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