1949 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1949 Final Tournament was held in the Netherlands.

1949 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
Dates18–21 April
Teams7
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Belgium
Fourth place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored38 (4.22 per match)

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First round

For this round  Belgium received a Bye.

Ireland (c) 3 – 3 England
France 3 – 2 Scotland
Netherlands 3 – 1 Austria

Supplementary round

In this round the losing teams from the first round participated.

 Scotland received a Bye.

England 4 – 2 Austria

Semi-finals
France 4 – 0 Belgium
Netherlands 2 – 0 Ireland

Fifth-place match
England 1 – 0 Scotland

Third place match
Belgium 5 – 0 Ireland

Final
France 4 – 1 Netherlands
 1949 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 

France
First title
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