| FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the Kodak Cup 1985 FIFA U-16世界锦标赛 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | July 31 – August 11 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  West Germany |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,230,976 (38,468 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marcel Witeczek (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | William |
| Fair play award | West Germany |
1987 → | |
The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and DalianinPeople's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, could participate in this tournament. The total attendance for the tournament was a record 1,230,976. The 2017 U-17 World Cup surpassed this, with a record attendance of 1,347,133.[1]
| Beijing | Dalian | Shanghai | Tianjin |
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| Workers' Stadium | People's Stadium | Hongkou Stadium | Minyuan Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 32,220 | Capacity: 18,000 |
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For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.
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Asia Africa CONCACAF |
South America Europe Oceania
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  China (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Guinea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bolivia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| China | 1–1 | Bolivia |
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Xie Yuxin  28' (pen.) |
Report | Sánchez 13' |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Miklos Nagy (Hungary)
| Guinea | 1–0 | United States |
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| Koita 68' |
Report |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Fallaj Khuzam Al Shanar (Saudi Arabia)
| China | 2–1 | Guinea |
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| Xie Yuxin 18' (pen.) Guo Zhuang 27' |
Report | Sylla 42' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro Venegas
| Bolivia | 1–2 | United States |
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| Etcheverry 31' |
Report | McPhail 51' Pride 64' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alhati Salahudeen (Niger)
| China | 3–1 | United States |
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| Cao Xiandong 20' Guo Zhuang 22' Sun Bowei 25' |
Report | Pride 75' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Carlos Esposito
| Bolivia | 0–3 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Soumah 32' Toure 37' Koita 55' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Miklos Nagy (Hungary)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | West Germany
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Argentina
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Congo
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| Australia | 1–0 | Argentina |
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| Naven 28' |
Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes
| Congo | 1–4 | West Germany |
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| Kakou 73' |
Report | Mirwald 21' Witeczek 38', 65' Dammeier 56' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Chen Shengcai
| Australia | 2–1 | Congo |
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| Trimboli 19' Thodis 42' |
Report | Kakou 76' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hassan Abdullah Al Mullah
| Argentina | 1–1 | West Germany |
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| Cáceres 16' |
Report | Gabriel 15' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
| Australia | 1–0 | West Germany |
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| Trimboli 12' |
Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Karim Camara
| Argentina | 4–2 | Congo |
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| Maradona 23' (pen.), 24' Frutos 38' Álvarez 63' |
Report | Salles 46' Mantot 60' (pen.) |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Saudi Arabia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Italy
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Costa Rica |
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| Al Dosary 25' Al Suraiti 63' Al Razgan 66' Al Fahad 68' |
Report | Medford 12' |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Arnaldo Coelho
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Italy |
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| Momoh 67' |
Report |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Angelo Bratsis
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Nigeria |
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| Report |
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Angelo Bratsis
| Costa Rica | 0–2 | Italy |
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| Report | Caverzan 17' Bresciani 46' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Simon Bantsimba
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Italy |
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| Al Boushal 4', 61' Al Razgan 78' (pen.) |
Report | Bresciani 37' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arnaldo Coelho
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | Nigeria |
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| Report | Igbinoba 62' Momoh 70' Babatunde 72' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zhang Daqiao
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Hungary
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Mexico
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Qatar
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Qatar | 1–2 | Brazil |
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| Al Abdulla 50' |
Report | Bismarck 9' William 58' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge
| Mexico | 0–0 | Hungary |
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| Report |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cui Baoyin
| Qatar | 1–3 | Mexico |
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| Al Mohannadi 5' (pen.) |
Report | Cortes 36' Ledesma 52', 77' (pen.) |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler
| Brazil | 0–1 | Hungary |
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| Report | Kanál 55' |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge
| Qatar | 0–3 | Hungary |
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| Report | Huszák 9' Marik 38' Kanál 80' |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Ortube Vargas
| Brazil | 2–0 | Mexico |
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| William 60' Mauricio 67' |
Report |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| August 7 – Beijing | |||||||||
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| China | 2 | ||||||||
| August 9 – Beijing | |||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | ||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | ||||||||
| August 7 – Dalian | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | ||||||||
| August 11 – Beijing | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | ||||||||
| West Germany | 0 | ||||||||
| August 7 – Tianjin | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | ||||||||
| Australia | 0 (2) | ||||||||
| August 9 – Shanghai | |||||||||
| Guinea (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||
| Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||
| August 7 – Shanghai | |||||||||
| Guinea | 1 (2) | Third place | |||||||
| Hungary | 1 | ||||||||
| August 11 – Beijing | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | ||||||||
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| Guinea | 1 | ||||||||
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| China | 2–4 | West Germany |
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| Guo Zhuang 14' Tu Shengqiao 39' |
Report | Witeczek 10', 37', 45' Bi Sheng 35' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho
| Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.) | Guinea |
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| Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Claudio Pieri
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Brazil |
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| Al Razgan 52' (pen.) |
Report | William 38', 49' (pen.) |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro Venegas
| Hungary | 1–3 | Nigeria |
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| Marik 2' |
Report | Momoh 17', 58' Igbinoba 60' |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge
| West Germany | 4–3 | Brazil |
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| Witeczek 15', 57', 66' Konerding 47' |
Report | Bismarck 6' Andre Cruz 37' Rodrigues 70' |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joaquin Urrea Reyes
| Nigeria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) | Guinea |
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| Atere 10' |
Report | Soumah 20' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito
| Brazil | 4–1 | Guinea |
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| Marques 11' Mauricio 42' William 51' Bismarck 73' |
Report | Sylla 65' |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Cui Baoyin
| West Germany | 0–2 | Nigeria |
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| Report | Akpoborie 4' Igbinoba 79' |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Christopher Bambridge
| 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners |
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 Nigeria First title |
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring eight goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
Paul Trimboli Mauricio Xie Yuxin Herve Kakou Mohamed Soumah Mohamed Sylla Salifou Koita László Marik Zoltán Kanál Giorgio Bresciani Elias Ledesma Boushal Al Boushal Curtis Pride Fernando Cáceres Lorenzo Frutos Craig Naven Stan Thodis
Erwin Sánchez Marco Etcheverry Andre Cruz Marques Natalino Rodrigues Antunes Cao Xiandong Sun Bowei Tu Shengqiao Eric Mantot Etienne Salles Hernán Medford Lamine Toure Zsolt Huszák Andrea Caverzan Francisco Cortes Fatai Atere Jonathan Akpoborie Joseph Babatunde Adel Al Abdulla Saleh Al Mohannadi Adel Al Dosary Nasser Al Fahad Saadoun Al Suraiti Larry McPhail Detlev Dammeier Dirk Konerding Helmut Gabriel Klaus Mirwald Bi Sheng (playing against West Germany)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Nigeria
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | |
| 2 | West Germany
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Brazil
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Guinea
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Australia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
| 7 | Hungary
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 8 | China
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Mexico
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | United States
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Bolivia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | |
| 14 | Congo
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 | |
| 15 | Qatar
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 | |
| 16 | Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | |
