1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
# 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship

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.

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

| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
| - | - | - |
| AFC (Asia) | 1982 AFC Youth Championship | China South Korea |
| CAF (Africa) | 1983 African Youth Championship | Ivory Coast Nigeria |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | Host nation | Mexico |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | 1982 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament | United States |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1983 South American Youth Championship | Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
| OFC (Oceania) | 1982 OFC U-20 Championship | Australia |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | Austria Czechoslovakia Netherlands Poland Scotland Soviet Union |

    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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 June - Mexico City | 11 June - Mexico City | | | |
| Scotland | 0 | | | |
| Scotland | 0 | 15 June - Mexico City | 15 June - Mexico City | | |
| Poland | 1 | 15 June - Mexico City | 15 June - Mexico City | |
| Poland | 1 | Poland | 0 | |
| 12 June - León | 12 June - León | | Poland | 0 | |
| 12 June - León | 12 June - León | Argentina | 1 | |
| Argentina | 2 | Argentina | 1 | |
| Argentina | 2 | | | | 19 June - Mexico City | 19 June - Mexico City |
| Netherlands | 1 | | | | 19 June - Mexico City | 19 June - Mexico City |
| Netherlands | 1 | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| 11 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | 11 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| 11 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | 11 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | | | | Brazil | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 | | | | Brazil | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 15 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | 15 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | | | |
| South Korea (a.e.t.) | 2 | 15 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | 15 June - San Nicolás de los Garza | | | |
| South Korea (a.e.t.) | 2 | South Korea | 1 | | | |
| 12 June - Guadalajara | 12 June - Guadalajara | | South Korea | 1 | | | |
| 12 June - Guadalajara | 12 June - Guadalajara | Brazil | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 4 | Brazil | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 4 | | | | 18 June - Guadalajara | 18 June - Guadalajara |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | 18 June - Guadalajara | 18 June - Guadalajara |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | Poland (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | | | South Korea | 1 |

## 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

## Goalscorers

Geovani of Brazil won the Golden Shoe 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

* Geovani

### 5 goals

* Joachim Klemenz

### 4 goals

* Jorge Luis Gabrich

### 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 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 13 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 14 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 15 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 16 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
