1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
| 3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Scotland |
| Dates | 10–24 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 77 (2.41 per match) |
| Attendance | 256,000 (8,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Best player |
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| Fair play award |
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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 June 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 July 2018, they also became the only Asian men's football team to win any FIFA tournaments.
Qualified Teams
Africa (African U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1989)
Asia (AFC U-16 Championship 1988)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1989)
North America (CONCACAF U-16 Championship 1988)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-16 1988)
Oceania (OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1989)
Host Nation Automatic Qualification
Squads
For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
Referees
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Asia
Africa
CONCACAF
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South America
Europe
Oceania
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Matches
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | Eliminated |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 |
| Scotland |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Lindsay  McGoldrick |
(Report) |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 | Eliminated |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| East Germany |
1–0 | |
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| Manke |
(Report) |
| United States |
1–0 | |
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| Baba |
(Report) |
| East Germany |
5–2 | |
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| Konetzke Seifert Rydlewicz |
(Report) | Baba Wood |
| East Germany |
1–2 | |
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| Knuth |
(Report) | Márcio Fred |
| Australia |
2–2 | |
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| Pangallo Suzor |
(Report) | Wood Haskins |
Group C
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | Eliminated |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
Group D
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 |
| Guinea |
2–2 | |
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| Oulare Camara |
(Report) | Fofana Al Rowaihi |
| Colombia |
0–1 | |
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| (Report) | Al Rowaihi |
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| June 17 - Motherwell | ||||||||||
| 0 (4) | |||||||||
| June 20 - Motherwell | ||||||||||
| 0 (1) | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| June 17 - Dundee | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 (0) | |||||||||
| June 24 - Glasgow | ||||||||||
| 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 2 (5) | |||||||||
| June 17 - Aberdeen | ||||||||||
| 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| June 20 - Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| June 17 - Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| June 23 - Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| East Germany |
0–1 | |
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| (Report) | Lindsay 80' |
| Nigeria |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–2 pen.) |
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| (Report) |
Semifinals
| Bahrain |
0–1 | |
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| (Report) | Al Rowaihi 47' |
Playoff for 3rd place
Final
Result
| 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners |
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Saudi Arabia First title |
Goalscorers
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
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 7 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 | |
| 10 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | |
| 11 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 | |
| 14 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 | |
| 16 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | |