What is 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship?
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = FIFA World Youth Championship | year = 1977 | other_titles = بطولة العالم للشباب لكرة القدم 1977 | image = | size = | caption = | country = Tunisia | dates = 27 June – 10 July | num_teams = 16 | confederations = 5 | venues = 4 | cities = 3 | champion = USSR | count = 1 | second = Mexico | third = Brazil | third-flagvar = 1968 | fourth = Uruguay | matches = 28 | goals = 70 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Aguinaldo Roberto Gallon|Guina]] (4 goals) | fair_play = {{fbu|20|BRA|1968}} | player = {{flagicon|URS}} [[Vladimir Bessonov]] | nextseason = [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]] }} The '''1977 FIFA World Youth Championship''' was the inaugural staging of the [[FIFA U-20 World Cup|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 [[Soviet Union national under-20 football team|USSR]], who beat [[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico]] in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|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 == {| class=wikitable !Confederation !Qualifying Tournament !Qualifier(s) |- |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC (Asia)]] |[[1977 AFC Youth Championship]] |{{fbu|20|IRI|1964}} <br /> {{fbu|20|IRQ|1963}} |- |rowspan=2|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF (Africa)]] ||Host nation |{{fbu|20|TUN|1959}} |- |[[1977 African Youth Qualifying for World Cup]] |{{fbu|20|CIV}} <br /> {{fbu|20|MAR}} |- |[[CONCACAF|CONCACAF <br /> (North, Central America & Caribbean)]] |[[1976 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament]] |{{fbu|20|HON}} <br /> {{fbu|20|MEX}} |- |[[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL (South