1983 FIFA World Youth Championship


The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from 2 June to 19 June 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were played. The winner was Brazil, who beat Argentina by 1–0, in a final held at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium.
This edition still holds the record for average attendances of the tournament's history. For many this edition was a kind of proof to Mexico to test the capacity to hold a FIFA competition after the designation from FIFA in May for holding the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Qualification

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDStatus
63300100+10Advanced to the quarter-finals
4320174+3Advanced to the quarter-finals
2310258−3
03003010−10

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Result

Awards

Golden BallGolden ShoeFair Play Award
Geovani Faria da Silva Geovani Faria da Silva
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;All-Star XI
Geovani of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 61 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.
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