1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
1979 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Japan from 25 August to 7 September.
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 | ||||||||||