
Ikpeba   22'
Umoru   39'
Attendance: 6,000

Group D edit

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Portugal 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 4 Advanced to the quarter-finals
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
  Guinea 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Eliminated
  Colombia 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1


Guinea  1–1  Colombia
Camara   2' (Report) Gaibao   60' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Saudi Arabia  2–2  Portugal
Al Shamrani   60', 80' (Report) Figo   17' (pen.)
Gil   23'
Attendance: 2,000
Guinea  2–2  Saudi Arabia
Oularé   56'
Camara   62'		 (Report) Fofana   52' (o.g.)
Al Rowaihi   71'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Arlington Success
Colombia  2–3  Portugal
Moreno   27'
Nieto   79'		 (Report) Canate   2' (o.g.)
Gil   44'
Adalberto   78'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Arie Frost
Guinea  1–1  Portugal
Camara   24' (Report) Lourenço   80'
Attendance: 4,000
Colombia  0–1  Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al Rowaihi   80'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Hafez

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
June 17–Motherwell
 
 
  Bahrain (pen.)0 (4)
 
June 20–Motherwell
 
  Brazil0 (1)
 
  Bahrain0
 
June 17–Dundee
 
  Saudi Arabia1
 
  Nigeria0 (0)
 
June 24–Glasgow
 
  Saudi Arabia (pen.)0 (2)
 
  Saudi Arabia (pen.)2 (5)
 
June 17–Aberdeen
 
  Scotland2 (4)
 
  East Germany0
 
June 20–Edinburgh
 
  Scotland1
 
  Portugal0
 
June 17–Edinburgh
 
  Scotland1 Third place
 
  Portugal2
 
June 23–Edinburgh
 
  Argentina1
 
  Bahrain0
 
 
  Portugal3
 

Quarter-finals edit

Bahrain  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
(Report)
Penalties
Habib  
Hassan  
Ali  
Abdulaziz  		 4–1   Andrei
  Fred
  Marcio
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Hafidhi Ally
East Germany  0–1  Scotland
(Report) Lindsay 80'
Attendance: 10,200
Nigeria  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Penalties
0–2
Attendance: 5,500
Portugal  2–1  Argentina
Figo 23'
Tulipa 46'		 (Report) Selenzo 8'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Arie Frost

Semifinals edit

Bahrain  0–1  Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al Rowaihi 47'
Attendance: 9,000
Portugal  0–1  Scotland
(Report) O'Neil 54'
Attendance: 29,000

Playoff for 3rd place edit

Bahrain  0–3  Portugal
(Report) Tulipa   24', 64'
Gil   52'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hafidhi Ally

Final edit

Saudi Arabia  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Scotland
Sulaiman   49'
Al Teriar   65'		 (Report) Downie   7'
Dickov   25'
Penalties
Al Hammali  
Al Mousa  
Al Shamrani  
Al Theneyan  
Al Teriar  
Al Alawi  		 5–4   Dickov
  Bollan
  McLaren
  Bain
  Marshall
  O'Neil
Attendance: 50,956

Result edit

 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners 
 
Saudi Arabia
First title

Goalscorers edit

Fode Camara of Guinea won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 77 goals were scored by 55 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Saudi Arabia 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 8
2   Scotland 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9
3   Portugal 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 8
4   Bahrain 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5   Nigeria 4 2 2 0 7 0 +7 6
6   Brazil 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
7   East Germany 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 4
8   Argentina 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
Eliminated at the group stage
9   United States 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 3
10   China 3 1 1 1 1 3 –2 3
11   Guinea 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
12   Ghana 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
13   Colombia 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
14   Australia 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1
15   Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6 1
16   Canada 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Freeze frame: FIFA under-16 World Cup Final, 24 June 1989 Scotland 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (after extra time): Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalties". The Scotsman. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ "How Scotland almost won a World Cup at Hampden in 1989". BBC Sport. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

External links edit

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