1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

June 2026 November 2019 FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989 3rd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship logo.webp Scotland 10–24 June 16 6 5 5 KSA 1 SCO POR BHR 1972 32 77 256000 17 BHR 1972 Khaled Jasem17 GUI Fode Camara17 POR Gil Gomes17 POR Tulipa17 KSA Khalid Al Rowaihi(3 goals each) 17 SCO James Will 17 BHR 1972 1987 1991 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 May 2026, they are the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.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 https://www.scotsman.com/sport/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-1-1353761 The Scotsman 18 December 2018https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/scotland-travel/caught-in-time-scotland-reach-world-youth-cup-final-in-1989-brv238bjr5z Caught in Time: Scotland reach World Youth Cup final in 1989 Matt Vallance 23 May 2004 Qualified teams Confederation Qualifying tournament Qualifier(s) AFC (Asia) 1988 AFC U-16 Championship 17 BHR 197217 CHN17 KSA CAF (Africa) 1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup 17 GHA17 GUI17 NGA CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)1988 CONCACAF U-16 Tournament 17 CAN17 CUB 17 USA CONMEBOL (South America)1988 South American U-16 Championship 17 ARG17 BRA 196817 COLOFC (Oceania)1989 OFC U-17 Championship 17 AUSUEFA (Europe)Host nation17 SCO1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship 17 GDR17 POR Squads For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads. Referees Asia IRN Mohammad Riyahi MAS Wan Rashid Jaafar KOR 1984 Kil Ki-Chul ISR Arie Frost Africa EGY Mohamed Hafez TAN Ally Hafidhi TOG M Hounake-Kouassi CONCACAF CAN David Brummitt GUA Juan Pablo Escobar ATG Arlington Success South America ARG Ricardo Calabria BRA 1968 Luís Félix Ferreira COL Armando Pérez Hoyos Europe FRA Jean-Marie Lartigot DEN Peter Mikkelsen SCO George Smith GDR Wieland Ziller Oceania NZL Gary Fleet Group stage Group A TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus17 BHR 1972321051+45Advanced to the quarter-finals17 SCO312041+3417 GHA302123–12Eliminated17 CUB301228–61 10 June 1989 14:00 17 SCO 0–0 17 GHA Hampden Park, Glasgow 6,500 Armando Perez Hoyos (Report) 10 June 1989 15:45 17 CUB 0–3 17 BHR 1972 Jasem 40 pen. 52 pen. 76 pen. Hampden Park, Glasgow 6,500 Luis Felix Ferreira (Report) 12 June 1989 18:30 17 SCO 3–0 17 CUB Lindsay 30McGoldrick 32 39 Fir Park, Motherwell 9,000 Peter Mikkelsen (Report) 12 June 1989 20:15 17 GHA 0–1 17 BHR 1972 Ebrahim 42 Fir Park, Motherwell 9,000 Wieland Ziller (Report) 14 June 1989 18:30 17 SCO 1–1 17 BHR 1972 Beattie 2 Abdulaziz 33 Fir Park, Motherwell 13,500 Ricardo Calabria (Report) 14 June 1989 20:15 17 CUB 2–2 17 GHA Zerguera 9Rosette 24 Aryee 22Asare 72 Fir Park, Motherwell 13,500 Gary Fleet (Report) Group B TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus16 GDR320174+34Advanced to the quarter-finals17 BRA 1968320153+2417 USA311157–23Eliminated17 AUS301236–31 10 June 1989 14:00 17 GDR 1–0 17 AUS Manke 51 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 3,300 James McCluskey (Report) 10 June 1989 15:45 17 USA 1–0 17 BRA 1968 Baba 37 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 3,300 Mohamed Hafez (Report) 12 June 1989 18:30 17 GDR 5–2 17 USA Konetzke 7 33Seifert 12 31Rydlewicz 45 Baba 36Wood 76 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 2,300 Mohd Noor Jaafar (Report) 12 June 1989 20:15 17 AUS 1–3 17 BRA 1968 Corica 50 Carlos 11 34Marcio 36 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 2,300 David Brummitt (Report) 14 June 1989 18:30 17 GDR 1–2 17 BRA 1968 Knuth 29 Márcio 4Fred 70 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 3,500 Jean-Marie Lartigot (Report) 14 June 1989 20:15 17 AUS 2–2 17 USA Pangallo 71Suzor 73 Wood 6Haskins 70 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 3,500 Kil Ki-Chul (Report) Group C TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus17 NGA321070+75Advanced to the quarter-finals17 ARG312041+3417 CHN311113–23Eliminated17 CAN300319–80 10 June 1989 14:00 17 ARG 0–0 17 CHN Dens Park, Dundee 5,000 Juan Escobar Lopez (Report) 10 June 1989 15:45 17 NGA 4–0 17 CAN Keshiro 27 75Oguntunase 56Ikpeba 78 Dens Park, Dundee 5,000 Mohammad Riyahi (Report) 12 June 1989 18:30 17 ARG 0–0 17 NGA Dens Park, Dundee 6,000 Jean-Marie Lartigot (Report) 12 June 1989 20:15 17 CHN 1–0 17 CAN Gao Feng 34 Dens Park, Dundee 6,000 Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi (Report) 14 June 1989 18:30 17 ARG 4–1 17 CAN Paris 9Castro 38Castagno Suárez 40Dascanio 74 Medero 19 o.g. Dens Park, Dundee 6,000 Hafidhi Ally (Report) 14 June 1989 20:15 17 CHN 0–3 17 NGA Fetuga 12Ikpeba 22Umoru 39 Dens Park, Dundee 6,000 Wieland Ziller (Report) Group D TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPtsStatus17 POR312065+14Advanced to the quarter-finals17 KSA312054+1417 GUI30304403Eliminated17 COL301235–21 10 June 1989 14:00 17 GUI 1–1 17 COL Camara 2 Gaibao 60 pen. Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 2,000 David Brummitt (Report) 10 June 1989 15:45 17 KSA 2–2 17 POR Al Shamrani 60 80 Figo 17 pen.Gil 23 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 2,000 Ricardo Calabria (Report) 12 June 1989 18:30 17 GUI 2–2 17 KSA Oularé 56Camara 62 Fofana 52 o.g.Al Rowaihi 71 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 2,800 Arlington Success (Report) 12 June 1989 20:15 17 COL 2–3 17 POR Moreno 27Nieto 79 Canate 2 o.g.Gil 44Adalberto 78 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 2,800 Arie Frost (Report) 14 June 1989 18:30 17 GUI 1–1 17 POR Camara 24 Lourenço 80 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 4,000 James McCluskey (Report) 14 June 1989 20:15 17 COL 0–1 17 KSA Al Rowaihi 80 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 4,000 Mohamed Hafez (Report) Knockout stage June 17 – Motherwell 17 BHR 1972 (pen.) 0 (4) 17 BRA 1968 0 (1) June 17 – Dundee 17 NGA 0 (0) 17 KSA (pen.) 0 (2) June 17 – Aberdeen 17 GDR 0 17 SCO 1 June 17 – Edinburgh 17 POR 2 17 ARG 1 June 20 – Motherwell 17 BHR 1972 0 17 KSA 1 June 20 – Edinburgh 17 POR 0 17 SCO 1 June 24 – Glasgow 17 KSA (pen.) 2 (5) 17 SCO 2 (4) June 23 – Edinburgh 17 BHR 1972 0 17 POR 3 white-space:nowrap high Quarter-finals 17 June 1989 15:00 17 BHR 1972 0–0 yes 17 BRA 1968 Fir Park, Motherwell 9,500 Hafidhi Ally (Report) Habib Hassan Ali Abdulaziz 4–1 Andrei Fred Marcio 17 June 1989 15:00 17 GDR 0–1 17 SCO Lindsay 80 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 10,200 Juan Pablo Escobar Lopez (Report) 17 June 1989 15:00 17 NGA 0–0 yes 0–2 17 KSA Dens Park, Dundee 5,500 Armando Pérez Hoyos (Report) 17 June 1989 21:00 17 POR 2–1 17 ARG Figo 23 Tulipa46 Selenzo 8 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 5,000 Arie Frost (Report) Semifinals 20 June 1989 19:30 17 BHR 1972 0–1 17 KSA Al Rowaihi 47 Fir Park, Motherwell 9,000 Wieland Ziller (Report) 20 June 1989 20:15 17 POR 0–1 17 SCO O'Neil 54 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 29,000 Jean-Marie Lartigot (Report) Playoff for 3rd place 23 June 1989 19:30 17 BHR 1972 0–3 17 POR Tulipa 24 64Gil 52 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 2,000 Hafidhi Ally (Report) Final 24 June 1989 15:00 17 KSA 2–2 yes 17 SCO Sulaiman 49Al Teriar 65 Downie 7Dickov 25 Hampden Park, Glasgow 50,956 Juan Pablo Escobar Lopez (Report) 5–4 Al Hammali Al Mousa Al Shamrani Al Theneyan Al Teriar Al Alawi Dickov Bollan McLaren Bain Marshall O'Neil Result fbu 17 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners Saudi Arabia First 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 22em 17 BHR 1972 Khaled Jasem 17 GUI Fode Camara 17 POR Gil Gomes 17 POR Tulipa 17 KSA Khalid Al Rowaihi 2 goals 22em 17 BRA 1968 Márcio 17 BRA 1968 Carlos 17 GDR Frank Seifert 17 GDR Toralf Konetzke 17 NGA Kayode Keshiro 17 NGA Victor Ikpeba 17 POR Luís Figo 17 SCO John Lindsay 17 SCO Kevin McGoldrick 17 KSA Jabarti Al Shamrani 17 USA Anthony Wood 17 USA Imad Baba 1 goal 22em 17 ARG Claudio Paris 17 ARG Diego Castagno Suárez 17 ARG Gabriel Dascanio 17 ARG Jose Castro 17 ARG Leonardo Selenzo 17 AUS Anthony Pangallo 17 AUS Jeff Suzor 17 AUS Steve Corica 17 BHR 1972 Hussain Ebrahim 17 BHR 1972 Faisal Abdul aziz 17 BRA 1968 Marcello Melli 17 CHN Gao Feng 17 COL Alfredo Nieto 17 COL Carlos Moreno 17 COL Modesto Gaibao 17 CUB Bernardo Rosette 17 CUB Geosmany Zerguera 17 GDR Daniel Knuth 17 GDR Rene Rydlewicz 17 GDR Sven Manke 17 GHA Bernard Aryee 17 GHA Isaac Asare 17 GUI Souleymane Oularé 17 NGA Babajide Oguntunase 17 NGA Olusegun Fetuga 17 NGA Sunny Umoru 17 POR Adalberto 17 POR Sérgio Lourenço 17 KSA Alreshoudi Sulaiman 17 KSA Waleed Al Terair 17 SCO Brian O'Neil 17 SCO Ian Downie 17 SCO James Beattie 17 SCO Paul Dickov 17 USA Todd Haskins Own goal 17 ARG Luis Medero (against Canada) 17 COL Omar Canate (against Portugal) 17 GUI Mory Fofana (against Saudi Arabia) Final ranking RankTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points117 Saudi Arabia624086+28217 SCO633083+59317 Portugal6321117+48417 Bahrain 197262225506 Eliminated in the quarter-finals517 Nigeria422070+76617 BRA 1968421153+25717 East Germany420275+24817 Argentina412153+24 Eliminated at the group stage917 United States311157–231017 China311113–231117 Guinea303044031217 Ghana302123–121317 Colombia301235–211417 Australia301236–311517 Cuba301228–611617 Canada300319–80 Aftermath After the tournament allegations were made that the Saudi Arabia players were engaged in Age fraud.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/ex-sfa-chief-still-raging-20-1028076 EX-SFA chief still raging 20 years on from day Scotland were cheated in a World Cup final Gary Ralston 1 July 2012 Daily Recordhttps://voi.id/en/sports/324004 History Of The 1989 FIFA U-16 World Cup: Champion, Saudi Arabia Suspected Of Stealing Age VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47903212 How Scotland almost won a World Cup at Hampden in 1989 24 June 2020 BBC Sport 13 August 2020 References External links FIFA U-16 World Championship Scotland 1989, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3) Scottish Football Association: U16 World Cup Squad of 1989 Reunite via archive.org 1989 U-16 World Championship U-16 World Championship Category:1988–89 in Scottish football 1989 Category:June 1989 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Dundee Category:1980s in Edinburgh Category:1980s in Glasgow 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989