1977 FIFA World Youth Championship


The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977. The tournament took place in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its history. The winner was the USSR, who beat Mexico in a penalty shootout, in the final held at Tunis's Stade El Menzah.
The Tournament Committee was chaired by FIFA Vice-President Harry Cavan, who had spearheaded the creation of the World Youth Championship.

Qualification

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Venues


Tunis
Tunis
Stade El Menzah
Stade Chedly Zouiten

Capacity: 45,000
Capacity: 18,000
Sousse
Sfax
Stade Olympique de Sousse
Stade Ameur El-Gargouri

Capacity: 10,000
Capacity: 4,000

Group stage

The group winners advanced directly to the semifinals.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Result

Awards

Goalscorers

Guina of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 70 goals were scored by 49 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
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