1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3-18 October 1981. The tournament took place at six venues, where a total of 32 matches were played. The venues were located in the cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney. The winner was West Germany, who beat surprise package Qatar 4–0 in a final held at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
| FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 3–18 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  West Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Qatar |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 87 (2.72 per match) |
| Attendance | 443,094 (13,847 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ralf Loose Roland Wohlfarth Taher Abouzaid.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Koussas(4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Romulus Gabor |
| Fair play award | Australia |
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1980 AFC Youth Championship | Qatar1  South Korea |
| CAF (Africa) | 1981 African Youth Championship |  Cameroon1 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt1 |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |  Mexico  United States1 |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1981 South American Youth Championship |  Argentina .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil  Uruguay |
| OFC (Oceania) | Host nation | Australia1 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | England1  Italy  Poland Romania1 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain West Germany1 |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
References
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