1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the Kodak Cup 1985 FIFA U-16世界锦标赛 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | China |
Dates | July 31 – August 11, 1985 |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
Runners-up | West Germany |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | Guinea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
Attendance | 735,000 (22,969 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Marcel Witeczek (8 goals) |
Best player | William |
The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985 to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968 can participate in this tournament.
Venues
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Beijing | Workers' Stadium | 80,000 |
Tianjin | Hongqiao Stadium | 20,000 |
Dalian | People's Stadium | 40,000 |
Shanghai | Hongkou Stadium | 30,220 |
Qualified Teams
Africa (1985 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup)
Asia (1985 AFC U-17 Championship)
Europe
- Hungary (By invitation)
- Italy (As winner of 1982 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship)
- West Germany (As winner of 1984 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship)
North America (1985 CONCACAF U-16 Championship)
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
- United States (As winner of 1983 CONCACAF U-16 Championship)
South America (1985 South American Under-16 Football Championship)
Oceania (1983 OFC U-17 Championship)
- Australia
Host Nation Automatically qualified
Squads
For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
Referees
Asia
Africa CONCACAF |
South America
Europe
Oceania |
Group stages
Group A
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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China PR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
4 August 1985 19:00 |
China PR | 3–1 | United States |
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Cao Xiandong 20' Guo Zhuang 22' Sun Bowei 25' |
(Report) | Pride 75' |
Group B
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
31 July 1985 20:45 |
Congo | 1–4 | West Germany |
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Kakou 73' | Report | Mirwald 21' Witeczek 38', 65' Dammeier 56' |
4 August 1985 20:45 |
Argentina | 4–2 | Congo |
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Maradona 23' (pen.), 24' Frutos 38' Alvarez 63' |
Report | Salles 46' Mantot 60' (pen.) |
Group C
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
31 July 1985 19:00 |
Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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Al Dosary 25' Al Suraiti 63' Al Razgan 66' Al Fahad 68' |
Report | Medford 12' |
4 August 1985 19:00 |
Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Italy |
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Al Boushal 4', 61' Al Razgan 78' (pen.) |
Report | Bresciani 37' |
Group D
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
2 August 1985 19:00 |
Qatar | 1–3 | Mexico |
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Al Mohannadi 5' (pen.) | Report | Cortes 36' Ledesma 52', 77' (pen.) |
Knockout stages
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
August 7 - Beijing | ||||||||||
China PR | 2 | |||||||||
August 9 - Beijing | ||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||
August 7 - Dalian | ||||||||||
Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
August 11 - Beijing | ||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
West Germany | 0 | |||||||||
August 7 - Tianjin | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
Australia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
August 9 - Shanghai | ||||||||||
Guinea (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
August 7 - Shanghai | ||||||||||
Guinea | 1 (2) | |||||||||
Hungary | 1 | Brazil | 4 | |||||||
Nigeria | 3 | Guinea | 1 | |||||||
August 11 - Beijing | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
7 August 1985 19:30 |
China PR | 2–4 | West Germany |
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Guo Zhuang 14' Tu Shengqiao 39' |
Report | Witeczek 10', 37', 45' Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.) |
Semifinals
9 August 1985 19:30 |
West Germany | 4–3 | Brazil |
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Witeczek 15', 57', 66' Konerding 47' |
Report | Bismarck 6' Andre Cruz 37' Rodrigues 70' |
Third place play-off
11 August 1985 17:30 |
Brazil | 4–1 | Guinea |
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Marques 11' Mauricio 42' William 51' Bismarck 73' |
Report | Sylla 65' |
Final
Result
1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners |
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Nigeria First title |
Goalscorers
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring eight goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Bismarck Barreto Faria
- Guo Zhuang
- Victor Igbinoba
- Abdulaziz Al Razgan
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
Final ranking
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | |
2 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |
4 | Guinea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
7 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
8 | China PR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
9 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
10 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
12 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
13 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | |
14 | Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 | |
15 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 | |
16 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |