1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
international football competition
The 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Saudi Arabia between 16 February and 3 March 1989. The 1989 championship was the 7th contested. The tournament took place across four cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Ta'if.
| 1989 بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 16 February – 3 March |
| 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(s) | Bismarck |
| Fair play award | United States |
Qualification
change| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | Host nation |  Saudi Arabia
|
| 1988 AFC Youth Championship |  Iraq  Syria1
| |
| CAF (Africa) | 1989 African Youth Championship |  Mali1 Nigeria
|
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |  Costa Rica1 United States2
|
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1988 South American U-20 Championship |  Argentina Brazil  Colombia
|
| UEFA (Europe) | 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |  Czechoslovakia  East Germany  Norway1 Portugal Soviet Union Spain
|
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
- 2.^ Replaced
Mexico, who was disqualified from the tournament due to the Cachirules scandal.
