1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
The 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the third edition of the tournament, was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989. Players born after 1 August 1972 could participate in this tournament. Saudi Arabia won the tournament and became the first Asian team to win a FIFA tournament. As of August 2023, they are the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Scotland |
| Dates | 10–24 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Scotland |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 77 (2.41 per match) |
| Attendance | 256,000 (8,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Khaled Jasem Fode Camara Gil Gomes Tulipa Khalid Al Rowaihi(3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | James Will |
| Fair play award | Bahrain |
The winning team was later accused of fielding several over-age players, but no formal investigation was conducted.[1][2]
Qualified teams
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1988 AFC U-16 Championship | Bahrain China Saudi Arabia |
| CAF (Africa) | 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup |  Ghana Guinea Nigeria |
| CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) |
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1988 South American U-16 Championship |  Argentina.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil Colombia |
| OFC (Oceania) | 1989 OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| UEFA (Europe) | Host nation |  Scotland |
| 1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship |  East Germany Portugal |
Squads
For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
Referees
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Asia
Africa
CONCACAF
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South America
Europe
Oceania
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Group stage
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Scotland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Cuba |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 |
| Scotland | 3–0 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
Lindsay  30'McGoldrick 32', 39' |
(Report) |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| United States | 1–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Baba 37' |
(Report) |
| East Germany | 5–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Konetzke 7', 33' Seifert 12', 31'Rydlewicz 45' |
(Report) | Baba 36' Wood 76' |
| Australia | 2–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Pangallo 71' Suzor 73' |
(Report) | Wood 6' Haskins 70' |
Group C
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
Group D
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| Guinea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Colombia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 |
| Guinea | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Oularé 56' Camara 62' |
(Report) | Fofana 52' (o.g.) Al Rowaihi 71' |
| Colombia | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Al Rowaihi 80' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| June 17–Motherwell | ||||||||||
| Bahrain (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| June 20–Motherwell | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| June 17–Dundee | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 (0) | |||||||||
| June 24–Glasgow | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (pen.) | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (pen.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| June 17–Aberdeen | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| East Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| June 20–Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| June 17–Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| June 23–Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Nigeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
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| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 0–2 | ||
Semifinals
| Bahrain | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Al Rowaihi 47' |
Result
| 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners |
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Saudi Arabia First title |
Goalscorers
Fode Camara of Guinea won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 77 goals were scored by 55 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.
- 3 goals
- Khaled Jasem
- Fode Camara
- Gil Gomes
- Tulipa
- Khalid Al Rowaihi
- 2 goals
- Márcio
- Carlos
- Frank Seifert
- Toralf Konetzke
- Kayode Keshiro
- Victor Ikpeba
- Luís Figo
- John Lindsay
- Kevin McGoldrick
- Jabarti Al Shamrani
- Anthony Wood
- Imad Baba
- 1 goal
- Claudio Paris
- Diego Castagno Suárez
- Gabriel Dascanio
- Jose Castro
- Leonardo Selenzo
- Anthony Pangallo
- Jeff Suzor
- Steve Corica
- Hassan Ebrahim
- Mohamed Abdulaziz
- Marcello Melli
- Gao Feng
- Alfredo Nieto
- Carlos Moreno
- Modesto Gaibao
- Bernardo Rosette
- Geosmany Zerguera
- Daniel Knuth
- Rene Rydlewicz
- Sven Manke
- Bernard Aryee
- Isaac Asare
- Souleymane Oularé
- Babajide Oguntunase
- Olusegun Fetuga
- Sunny Umoru
- Adalberto
- Sérgio Lourenço
- Alreshoudi Sulaiman
- Waleed Al Terair
- Brian O'Neil
- Ian Downie
- James Beattie
- Paul Dickov
- Todd Haskins
- Own goal
- Luis Medero (against Canada)
- Omar Canate (against Portugal)
- Mory Fofana (against Saudi Arabia)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
| 2 | Scotland |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Portugal |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bahrain |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Nigeria |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Brazil |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 7 | East Germany |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Argentina |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 | |
| 10 | China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Guinea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Colombia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 | |
| 14 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | Cuba |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 | |
| 16 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | |
References
- "Freeze frame: FIFA under-16 World Cup Final, 24 June 1989 Scotland 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (after extra time): Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalties". The Scotsman. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "How Scotland almost won a World Cup at Hampden in 1989". BBC Sport. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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