Host country Australia Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities) Fourth place England Best player Romulus Gabor Teams 16 | Dates 3–18 October Runners-up Qatar Start date 1981 End date October 18, 1981 Attendance 443,094 | |
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Champions West Germany (1st title) Third place Romania national football team Similar 1993 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1985 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1989 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1995 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1979 FIFA World Youth Ch | ||
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.
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Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
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.
References
1981 FIFA World Youth Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA