Junior Soccer World Cup 1985

1985 FIFA World Youth Championship Soviet Union
FIFA World Youth Championship USSR 1985
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Brazil (2nd title)
venue	Soviet Union
Opening game	August 24, 1985
Endgame	September 7, 1985
Games	32
Gates	80  (⌀: 2.5 per game)
spectator	657,800  (⌀: 20,556 per game)
Top scorer	Sebastián Losada (3 goals)
Best player	Paulo Silas

The 5th FIFA Junior World Cup (officially: III World Youth Championship for the FIFA / Coca-Cola Cup ) took place from August 24 to September 7, 1985 in the Soviet Union . World champions became the team from Brazil , which won 1-0 in the final against Spain after extra time.

The Brazilian Paulo Silas was voted the best player of the tournament, while the top scorer was the Spaniard Sebastián Losada with three goals.

Baku Yerevan Octemberyan Tbilisi Sumgait Leningrad Minsk Moscow

Venues 1985 in the Soviet Union

Venues

• Baku - Stalin Stadium
• Yerevan - Hrazdan Stadium
• Leningrad - Kirov Stadium
• Minsk - Dinamo Stadium
• Moscow - Luzhniki Olympic Stadium
• Octemberyan
• Sumgait - Mehdi Hüseynzadə Stadium
• Tbilisi - Boris Paichadze Stadium

Attendees

6 from Europe	Bulgaria	England	Ireland	Soviet Union	Spain	Hungary
3 from South America	Brazil	Colombia	Paraguay
2 from Asia	China	Saudi Arabia
2 from Africa	Nigeria	Tunisia
2 from North and Central America	Canada	Mexico
1 from Oceania	Australia

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in four groups with four teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.
All games except group C at local time ( UTC + 4 , CEST + 3 ).

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Bulgaria	3	1	2	0	004: 200	+2	04: 20
2.	Colombia	3	2	0	1	005: 400	+1	04: 20
3.	Hungary	3	1	2	0	005: 400	+1	04: 20
4th	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	002: 600	−4	00: 60
Note: Colombia ahead of Hungary by drawing lots

August 24, 1985, 3 p.m. in Yerevan				spectator
Hungary	-	Colombia	2: 2 (0: 0)	10,000
August 24, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Yerevan
Tunisia	-	Bulgaria	0: 2 (0: 1)	14,000
August 26, 1985, 7 p.m. in Yerevan
Hungary	-	Tunisia	2: 1 (0: 0)	19,000
August 27, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Yerevan
Colombia	-	Bulgaria	1: 1 (0: 0)	15,000
August 29, 1985, 6:30 p.m. in Oktemberyan
Colombia	-	Tunisia	2: 1 (1: 0)	9,000
August 29, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Yerevan
Hungary	-	Bulgaria	1: 1 (0: 0)	17,000

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	005: 100	+4	06-00
2.	Spain	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	03: 30
3.	Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	001: 100	± 0	03: 30
4th	Ireland	3	0	0	3	003: 700	−4	00: 60

August 24, 1985, 3 p.m. in Tbilisi				spectator
Ireland	-	Brazil	1: 2 (0: 1)	45,000
August 24, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Tbilisi
Saudi Arabia	-	Spain	0-0	25,000
August 26, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Tbilisi
Ireland	-	Saudi Arabia	0: 1 (0: 0)	20,000
August 27, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Tbilisi
Brazil	-	Spain	2: 0 (0: 0)	20,000
August 29, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Tbilisi
Ireland	-	Spain	2: 4 (0: 2)	9,800
August 29, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Tbilisi
Brazil	-	Saudi Arabia	1: 0 (1: 0)	9,000

Group C

The games of this group at local time ( UTC + 2 , CEST + 1 ).

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	007: 100	+6	05: 10
2.	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	006: 400	+2	04: 20
3.	Australia	3	0	2	1	002: 300	−1	02: 40
4th	Canada	3	0	1	2	000: 700	−7	01: 50

August 24, 1985, 3 p.m. in Minsk				spectator
Soviet Union	-	Australia	0-0	16,000
August 24, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Minsk
Nigeria	-	Canada	2: 0 (1: 0)	16,000
August 26, 1985, 7 p.m. in Minsk
Soviet Union	-	Nigeria	2: 1 (2: 0)	23,000
August 27, 1985, 7 p.m. in Minsk
Australia	-	Canada	0-0	8,000
August 29, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Minsk
Soviet Union	-	Canada	5: 0 (2: 0)	16,000
August 29, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Minsk
Australia	-	Nigeria	2: 3 (2: 0)	7,000

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Mexico	3	3	0	0	006: 100	+5	06-00
2.	China	3	2	0	1	005: 400	+1	04: 20
3.	Paraguay	3	0	1	2	003: 600	−3	01: 50
4th	England	3	0	1	2	002: 500	−3	01: 50

August 24, 1985, 3 p.m. in Baku				spectator
England	-	Paraguay	2: 2 (2: 1)	40,000
August 24, 1985, 7 p.m. in Baku
China	-	Mexico	1: 3 (0: 3)	30,000
August 26, 1985, 7 p.m. in Baku
England	-	China	0: 2 (0: 0)	12,000
August 27, 1985, 7 p.m. in Baku
Paraguay	-	Mexico	0: 2 (0: 1)	7,000
August 29, 1985, 7 p.m. in Baku
England	-	Mexico	0: 1 (0: 1)	12,000
August 29, 1985, 7:00 p.m. in Sumgait
Paraguay	-	China	1: 2 (1: 1)	15,500

Final round

Overview

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Brazil	6th
	Colombia	0
					Brazil	2
					Nigeria	0
	Mexico	1
	Nigeria	2
									Brazil	1
									Spain	0
	Bulgaria	1
	Spain	2
					Spain	2 (4)			Game for third place
					Soviet Union	2 (3)
	Soviet Union	1							Soviet Union	0 (1)
	China	0							Nigeria	0 (3)

Quarter finals

September 1, 1985, 5:00 p.m. * in Tbilisi				spectator
Brazil	-	Colombia	6: 0 (0: 0)	20,000
September 1, 1985, 5:00 p.m. ** in Minsk
Soviet Union	-	China	1: 0 (1: 0)	40,000
September 1, 1985, 7:00 p.m. * in Yerevan
Bulgaria	-	Spain	1: 2 (0: 1)	20,500
September 1, 1985, 7:00 p.m. * in Baku
Mexico	-	Nigeria	1: 2 (0: 2)	20,000

*: Local time ( UTC + 4 , CEST + 3 ); **: Local time ( UTC + 2 , CEST + 1 )

Semifinals

All games from the semi-finals at local time ( UTC + 3 , CEST + 2 ).

September 4, 1985, 6:00 p.m. *** in Leningrad				spectator
Brazil	-	Nigeria	2: 0 (2: 0)	51,500
September 4, 1985, 7:00 p.m. *** in Moscow
Spain	-	Soviet Union	2: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1), 4: 3 n.e.	37,000

3rd place match

September 7, 1985, 1 p.m. *** in Moscow				spectator
Soviet Union	-	Nigeria	0: 0 n.V., 1: 3 n.E.	12,500

final

September 7, 1985, 7:00 p.m. *** in Moscow				spectator
Brazil	-	Spain	1: 0 a.d.	41,000

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the 1985 Junior World Championships. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.

space	player	Gates
1	Alberto García Aspe	3
	Balalo	3
	Fernando Gómez Colomer	3
	Gérson da Silva	3
	Sebastián Losada	3
	Muller	3
	Monday Odiacs	3

Web links

• 1985 World Youth Championship on FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report: Part 1 (PDF; 9.0 MB) - Part 2 (PDF; 9.9 MB)