1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
Dates	10–24 June
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up	Scotland
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	77 (2.41 per match)
Attendance	256,000 (8,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Khaled Jasem Fode Camara Gil Gomes Tulipa Khalid Al Rowaihi (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	James Will
Fair play award	Bahrain

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 June 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 December 2023, they are the only Asian men's team to win any FIFA tournament.

The winning team was later accused of fielding several over-age players, but no formal investigation was conducted.^[1][2]

Qualified teams

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	1988 AFC U-16 Championship	Bahrain  China  Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa)	1989 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup	Ghana  Guinea  Nigeria
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	1988 CONCACAF U-16 Tournament	Canada  Cuba  United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	1988 South American U-16 Championship	Argentina  Brazil  Colombia
OFC (Oceania)	1989 OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament	Australia
UEFA (Europe)	Host nation	Scotland
	1989 UEFA European Under-16 Championship	East Germany  Portugal

Squads

For full squad lists for the 1989 U-16 World Championship see 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.

Referees

Group stage

Group A

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Bahrain	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	5	Advanced to the quarter-finals
Scotland	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	4
Ghana	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2	Eliminated
Cuba	3	0	1	2	2	8	–6	1

10 June 1989

14:00

Scotland	0–0	Ghana
	(Report)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Armando Perez Hoyos

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10 June 1989

15:45

Cuba	0–3	Bahrain
	(Report)	Jasem 40' (pen.), 52' (pen.), 76' (pen.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Luis Felix Ferreira

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12 June 1989

18:30

Scotland	3–0	Cuba
Lindsay 30' McGoldrick 32', 39'	(Report)

Fir Park, Motherwell

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen

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12 June 1989

20:15

Ghana	0–1	Bahrain
	(Report)	Ebrahim 42'

Fir Park, Motherwell

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Wieland Ziller

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14 June 1989

18:30

Scotland	1–1	Bahrain
Beattie 2'	(Report)	Abdulaziz 33'

Fir Park, Motherwell

Attendance: 13,500

Referee: Ricardo Calabria

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14 June 1989

20:15

Cuba	2–2	Ghana
Zerguera 9' Rosette 24'	(Report)	Aryee 22' Asare 72'

Fir Park, Motherwell

Attendance: 13,500

Referee: Gary Fleet

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Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
East Germany	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	4	Advanced to the quarter-finals
Brazil	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
United States	3	1	1	1	5	7	–2	3	Eliminated
Australia	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3	1

10 June 1989

14:00

East Germany	1–0	Australia
Manke 51'	(Report)

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 3,300

Referee: James McCluskey

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10 June 1989

15:45

United States	1–0	Brazil
Baba 37'	(Report)

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 3,300

Referee: Mohamed Hafez

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12 June 1989

18:30

East Germany	5–2	United States
Konetzke 7', 33' Seifert 12', 31' Rydlewicz 45'	(Report)	Baba 36' Wood 76'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Mohd Noor Jaafar

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12 June 1989

20:15

Australia	1–3	Brazil
Corica 50'	(Report)	Carlos 11', 34' Marcio 36'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: David Brummitt

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14 June 1989

18:30

East Germany	1–2	Brazil
Knuth 29'	(Report)	Márcio 4' Fred 70'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot

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14 June 1989

20:15

Australia	2–2	United States
Pangallo 71' Suzor 73'	(Report)	Wood 6' Haskins 70'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Kil Ki-Chul

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Group C

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Nigeria	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	5	Advanced to the quarter-finals
Argentina	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	4
China	3	1	1	1	1	3	–2	3	Eliminated
Canada	3	0	0	3	1	9	–8	0

10 June 1989

14:00

Argentina	0–0	China
	(Report)

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Juan Escobar Lopez

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10 June 1989

15:45

Nigeria	4–0	Canada
Keshiro 27', 75' Oguntunase 56' Ikpeba 78'	(Report)

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mohammad Riyahi

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12 June 1989

18:30

Argentina	0–0	Nigeria
	(Report)

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot

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12 June 1989

20:15

China	1–0	Canada
Gao Feng 34'	(Report)

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Dodji Hounnake-Kouassi

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14 June 1989

18:30

Argentina	4–1	Canada
Paris 9' Castro 38' Castagno Suárez 40' Dascanio 74'	(Report)	Medero 19' (o.g.)

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Hafidhi Ally

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14 June 1989

20:15

China	0–3	Nigeria
	(Report)	Fetuga 12' Ikpeba 22' Umoru 39'

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Wieland Ziller

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Group D

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Portugal	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	4	Advanced to the quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
Guinea	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3	Eliminated
Colombia	3	0	1	2	3	5	–2	1

10 June 1989

14:00

Guinea	1–1	Colombia
Camara 2'	(Report)	Gaibao 60' (pen.)

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: David Brummitt

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10 June 1989

15:45

Saudi Arabia	2–2	Portugal
Al Shamrani 60', 80'	(Report)	Figo 17' (pen.) Gil 23'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Ricardo Calabria

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12 June 1989

18:30

Guinea	2–2	Saudi Arabia
Oularé 56' Camara 62'	(Report)	Fofana 52' (o.g.) Al Rowaihi 71'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 2,800

Referee: Arlington Success

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12 June 1989

20:15

Colombia	2–3	Portugal
Moreno 27' Nieto 79'	(Report)	Canate 2' (o.g.) Gil 44' Adalberto 78'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 2,800

Referee: Arie Frost

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14 June 1989

18:30

Guinea	1–1	Portugal
Camara 24'	(Report)	Lourenço 80'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: James McCluskey

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14 June 1989

20:15

Colombia	0–1	Saudi Arabia
	(Report)	Al Rowaihi 80'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mohamed Hafez

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Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	June 17–Motherwell
	Bahrain (pen.)	0 (4)
					June 20–Motherwell
	Brazil	0 (1)
					Bahrain	0
	June 17–Dundee
					Saudi Arabia	1
	Nigeria	0 (0)
									June 24–Glasgow
	Saudi Arabia (pen.)	0 (2)
									Saudi Arabia (pen.)	2 (5)
	June 17–Aberdeen
									Scotland	2 (4)
	East Germany	0
					June 20–Edinburgh
	Scotland	1
					Portugal	0
	June 17–Edinburgh
					Scotland	1			Third place
	Portugal	2
									June 23–Edinburgh
	Argentina	1
									Bahrain	0
									Portugal	3

Quarter-finals

17 June 1989

15:00

Bahrain	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
	(Report)
Penalties
Habib Hassan Ali Abdulaziz	4–1	Andrei Fred Marcio

Fir Park, Motherwell

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Hafidhi Ally

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17 June 1989

15:00

East Germany	0–1	Scotland
	(Report)	Lindsay 80'

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Attendance: 10,200

Referee: Juan Pablo Escobar Lopez

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17 June 1989

15:00

Nigeria	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Saudi Arabia
	(Report)
Penalties
	0–2

Dens Park, Dundee

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos

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17 June 1989

21:00

Portugal	2–1	Argentina
Figo 23' Tulipa 46'	(Report)	Selenzo 8'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Arie Frost

Semifinals

20 June 1989

19:30

Bahrain	0–1	Saudi Arabia
	(Report)	Al Rowaihi 47'

Fir Park, Motherwell

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Wieland Ziller

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20 June 1989

20:15

Portugal	0–1	Scotland
	(Report)	O'Neil 54'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 29,000

Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot

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Playoff for 3rd place

23 June 1989

19:30

Bahrain	0–3	Portugal
	(Report)	Tulipa 24', 64' Gil 52'

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Hafidhi Ally

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Final

24 June 1989

15:00

Saudi Arabia	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Scotland
Sulaiman 49' Al Teriar 65'	(Report)	Downie 7' Dickov 25'
Penalties
Al Hammali Al Mousa Al Shamrani Al Theneyan Al Teriar Al Alawi	5–4	Dickov Bollan McLaren Bain Marshall O'Neil

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,956

Referee: Juan Pablo Escobar Lopez

Result

1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners
Saudi Arabia First title

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

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

• Luis Medero (against Canada)
• Omar Canate (against Portugal)
• Mory Fofana (against Saudi Arabia)

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Saudi Arabia	6	2	4	0	8	6	+2	8
2	Scotland	6	3	3	0	8	3	+5	9
3	Portugal	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	8
4	Bahrain	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	Nigeria	4	2	2	0	7	0	+7	6
6	Brazil	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
7	East Germany	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
8	Argentina	4	1	2	1	5	3	+2	4
Eliminated at the group stage
9	United States	3	1	1	1	5	7	–2	3
10	China	3	1	1	1	1	3	–2	3
11	Guinea	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
12	Ghana	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
13	Colombia	3	0	1	2	3	5	–2	1
14	Australia	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3	1
15	Cuba	3	0	1	2	2	8	–6	1
16	Canada	3	0	0	3	1	9	–8	0

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