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The U-20 World Cup
1979 - Japan
Argentina Champions

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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Top Two In Each Group advance to Quarterfinals
( ) Penalty Kick Score  aet - After Extra Time
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Spain
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 4
Algeria
 3
 1
 2
 0
 2
 1
 +1
 4
Mexico
 3
 0
 2
 1
 3
 4
 -1
 2
Japan
 3
 0
 2
 1
 1
 2
 -1
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
August 25
 Mexico
 1-1
 Algeria
August 25
 Japan
 0-1
 Spain
August 27
 Spain
 2-1
 Mexico
August 27
 Algeria
 0-0
 Japan
August 29
 Spain
 0-1
 Algeria
August 29
 Japan
 1-1
 Mexico

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Argentina
 3
 3
 0
 0
 10
 1
 +9
 6
Poland
 3
 2
 0
 1
 9
 4
 +5
 4
Yugoslavia
 3
 1
 0
 2
 5
 3
 +2
 2
Indonesia
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 16
 -16
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
August 26
 Poland
 2-0
 Yugoslavia
August 26
 Argentina
 5-0
 Indonesia
August 28
 Yugoslavia
 0-1
 Argentina
August 28
 Indonesia
 0-6
 Poland
August 30
 Poland
 1-4
 Argentina
August 30
 Yugoslavia
 4-0
 Indonesia

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Paraguay
 3
 2
 0
 1
 6
 1
 +5
 4
Portugal
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 3
 -1
 3
South Korea
 3
 1
 1
 1
 1
 3
 -2
 3
Canada
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 5
 -2
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
August 25
 Canada
 3-1
 Portugal
August 25
 Paraguay
 3-0
 South Korea
August 27
 Portugal
 1-0
 Paraguay
August 27
 South Korea
 1-0
 Canada
August 29
 Canada
 0-3
 Paraguay
August 29
 Portugal
 0-0
 South Korea

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Uruguay
 3
 3
 0
 0
 8
 0
 +8
 6
Soviet Union
 3
 2
 0
 1
 8
 2
 +6
 4
Hungary
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 7
 -4
 2
Guinea
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 10
 -10
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
August 26
 Soviet Union
 5-1
 Hungary
August 26
 Uruguay
 5-0
 Guinea
August 28
 Hungary
 0-2
 Uruguay
August 28
 Guinea
 0-3
 Soviet Union
August 30
 Soviet Union
 0-1
 Uruguay
August 30
 Hungary
 2-0
 Guinea


QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Argentina
5
Algeria
0




Argentina
2
Uruguay
0


Uruguay
1aet
Portugal
0





Argentina
3
Soviet Union
1
ARGENTINA
Spain
0 (3)
Poland
0 (4)

Third Place Match
Uruguay
1 (5)
Poland
1 (3)
Uruguay

Poland
0
Soviet Union
1


Paraguay
2 (5)
Soviet Union
2 (6)