1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
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The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, hosted by Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977, in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax. The 28 matches played were the smallest number in tournament history. The USSR U20s defeated Mexico U20s in a penalty shootout, in the final held at Tunis's Stade El Menzah.
| بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم 1977 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 27 June – 10 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Guina (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Vladimir Bessonov |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
1979 → | |
The Tournament Committee was chaired by FIFA Vice-President Harry Cavan, who had spearheaded the creation of the World Youth Championship.
For a list of all squads that began play in the group stage of the tournament, see 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
The group winners advanced directly to the semifinals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tunisia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 July – Tunis | ||||||
| Mexico (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||
| 10 July – Tunis | ||||||
| Brazil | 1 (3) | |||||
| Mexico | 2 (8) | |||||
| 7 July – Tunis | ||||||
| Soviet Union (pen.) | 2 (9) | |||||
| Uruguay | 0 (3) | |||||
| Soviet Union (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 July – Tunis | ||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||
Third place play-off
| FIFA World Youth Championship 1977 winners |
|---|
| Soviet Union First title |
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Guina | Vladimir Bessonov | Brazil |
Guina of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 70 goals were scored by 49 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Heinz Weiss
- Jorge Luís
- Júnior Brasília
- Tião
- Andre Wiss
- Gerard Bacconnier
- Thierry Meyer
- Gilberto Yearwood
- José Enrique Duarte
- Prudencio Norales
- Imre Nagy
- János Kerekes
- Zoltán Péter
- Reza Rajabi
- Abdolreza Barzegar
- Haddi Hammadi
- Luigi Capuzzo
- Honore Ya Semon
- Lucien Kouassi
- Eduardo Moses
- Eduardo Rergis
- Hugo Rodríguez
- Eugenio Giménez
- Domingo Salmaniego
- Juan Battaglia
- Víctor Morel
- Andrei Bal
- Vagiz Khidiyatullin
- José Casas
- Ali Ben Fattoum
- Alberto Bica
- Daniel Enrique
- Venancio Ramos
- Víctor Diogo
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 8 | Third place |
| 4 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 14 | Tunisia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 15 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 16 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
- ^ The official FIFA match report indicates that the first half finished 1:0 for France, but this contradicts the data on the scoring.
- ^ The FIFA match report states "Russia" here, which is an anachronism.
- ^ a b The official FIFA report accounts no minute for this goal.
- ^ The FIFA match report anachronistically states Eritrea.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjaN93fo8VU This video in 43:21 gives a view of the scoreboard at the end of regulation, different of what appears at FIFA report of the match in its website. Also, playing time in this tournament were 2 periods of 40 minutes