The Sports Almanac

The U-20 World Cup
1989 - Saudi Arabia


Portugal 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
Portugal
3
2
0
1
2
3
-1
4
Nigeria
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
3
Czechoslovakia
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
3
Saudi Arabia
3
1
0
2
4
3
+1
2

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
February 16
Saudi Arabia
1-2
Nigeria
Febraury 17
Czechoslovakia
0-1
Portugal
February 19
Saudi Arabia
0-1
Czechoslovakia
February 20
Nigeria
0-1
Portugal
February 22
Saudi Arabia
3-0
Portugal
February 22
Nigeria
1-1
Czechoslovakia

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Soviet Union
3
3
0
0
7
2
+5
6
Colombia
3
1
0
2
3
4
-1
2
Syria
3
1
0
2
4
6
-2
2
Costa Rica
3
1
0
2
2
4
-2
2

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
February 17
Costa Rica
1-0
Colombia
February 17
Soviet Union
3-1
Syria
February 19
Costa Rica
0-1
Soviet Union
February 20
Colombia
2-0
Syria
February 22
Costa Rica
1-3
Syria
February 22
Colombia
1-3
Soviet Union

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
3
3
0
0
10
1
+9
6
United States
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
3
East Germany
3
1
0
2
3
4
-1
2
Mali
3
1
0
2
1
9
-8
2

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
February 17
Brazil
2-0
East Germany
February 17
Mali
1-1
United States
February 19
Brazil
5-0
Mali
February 20
East Germany
0-2
United States
February 22
Brazil
3-1
United States
February 22
East Germany
3-0
Mali

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Iraq
3
3
0
0
4
0
+4
6
Argentina
3
1
0
2
3
3
0
2
Norway
3
1
0
2
4
5
-1
2
Spain
3
1
0
2
4
7
-3
2

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
February 17
Norway
0-1
Iraq
February 17
Argentina
1-2
Spain
February 19
Norway
0-2
Argentina
February 20
Iraq
2-0
Spain
February 22
Norway
4-2
Spain
February 22
Iraq
1-0
Argentina


QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Portugal
1
Colombia
0




Portugal
1
Brazil
0


Brazil
1
Argentina
0





Portugal
2
Nigeria
0
PORTUGAL
Soviet Union
4 (3)
Nigeria
4 (5)

Third Place Match
Brazil
2
United States
0
Brazil

Nigeria
2 aet
United States
1


Iraq
1
United States
2