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1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryScotland
Dates10–24 June
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored77 (2.41 per match)
Attendance256,000 (8,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bahrain Khaled Jasem
Guinea Fode Camara
Portugal Gil Gomes
Portugal Tulipa
Saudi Arabia Khalid Al Rowaihi
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Scotland James Will
Fair play award Bahrain

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 November 2019, they also became the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.

The winning team was later accused of fielding several over-age players, but no formal investigation was conducted.[1][2]

Qualified teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1988 AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain
China PR
Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa) 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup Ghana
Guinea
Nigeria
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean) 		1988 CONCACAF U-16 Tournament Canada
Cuba
United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1988 South American U-16 Championship Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
OFC (Oceania) 1989 OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation Scotland
1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship East Germany
Portugal

Squads

For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.

Referees

Group stage

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Bahrain 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advanced to the quarter-finals
Scotland 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
Ghana 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2 Eliminated
Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6 1


Scotland 0–0 Ghana
(Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Armando Perez Hoyos
Cuba 0–3 Bahrain
(Report) Jasem Goal 40' (pen.), 52' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Luis Felix Ferreira
Scotland 3–0 Cuba
Lindsay Goal 30'
McGoldrick Goal 32', 39'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen
Ghana 0–1 Bahrain
(Report) Ebrahim Goal 42'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Wieland Ziller
Scotland 1–1 Bahrain
Beattie Goal 2' (Report) Abdulaziz Goal 33'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Ricardo Calabria
Cuba 2–2 Ghana
Zerguera Goal 9'
Rosette Goal 24'		 (Report) Aryee Goal 22'
Asare Goal 72'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Gary Fleet

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
East Germany 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4 Advanced to the quarter-finals
Brazil 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
United States 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 3 Eliminated
Australia 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1


East Germany 1–0 Australia
Manke Goal 51' (Report)
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: James McCluskey
United States 1–0 Brazil
Baba Goal 37' (Report)
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Mohamed Hafez
East Germany 5–2 United States
Konetzke Goal 7', 33'
Seifert Goal 12', 31'
Rydlewicz Goal 45'		 (Report) Baba Goal 36'
Wood Goal 76'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Mohd Noor Jaafar
Australia 1–3 Brazil
Corica Goal 50' (Report) Carlos Goal 11', 34'
Marcio Goal 36'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: David Brummitt
East Germany 1–2 Brazil
Knuth Goal 29' (Report) Márcio Goal 4'
Fred Goal 70'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot
Australia 2–2 United States
Pangallo Goal 71'
Suzor Goal 73'		 (Report) Wood Goal 6'
Haskins Goal 70'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kil Ki-Chul

Group C

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Nigeria 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 5 Advanced to the quarter-finals
Argentina 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
China PR 3 1 1 1 1 3 –2 3 Eliminated
Canada 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0


Argentina 0–0 China PR
(Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Juan Escobar Lopez
Nigeria 4–0 Canada
Keshiro Goal 27', 75'
Oguntunase Goal 56'
Ikpeba Goal 78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohammad Riyahi
Argentina 0–0 Nigeria
(Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot
China PR 1–0 Canada
Gao Feng Goal 34' (Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi
Argentina 4–1 Canada
Paris Goal 9'
Castro Goal 38'
Castagno Suárez Goal 40'
Dascanio Goal 74'		 (Report) Medero Goal 19' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hafidhi Ally
China PR 0–3 Nigeria
(Report) Fetuga Goal 12'
Ikpeba Goal 22'
Umoru Goal 39'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wieland Ziller

Group D

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Portugal 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 4 Advanced to the quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
Guinea 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3 Eliminated
Colombia 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1


Guinea 1–1 Colombia
Camara Goal 2' (Report) Gaibao Goal 60' (pen.)
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Brummitt
Saudi Arabia 2–2 Portugal
Al Shamrani Goal 60', 80' (Report) Figo Goal 17' (pen.)
Gil Goal 23'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ricardo Calabria
Guinea 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Oularé Goal 56'
Camara Goal 62'		 (Report) Fofana Goal 52' (o.g.)
Al Rowaihi Goal 71'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Arlington Success
Colombia 2–3 Portugal
Moreno Goal 27'
Nieto Goal 79'		 (Report) Canate Goal 2' (o.g.)
Gil Goal 44'
Adalberto Goal 78'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Arie Frost
Guinea 1–1 Portugal
Camara Goal 24' (Report) Lourenço Goal 80'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: James McCluskey
Colombia 0–1 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al Rowaihi Goal 80'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Hafez

Knockout stage

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
June 17 – Motherwell
 Bahrain (pen.)0 (4)
June 20 – Motherwell
 Brazil0 (1)
Bahrain0
June 17 – Dundee
 Saudi Arabia1
Nigeria0 (0)
June 24 – Glasgow
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)0 (2)
Saudi Arabia (pen.)2 (5)
June 17 – Aberdeen
 Scotland2 (4)
East Germany0
June 20 – Edinburgh
 Scotland1
Portugal0
June 17 – Edinburgh
 Scotland1 Third place
 Portugal2
June 23 – Edinburgh
 Argentina1
Bahrain0
 Portugal3

Quarter-finals

Bahrain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Brazil
(Report)
Penalties
Habib Penalty scored
Hassan Penalty scored
Ali Penalty scored
Abdulaziz Penalty scored		 4 – 1 Penalty scored Andrei
Penalty missed Fred
Penalty missed Marcio
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Hafidhi Ally
East Germany 0–1 Scotland
(Report) Lindsay 80'
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Juan Pablo Escobar
Nigeria 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 pen.)		 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos
Portugal 2–1 Argentina
Figo 23'
Tulipa 46'		 (Report) Selenzo 8'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Arie Frost

Semifinals

Bahrain 0–1 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al Rowaihi 47'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Wieland Ziller
Portugal 0–1 Scotland
(Report) O'Neil 54'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot

Playoff for 3rd place

Bahrain 0–3 Portugal
(Report) Tulipa Goal 24', 64'
Gil Goal 52'
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hafidhi Ally

Final

Saudi Arabia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Scotland
Sulaiman Goal 49'
Al Teriar Goal 65'		 (Report) Downie Goal 7'
Dickov Goal 25'
Penalties
Al Hammali Penalty scored
Al Mousa Penalty scored
Al Shamrani Penalty missed
Al Theneyan Penalty scored
Al Teriar Penalty scored
Al Alawi Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty missed Dickov
Penalty scored Bollan
Penalty scored McLaren
Penalty scored Bain
Penalty scored Marshall
Penalty missed O'Neil
Attendance: 50,956
Referee: Guatemala Juan Pablo Escobar Lopez

Result

 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners 

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
1 goal
Own goal
  • Argentina Luis Medero (against Canada)
  • Colombia Omar Canate (against Portugal)
  • Guinea Mory Fofana (against Saudi Arabia)

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 6 2 4 0 8 6 +2 8
2 Scotland 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 9
3 Portugal 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 8
4 Bahrain 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5 Nigeria 4 2 2 0 7 0 +7 6
6 Brazil 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
7 East Germany 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 4
8 Argentina 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
Eliminated at the group stage
9 United States 3 1 1 1 5 7 –2 3
10 China PR 3 1 1 1 1 3 –2 3
11 Guinea 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
12 Ghana 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
13 Colombia 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
14 Australia 3 0 1 2 3 6 –3 1
15 Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6 1
16 Canada 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0

References

  1. ^ "Freeze frame: FIFA under-16 World Cup Final, 24 June 1989 Scotland 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (after extra time): Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalties". The Scotsman. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ^ "How Scotland almost won a World Cup at Hampden in 1989". BBC Sport. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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