1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
Appearance
Copa Mundial Juvenil Mexico '83 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Mexico |
Dates | 2–19 June |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
Attendance | 1,155,160 (36,099 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
Best player(s) | |
Fair play award | |
The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from 2 June to 19 June 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were played. The winner was Brazil, who beat Argentina by 1–0, in a final held at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium.