FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Australia |
Dates | 3–18 October |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | West Germany (1st title) |
Runners-up | Qatar |
Third place | Romania |
Fourth place | England |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 87 (2.72 per match) |
Attendance | 443,094 (13,847 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ralf Loose Roland Wohlfarth Taher Abouzaid Mark Koussas (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Romulus Gabor |
Fair play award | Australia |
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3-18 October 1981. The tournament took place at six venues, where a total of 32 matches were played. The venues were located in the cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney. The winner was West Germany, who beat surprise package Qatar 4–0 in a final held at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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AFC (Asia) | 1980 AFC Youth Championship | Qatar1 South Korea |
CAF (Africa) | 1981 African Youth Championship | Cameroon1 Egypt1 |
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament | Mexico United States1 |
CONMEBOL (South America) | 1981 South American Youth Championship | Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
OFC (Oceania) | Host nation | Australia1 |
UEFA (Europe) | 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | England1 Italy Poland Romania1 Spain West Germany1 |
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