1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
| 1979 FIFAワールドユース選手権 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | August 25 – September 7 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Argentina (1st title)
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| Runners-up |  Soviet Union |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Poland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.59 per match) |
| Attendance | 454,500 (14,203 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ramón Díaz (8 goals) |
| Best player |
Diego Maradona
|
The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from August 26 to September 7, 1979. The tournament took place in four venues — Kobe, Omiya, Tokyo and Yokohama — where a total of 32 matches were played, four more than in the previous edition due to the addition of a quarterfinal round in the knockout stage. The winner was Argentina, who beat holders Soviet Union by 3–1, in a final held at Tokyo's National Stadium.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
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