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1988 AFC Youth Championship Host country َQatar Dates 17–28 October Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions
Iraq (4th title) Matches played 16 Goals scored 39 (2.44 per match)
International football competition
The 1988
AFC Youth Championship were held between October 17 and October 28 in
Doha , capital of
Qatar . Eight teams entered the final tournament, playing for the Asian Youth title and a spot at the
1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in
Saudi Arabia .
Iraq won the tournament, beating
Syria 4–3 after a
penalty shootout . Hosts
Qatar grabbed the third place.[
citation needed ]
The Iraqi team qualified for the World Cup Finals, whereas Syria and Qatar had to enter a play-off round against
Australia and
New Zealand . Syria won the tournament it hosted in January 1989 in
Aleppo .[
citation needed ]
Teams
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Semi finals
Third place play-off
Final
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the
1989 FIFA World Youth Championship .
External links
Tournaments
Youth Championship U-19 Championship U-20 Asian Cup
Qualification Squads