1977 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977. The tournament took place in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its history. The winner was the USSR, who beat Mexico in a penalty shootout, in the final held at Tunis's Stade El Menzah.

The Tournament Committee was chaired by FIFA Vice-President Harry Cavan, who had spearheaded the creation of the World Youth Championship.
 Qualification 
ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)AFC (Asia)1977 AFC Youth Championship  CAF (Africa)Host nation1977 African Youth Qualifying for World Cup  CONCACAF  (North, Central America & Caribbean)1976 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  CONMEBOL (South America)1977 South American Youth Championship    UEFA (Europe)1976 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship         

 Squads 
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

 Venues 
TunisTunis Stade El Menzah  Stade Chedly Zouiten200px  200pxCapacity: 45,000  Capacity: 18,000Sousse  SfaxStade Olympique de Sousse  Stade Ameur El-Gargouri200px  200pxCapacity: 10,000  Capacity: 4,000

 Group stage 

The group winners advanced directly to the semifinals.
 Final 

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