1989 بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | February 16–March 3 |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portugal (1st title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
Attendance | 643,815 (20,119 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Oleg Salenko (5 goals) |
Best player | Bismarck |
The 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Saudi Arabia between February 16 and March 3, 1989. The 1989 championship was the 7th contested. The tournament took place in four venues: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Ta'if.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.