1981 FIFA World Youth Championship

1981 FIFA World Youth Championship

FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981
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	Romulus Gabor

The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played. Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney—The winner was West Germany, who beat surprising Qatar by 4–0, in a final held at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Qualification

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	1980 AFC Youth Championship	Qatar  South Korea
CAF (Africa)	1981 African Youth Championship	Cameroon  Egypt
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	Mexico  United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	1981 South American Youth Championship	Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay
UEFA (Europe)	1980 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship	England  Italy  Poland  Romania  Spain  West Germany
Host nation		Australia

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Uruguay	6	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	Advanced to the quarter finals
Qatar	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Poland	2	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2	Eliminated
United States	1	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7

Poland  v  Qatar

3 October 1981 18:30

Poland	0 – 1	Qatar
	(Report)	Badr Bilal 37'

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 17,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

United States  v  Uruguay

3 October 1981 20:30

United States	0 – 3	Uruguay
	(Report)	López Báez 5' Aguilera 60' Da Silva 67'

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 17,200 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain)

United States  v  Qatar

6 October 1981 18:30

United States	1 – 1	Qatar
Devey 43'	(Report)	Bilal 56'

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 10,122 Referee: Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia) [1]

Uruguay  v  Poland

6 October 1981 20:30

Uruguay	1 – 0	Poland
Da Silva 58'	(Report)

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 10,122 Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)

Qatar  v  Uruguay

8 October 1981 19:00

Qatar	0 – 1	Uruguay
	(Report)	Villazán 52'

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Stanislas Kamdem (Cameroon)

Poland  v  United States

8 October 1981 21:00

Poland	4 – 0	United States
Rzepka 17' Kowalik 18' Dziekanowski 65', 67'	(Report)

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Brazil	5	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	Advanced to the quarter finals
Romania	5	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
South Korea	2	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	Eliminated
Italy	0	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5

Italy  v  South Korea

3 October 1981 18:30

Italy	1–4	South Korea
Mariani 83'	(Report)	Kwak Sung-Ho 7' Choi Soon-Ho 12', 29' Lee Kyung-Nam 88'

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 13,538 Referee: Gastón Castro (Chile)

Romania  v  Brazil

3 October 1981 20:30

Romania	1–1	Brazil
Zamfir 82'	(Report)	Leomir 67'

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 13,538 Referee: George Courtney (England)

Romania  v  South Korea

6 October 1981 18:45

Romania	1–0	South Korea
Sertov 5'	(Report)

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Jorge Romero (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Italy

6 October 1981 20:45

Brazil	1–0	Italy
Djalma Baia 56'	(Report)

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany)

South Korea  v  Brazil

8 October 1981 18:45

South Korea	0–3	Brazil
	(Report)	Paulo Roberto 48' Ronaldão 61' Jun Jong-Son 79' (o.g.)

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Hussein Fahmy Baheig (Egypt)

Italy  v  Romania

8 October 1981 20:45

Italy	0–1	Romania
	(Report)	Gabor 56' (pen.)

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland)

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
West Germany	4	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	Advanced to the quarter finals
Egypt	4	3	1	2	0	7	6	+1
Mexico	2	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	Eliminated
Spain	2	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2

Spain  v  Egypt

3 October 1981 19:00

Spain	2–2	Egypt
Chano 65' Nadal 74'	(Report)	Abouzaid 6', 78'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Lee Woo Bong (South Korea)

West Germany  v  Mexico

3 October 1981 21:00

West Germany	1–0	Mexico
Ralph Loose 2'	(Report)

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland)

West Germany  v  Egypt

6 October 1981 19:00

West Germany	1–2	Egypt
Ralph Loose 35'	(Report)	Helmi 31' Abouzaid 54'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 14,120 Referee: Rómulo Méndez Molina (Guatemala)

Mexico  v  Spain

6 October 1981 21:00

Mexico	1–1	Spain
Coss 75'	(Report)	Chano 45' (pen.)

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 14,120 Referee: José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)

Egypt  v  Mexico

8 October 1981 18:30

Egypt	3–3	Mexico
Guillén 33' (o.g.) Hisham Saleh 64', 71'	(Report)	Vaca 18' Farfán 28' Ríos 69'

Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 8,150 Referee: Henning Lund-Sorensen (Denmark)

Spain  v  West Germany

8 October 1981 20:30

Spain	2–4	West Germany
F. López 72' Fabregat 78'	(Report)	Trieb 29' Roland Wohlfarth 47', 85' Anthes 55'

Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 14,120 Referee: Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil)

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
England	4	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	Advanced to the quarter finals
Australia	4	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1
Argentina	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	Eliminated
Cameroon	1	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3

England  v  Cameroon

3 October 1981 13:00

England	2–0	Cameroon
Finnigan 57' Dey 78'	(Report)

Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 15,814 Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

Australia  v  Argentina

3 October 1981 15:00

Australia	2–1	Argentina
Mark Koussas 79' Hunter 89'	(Report)	Morresi 66'

Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 15,814 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Australia  v  Cameroon

5 October 1981 15:00

Australia	3–3	Cameroon
Mitchell 9' Mark Koussas 53', 78'	(Report)	Olle Olle 17' Djonkep 35', 52'

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 13,797 Referee: Toros Kibritjian (Syria)

England  v  Argentina

5 October 1981 15:00

England	1–1	Argentina
Michael Small 79'	(Report)	Urruti 57'

Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 16,674 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Cameroon  v  Argentina

8 October 1981 19:00

Cameroon	0–1	Argentina
	(Report)	Cecchi 6'

Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 28,932 Referee: Mubarak Waleed Saeed (Qatar)

England  v  Australia

8 October 1981 21:00

England	1–1	Australia
Michael Small 82'	(Report)	Mark Koussas 7'

Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 28,932 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	11 October - Melbourne
	Uruguay	1
					14 October - Melbourne
	Romania	2
					Romania	0
	11 October - Canberra
					West Germany (AET)	1
	West Germany	1
									18 October - Sydney
	Australia	0
									West Germany	4
	11 October - Newcastle
									Qatar	0
	Brazil	2
					14 October - Sydney
	Qatar	3
					Qatar	2			Third place
	11 October - Sydney
					England	1
	England	4							Romania	1
	Egypt	2							England	0
									17 October - Adelaide

Quarter-finals

Uruguay  v  Romania

11 October 1981 15:00

Uruguay	1–2	Romania
Berruetta 60'	(Report)	Eduard 25' Fisic 84'

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Brazil  v  Qatar

11 October 1981 15:00

Brazil	2–3	Qatar
Ronaldão 27', 78'	(Report)	Khaled Salman AlMuhannadi 10', 54', 87'

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 12,993 Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)

West Germany  v  Australia

11 October 1981 15:00

West Germany	1–0	Australia
Ronald Wohlfarth 69'	(Report)

Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 13,780 Referee: Henning Lund-Sorensen (Denmark)

England  v  Egypt

11 October 1981 15:00

England	4–2	Egypt
Neil Webb 41', 64', 82' Cooke 60'	(Report)	Abouzaid 28' (pen.) Hisham Saleh 40'

Sports Ground, Sydney Attendance: 8,293 Referee: José Martínez Bazán (Uruguay)

Semi-finals

Qatar  v  England

14 October 1981 20:00

Qatar	2–1	England
Badr Bilal 12' Alsada 62'	(Report)	Michael Small 70'

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 12,476 Referee: Jorge Romero (Argentina)

Romania  v  West Germany

14 October 1981 20:30

Romania	0–1 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
	(Report)	Schön 103'

Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland)

Third place play-off

Romania  v  England

17 October 1981 15:00

Romania	1–0	England
Gabor 36'	(Report)

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Henning Lund-Sorensen (Denmark)

Final

West Germany  v  Qatar

18 October 1981 15:00

West Germany	4–0	Qatar
Ralph Loose 28', 66' Roland Wohlfarth 42' Holger Anthes 86'	(Report)

Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 18,531 Referee: Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil)

Result

1981 World Youth Championship Winners
West Germany First title

Awards

Golden Shoe	Golden Ball	Fair Play Award
Mark Koussas	Romulus Gabor	Australia

Goalscorers

Mark Koussas of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 87 goals were scored by 56 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

4 goals

• Mark Koussas
• Taher Abouzaid
• Ralf Loose
• Roland Wohlfarth

3 goals

• Ronaldão
• Hisham Saleh
• Michael Small
• Neil Webb
• Badr Bilal
• Khalid Salman

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

• Jose Guillen (playing against Egypt)
• Jun Jong-Son (playing against Brazil)

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	West Germany	6	5	0	1	12	4	+8	10
2	Qatar	6	3	1	2	7	9	–2	7
3	Romania	6	4	1	1	6	3	+3	9
4	England	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	Uruguay	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	6
6	Brazil	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	5
7	Australia	4	1	2	1	6	6	0	4
8	Egypt	4	1	2	1	9	10	–1	4
Eliminated at the group stage
9	Argentina	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
10	Poland	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2	2
11	South Korea	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	2
12	Mexico	3	0	2	1	4	5	–1	2
13	Spain	3	0	2	1	5	7	–2	2
14	Cameroon	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3	1
15	United States	3	0	1	2	1	8	–7	1
16	Italy	3	0	0	3	1	6	–5	0

Notes

External links

• FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981, FIFA.com
• RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1981
• FIFA Technical Report

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