1979 South American U-20 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 12–31 January |
Teams | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
← 1977 1981 → |
International football competition
The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
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The following teams entered the tournament:
First round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
12 January | Uruguay ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
13 January | Argentina ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
18 January | Argentina ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | |
22 January | Peru ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
12 January | Paraguay ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | |
14 January | Colombia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | |
17 January | Paraguay ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | |
19 January | Chile ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
Paraguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | |
22 January | Chile ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
Fifth-place match
Final round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Inter-continental qualification |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
25 January | Argentina ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | |
28 January | Paraguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | |
31 January | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
1979 South American Youth Championship |
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![]() Uruguay Sixth title |
Inter-continental qualification
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
7 February | Paraguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
9 February | Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
11 February | Paraguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
14 February | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
16 February | Paraguay ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
18 February | Paraguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
External links
- Results by RSSSF
- ^ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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