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1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| year | 1989 |
| other_titles | 3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup |
| image | 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship logo.webp |
| country | Scotland |
| dates | 10–24 June |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 6 |
| venues | 5 |
| cities | 5 |
| champion | KSA |
| count | 1 |
| second | SCO |
| third | POR |
| fourth | BHR |
| fourth-flagvar | 1972 |
| matches | 32 |
| goals | 77 |
| attendance | 256000 |
| top_scorer | Khaled Jasem |
| Fode Camara | |
| Gil Gomes | |
| Tulipa | |
| Khalid Al Rowaihi | |
| (3 goals each) | |
| player | James Will |
| fair_play | |
| prevseason | [1987](1987-fifa-u-16-world-championship) |
| nextseason | [1991](1991-fifa-u-17-world-championship) |
| fourth-flagvar = 1972 Fode Camara Gil Gomes Tulipa Khalid Al Rowaihi (3 goals each)
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 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 November 2025, they are the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.
Qualified teams
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | [1988 AFC U-16 Championship](1988-afc-u-16-championship) | ||
| CAF (Africa) | [1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup](1989-african-u-16-qualifying-for-world-cup) | ||
| CONCACAF | |||
| (Central, North America and Caribbean) | [1988 CONCACAF U-16 Tournament](1988-concacaf-u-16-tournament) | ||
| CONMEBOL (South America) | [1988 South American U-16 Championship](1988-south-american-u-16-championship) | ||
| OFC (Oceania) | [1989 OFC U-17 Championship](1989-ofc-u-17-championship) | ||
| UEFA (Europe) | Host nation | ||
| [1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship](1989-uefa-european-under-16-championship) | |||
Squads
For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
Referees
Asia
- Mohammad Riyahi
- Wan Rashid Jaafar
- Kil Ki-Chul
- Arie Frost Africa
- Mohamed Hafez
- Ally Hafidhi
- M Hounake-Kouassi CONCACAF
- David Brummitt
- Juan Pablo Escobar
- Arlington Success South America
- Ricardo Calabria
- Luís Félix Ferreira
- Armando Pérez Hoyos Europe
- Jean-Marie Lartigot
- Peter Mikkelsen
- George Smith
- Wieland Ziller Oceania
- Gary Fleet
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | **5** | Advanced to the quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | **4** | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | **2** | Eliminated | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | **1** |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | **4** | Advanced to the quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | **4** | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | **3** | Eliminated | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | **1** |
Group C
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | **5** | Advanced to the quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | **4** | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | **3** | Eliminated | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | **0** |
Group D
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | **4** | Advanced to the quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | **4** | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | **3** | Eliminated | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | **1** |
Knockout stage
|June 17 – Motherwell| (pen.)|0 (4)||0 (1) |June 17 – Dundee||0 (0)| (pen.)|0 (2) |June 17 – Aberdeen||0||1 |June 17 – Edinburgh||2||1 |June 20 – Motherwell||0||1 |June 20 – Edinburgh||0||1 |June 24 – Glasgow| (pen.)|2 (5)||2 (4) |June 23 – Edinburgh||0||3
Quarter-finals
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Semifinals
Playoff for 3rd place
Final
Al Teriar Dickov Al Mousa Al Shamrani Al Theneyan Al Teriar Al Alawi Bollan McLaren Bain Marshall O'Neil
Result
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
- Hussain Ebrahim
- Faisal Abdul aziz
- 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 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | **8** | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | **9** | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | **8** | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | **6** | |
| **Eliminated in the quarter-finals** | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | **6** | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | **5** | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | **4** | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | **4** | |
| **Eliminated at the group stage** | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | –2 | **3** | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | **3** | |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | **3** | |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | **2** | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | **1** | |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | **1** | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | **1** | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | **0** |
References
References
- (20 June 2009). "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]].
- (24 June 2020). "How Scotland almost won a World Cup at Hampden in 1989". BBC Sport.
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