Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Start date 1989 Best player Bismarck Barreto Faria Teams 16 | Dates February 16–March 3 End date March 3, 1989 Attendance 643,815 | |
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Similar 1985 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1981 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1993 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1991 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1995 FIFA World Youth Ch | ||
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.
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Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Tournament
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
Goalscorers
Oleg Salenko of Soviet Union won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
References
1989 FIFA World Youth Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA