The Sports Almanac

The U-20 World Cup
1977 - Tunisia
Soviet Union Champions

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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Group winners advanced to semifinals
( ) Penalty Kick Score  aet - After Extra Time
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Mexico
 3
 1
 2
 0
 8
 2
 +6
 4
Spain
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 3
 0
 3
France
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 3
 0
 3
Tunisia
 3
 1
 0
 2
 1
 7
 -6
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 27
 France
 1-2
 Spain
June 27
 Mexico
 6-0
 Tunisia
June 30
 Spain
 1-1
 Mexico
June 30
 Tunisia
 0-1
 France
July 3
 France
 1-1
 Mexico
July 3
 Spain
 0-1
 Tunisia

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Uruguay
 3
 3
 0
 0
 6
 1
 +5
 6
Honduras
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 1
 +2
 4
Hungary
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 4
 -1
 2
Morocco
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 6
 -6
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 28
 Morocco
 0-1
 Hinduras
June 28
 Uruguay
 2-1
 Hungary
July 1
 Honduras
 0-1
 Uruguay
July 1
 Hungary
 2-0
 Morocco
July 4
 Hungary
 0-2
 Honduras
July 4
 Uruguay
 3-0
 Morocco

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 2
 1
 0
 8
 2
 +6
 5
Iran
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 5
 -1
 3
Italy
 3
 0
 2
 1
 1
 3
 -2
 2
Ivory Coast
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 5
 -3
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 27
 Italy
 1-1
 Ivory Coast
June 27
 Brazil
 5-1
 Iran
June 30
 Iran
 0-0
 Italy
June 30
 Ivory Coast
 1-1
 Brazil
July 3
 Iran
 3-0
 Ivory Coast
July 3
 Brazil
 2-0
 Italy

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Soviet Union
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 2
 +3
 5
Paraguay
 3
 2
 0
 1
 6
 2
 +4
 4
Iraq
 3
 1
 0
 2
 6
 8
 -2
 2
Austria
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 6
 -5
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 28
 Soviet Union
 3-1
 Iraq
June 28
 Austria
 0-1
 Paraguay
July 1
 Iraq
 5-1
 Austria
July 1
 Paraguay
 1-2
 Soviet Union
July 4
 Paraguay
 4-0
 Iraq
July 4
 Austria
 0-0
 Soviet Union


SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Mexico
1 (5)
Brazil
1 (3)



Mexico
2 (8)
Soviet Union
2 (9)
SOVIET UNION
Uruguay
0 (3)
Soviet Union
0 (3)



Third Place Match
Brazil
4
Uruguay
0
Brazil