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)
|
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.84 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 holding the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
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