1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
Кубок ФИФА Кока-Кола 1985
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union
Dates24 August – 7 September
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored80 (2.5 per match)
Attendance657,800 (20,556 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Gérson
Brazil Balalo
Brazil Müller
Spain Sebastián Losada
Spain Fernando Gómez
Nigeria Monday Odiaka
Mexico Alberto García Aspe
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Paulo Silas
Fair play award Colombia
← 1983
1987 →

The 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fifth edition FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 24 August to 7 September 1985. The tournament took place in ten venues within eight host cities — Baku, Yerevan, Leningrad, Minsk (2 stadiums), Moscow, Hoktemberyan, Tbilisi (2 stadiums) and Sumqayit — where a total of 32 matches were played. U20 Brazil successfully defended its title, defeating Spain, 1–0, in the final match at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

Venues

10 different stadiums hosted the tournament in 8 host cities, divided among 5 Soviet republics: Armenian SSR (2 venues in 2 host cities), Azerbaijan SSR (2 venues in 2 host cities), Byelorussian SSR (2 venues in 1 host city), Georgian SSR (2 venues in 1 host city), and Russian SFSR (2 venues in 2 host cities).

Moscow Leningrad Tbilisi Yerevan
Central Lenin Stadium Kirov Stadium Lenin Dinamo Stadium Lokomotivi Stadium Hrazdan Stadium
Capacity: 103,000 Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 74,354 Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 70,000
Minsk Hoktemberyan Baku Sumqayit
Dinamo Stadium Traktor Stadium Yubileynyi Stadium Vladimir Lenin Stadium Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 17,600 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 15,500

Qualification

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1985 AFC Youth Championship  China
 Saudi Arabia1
CAF (Africa) 1985 African Youth Championship  Nigeria
 Tunisia
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		1984 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  Canada
 Mexico
CONMEBOL (South America) 1985 South American Youth Championship  Brazil
 Colombia1
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) 1985 OFC U-20 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation  Soviet Union
1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship  Bulgaria1
 England
 Hungary
 Republic of Ireland1
 Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Colombia 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4[a]
3  Hungary 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
4  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Colombia advanced by drawing.
Hungary 2–2 Colombia
Pintér 59' (pen.)
Zsinka 85'		 Report Pérez 88'
Rodríguez 89'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan[1]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Sandoz (Switzerland)
Tunisia 0–2 Bulgaria
Report Mihtarski 32'
Penev 78'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Joseph B. Worrall (England)
Hungary 2–1 Tunisia
Pintér 60' (pen.)
Fischer 87'		 Report Touati 46'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)
Colombia 1–1 Bulgaria
Tréllez 74' Report Kalaydzhiev 69'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi Abdul-Rahman (Bahrain)
Colombia 2–1 Tunisia
Castaño 19'
Tréllez 68'		 Report Abdelhak 76'
Yubileynyi Stadium, Hoktemberyan
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Vladimir Kuznetsov (Soviet Union)[2]
Hungary 1–1 Bulgaria
Fischer 80' Report Kostadinov 57'
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Republic of Ireland 1–2 Brazil
Tuite 86' Report Balalo 20'
Dida 80'
Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi[1]
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nouhoum Traore (Mali)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Spain
Report
Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonio Evangelista (Canada)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Jam'an 54' (pen.)
Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Brazil 2–0 Spain
Luciano 50'
Balalo 65'		 Report
Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Republic of Ireland 2–4 Spain
Mooney 51'
Kelch 56' (pen.)		 Report Fernando 3', 61'
Losada 35', 85'
Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Jesús Díaz Palacio (Colombia)
Brazil 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Müller 35' Report
Lokomotivi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Yuriy Savchenko (Soviet Union)[2]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Soviet Union (H) 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Australia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Canada 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Soviet Union 0–0 Australia
Report
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk[1]
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)
Nigeria 2–0 Canada
Monday 1'
Siasia 78'		 Report
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Soviet Union 2–1 Nigeria
Khudozhilov 23' (pen.)
Chedia 41'		 Report Anunobi 81'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: José Ramiz Wright (Brazil)
Australia 0–0 Canada
Report
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ali Bennaucer (Tunisia)
Soviet Union 5–0 Canada
Ketashvili 38'
Tatarchuk 39'
Ivanauskas 60'
Sklyarov 64' (pen.)
Kuzhlev 79'		 Report
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
Australia 2–3 Nigeria
Panagis 27'
Kalantzis 38' (pen.)		 Report Adeleye 63'
Monday 78'
Anunobi 79'
Traktor Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Paraguay 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4  England 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
England 2–2 Paraguay
Wakenshaw 19'
Priest 31'		 Report Cartaman 41'
Jara 74'
Vladimir Lenin Stadium, Baku[1]
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Laszlo Padar (Hungary)
China 1–3 Mexico
Gong Lei 68' Report Ambríz 19' (pen.)
García Aspe 30', 45'
Vladimir Lenin Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: William K. Munro (New Zealand)
England 0–2 China
Report Gao Hongbo 76'
Gong Lei 89'
Vladimir Lenin Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)
Paraguay 0–2 Mexico
Report Cruz 22'
García Aspe 70'
Vladimir Lenin Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)
England 0–1 Mexico
Report Becerra 34'
Vladimir Lenin Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Paraguay 1–2 China
Mereles 17' Report Song Lianyong 14'
Gao Hongbo 76'
Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium, Sumgait
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: David Syme (Scotland)[4]

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
September 1 - Yerevan
 
 
 Bulgaria 1
 
September 4 - Moscow
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain (pen.)2 (4)
 
September 1 - Minsk
 
 Soviet Union2 (3)
 
 Soviet Union1
 
September 7 - Moscow
 
 China0
 
 Spain0
 
September 1 - Tbilisi
 
 Brazil (a.e.t.)1
 
 Brazil 6
 
September 4 - Leningrad
 
 Colombia0
 
 Brazil2
 
September 1 - Baku
 
 Nigeria0 Third place
 
 Mexico1
 
September 7 - Moscow
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Soviet Union0 (1)
 
 
 Nigeria (pen.)0 (3)
 

Quarterfinals

Bulgaria 1–2 Spain
Kostadinov 47' Report Marcelino 33'
Fernando 67' (pen.)
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan[1]
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Joe Worrall (England)
Brazil 6–0 Colombia
Gérson 51', 69', 90''
Silas 54'
Dida 72'
Müller 81'		 Report
Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi[1]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Soviet Union 1–0 China
Kuzhlev 1' Report
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk[1]
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Mexico 1–2 Nigeria
Medina 50' Report Igbinabaro 33'
Monday 35'
Vladimir Lenin Stadium, Baku[1]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

Semi-finals

Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Losada 70'
Goikoetxea 120'		 Report Khudozhilov 38' (pen.)
Ivanauskas 107'
Penalties
4–3
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow[1]
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Brazil 2–0 Nigeria
Müller 22'
Balalo 44'		 Report
Kirov Stadium, Leningrad
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Third place play-off

Soviet Union 0–0 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
(Report)
Penalties
1–3
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow[1]
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jassim Mandi Abdul-Rahman (Bahrain)

Final

Brazil 1–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Henrique 92' Report
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow[1]
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: David Syme (Scotland) [4]

Result

 1985 World Youth Championship winners 

Brazil
Second title

Awards

Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Award
Spain Sebastián Losada Brazil Paulo Silas  Colombia

Goalscorers

Sebastián Losada of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 80 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Brazil 6 6 0 0 14 1 +13 12 Champions
2  Spain 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 6 Runners-up
3  Nigeria 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 7 Third place
4  Soviet Union (H) 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 9 Fourth place
5  Mexico 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  China 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4
7  Bulgaria 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 4
8  Colombia 4 1 2 1 5 10 −5 4
9  Hungary 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
10  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
11  Australia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
12  Paraguay 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
13  England 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
14  Canada 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
15  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
16  Tunisia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Hosts

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The FIFA gives no reference as to which stadiums were used for the games all along the competition, except for the match Brazil v Nigeria, played in Kirov Stadium, Leningrad. The information has been retrieved from other sources.
  2. ^ a b The FIFA states "Russia" here, which is an anachronism.
  3. ^ a b c d Due to the FIFA not informing on the Stadiums of the competition, there's an inconsistency with the hour of these matches. Whether they were played at different venues, or at different hours in the same venues, is uncertain.
  4. ^ a b FIFA acknowledges him first from Scotland and then from England.

External links

FIFA World Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup
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