1983 FIFA World Youth Championship | Copa Mundial Juvenil Mexico '83 | | Tournament details | | Host country | Mexico | | Dates | June 2–June 19 | | Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | | Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) | | Final positions | Champions  | Brazil (1st title) | Runner-up  | Argentina | Third place  | Poland | | Fourth place | Korea Republic | | Tournament statistics | | Matches played | 32 | | Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) | | Attendance | 1,155,160 (36,099 per match) | | Top scorer(s) | Geovani (6 goals) | | Best player | Geovani | The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from June 2 to June 19, 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were played. The winner was Brazil, who beat Argentina by 1–0, in a final held at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium. This edition still holds the record for average (36,099) attendances of the tournament's history. For many this edition was a kind of proof to Mexico to test the capacity to hold a FIFA competition after the designation from FIFA in May for hold the 1986 FIFA World Cup. [edit] Group stage [edit] Group A [edit] Group B [edit] Group C [edit] Group D [edit] Knockout stage
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