1985 FIFA World Youth Championship

1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
Кубок ФИФА Кока-Кола 1985
Tournament details
Host country Soviet Union
Dates August 24–September 7
Teams 16 (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 played 32
Goals scored 80 (2.5 per match)
Attendance 657,800 (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 Brazil Paulo Silas
Fair play award  Colombia

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

Venues

10 different stadiums were used during the championship 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 Hrazdan Stadium
Capacity: 103,000 Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 74,354 Capacity: 70,000
Minsk Baku
Dinamo Stadium Vladimir Lenin Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 30,000
Tbilisi Minsk Sumqayit Hoktemberyan
Lokomotivi Stadium Traktor Stadium Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Yubileynyi Stadium
Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 17,600 Capacity: 15,500 Capacity: 10,000

Qualification

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1985 AFC Youth Championship  China PR
 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) 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship  Bulgaria1
 England
 Hungary
 Republic of Ireland1
 Spain
Host nation  Soviet Union

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Squads

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

Group stages

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Bulgaria 4312042+2Advanced to the quarter finals
 Colombia [1] 4312054+1
 Hungary 4312054+1
 Tunisia 03003264
Hungary  22  Colombia
Pintér 59' (pen.)
Zsinka 85'
(Report) Pérez 88'
Rodríguez 89'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Sandoz (Switzerland)

Tunisia  02  Bulgaria
(Report) Mihtarski 32'
Penev 78'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Joseph B. Worrall (England)

Hungary  21  Tunisia
Pintér 60' (pen.)
Fischer 87'
(Report) Touati 46'

Colombia  11  Bulgaria
Tréllez 74' (Report) Kalaydjiev 69'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi Abdul-Rahman (Bahrain)

Colombia  21  Tunisia
Castaño 19'
Tréllez 68'
(Report) Abdelhak 76'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Vladimir Kuznetsov (Soviet Union) [3]

Hungary  11  Bulgaria
Fischer 80' (Report) Kostadinov 57'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Brazil 6330051+4Advanced to the quarter finals
 Spain 33111440
 Saudi Arabia 33111110
 Republic of Ireland 03003374
Republic of Ireland  12  Brazil
Tuite 86' (Report) Balalo 20'
Dida 80'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nouhoum Traore (Mali)

Saudi Arabia  00  Spain
(Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonio Evangelista (Canada)

Republic of Ireland  01  Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al-Jam'an 54' (pen.)

Brazil  20  Spain
Luciano 50'
Balalo 65'
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000

Republic of Ireland  24  Spain
Mooney 51'
Kelch 56' (pen.)
(Report) Fernando 3', 61
Losada 35', 85'

Brazil  10  Saudi Arabia
Müller 35' (Report)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Yuriy Savchenko (Soviet Union) [3]

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Soviet Union 5321071+6Advanced to the quarter finals
 Nigeria 4320164+2
 Australia 23021231
 Canada 13012077
Soviet Union  00  Australia
(Report)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)

Nigeria  20  Canada
Monday 1'
Siasia 78'
(Report)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: -

Soviet Union  21  Nigeria
Khudozhilov 23' (pen.)
Chedia 41'
(Report) Anunobi 81'
Attendance: 23,000

Australia  00  Canada
(Report)
Attendance: 8,000

Soviet Union  50  Canada
Ketashvili 38'
Tatarchuk 39'
Ivanauskas 60'
Sklyarov 64' (pen.)
Kuzhlev 79'
(Report)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Australia  23  Nigeria
Panagis 27'
Kalantzis 38' (pen.)
(Report) Adeleye 63'
Monday 78'
Anunobi 79'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Mexico 6330061+5Advanced to the quarter finals
 China PR 4320154+1
 Paraguay 13012363
 England 13012253
England  22  Paraguay
Wakenshaw 19'
Priest 31'
(Report) Cartaman 41'
Jara 74'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Laszlo Padar (Hungary)

China PR  13  Mexico
Gong Lei 68' (Report) Ambríz 19' (pen.)
García Aspe 30', 45'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: William K. Munro (New Zealand)

England  02  China PR
(Report) Gao Hongbo 76'
Gong Lei 89'

Paraguay  02  Mexico
(Report) Cruz 22'
García Aspe 70'

England  01  Mexico
(Report) Becerra 34'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

Paraguay  12  China PR
Mereles 17' (Report) Song Lianyong 14'
Gao Hongbo 76'
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: David F.T. Syme (Scotland) [5]

Knockout stage

 
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
 
 China PR0
 
 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

Bulgaria  12  Spain
Kostadinov 47' (Report) Marcelino 33'
Fernando 67' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Joseph B. Worrall (England)

Brazil  60  Colombia
Gérson 51', 69', 90'
Silas 54'
Dida 72'
Müller 81'
(Report)

Soviet Union  10  China PR
Kuzhlev 1' (Report)
Attendance: 40,000

Mexico  12  Nigeria
Medina 50' (Report) Igbinabaro 33'
Monday 35'

Semi-finals

Spain  22 (a.e.t.)
(4-3 pen.)
 Soviet Union
Losada 70'
Goikoetxea 120'
(Report) Khudozhilov 38' (pen.)
Ivanauskas 107'
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

Brazil  20  Nigeria
Müller 22'
Balalo 44'
(Report)
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Third place play-off

Soviet Union  00 (a.e.t.)
(1-3 pen.)
 Nigeria
(Report)
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jassim Mandi Abdul-Rahman (Bahrain)

Final

Brazil  10 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Henrique 92' (Report)
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: David F.T. Syme (Scotland) [5]

Result

 1985 World Youth Championship Winners 

Brazil
Second title

Awards

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

Goalscorers

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

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 6600141+1312
2  Spain 62228806
3  Nigeria 631287+17
4  Soviet Union 6330103+79
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Mexico 430173+46
6  China PR 42025504
7  Bulgaria 412154+14
8  Colombia 4121510–54
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Hungary 312054+14
10  Saudi Arabia 31111103
11  Australia 302123–12
12  Paraguay 301236–31
13  England 301225–31
14  Canada 301207–71
15  Republic of Ireland 300337–40
16  Tunisia 300326–40

Notes

  1. Colombia advanced by drawing.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.
  3. 1 2 The FIFA states "Russia" here, which is an anachronism.
  4. 1 2 3 4 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.
  5. 1 2 FIFA acknowledges him first from Scotland and then from England.
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