 National Stadium of Tokyo, venue of the match | |||||||
| Event | 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 7 September 1979 19:00 | ||||||
| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo | ||||||
| Referee | José Roberto Wright (Brazil) | ||||||
| Attendance | 52,000 | ||||||
The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship Final was a football match that was played on at the National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan on 7 September 1979 to determine the champions of the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. The final was contested by Argentina and the Soviet Union. Argentina won the match 3–1, winning the title for the first time.[1]
Argentine raising superstar Diego Maradona, who scored a goal, was named the best player of the competition.
- ^ World Youth Cup (U-20) 1979 (Japan) by Pablo Ciullini, Erik Garin and Héctor V. Martínez on the RSSSF