Breakout tournament

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I’m working on a project which highlights breakout tournaments or games for youth players, like Rooney lobbing seamen but players across the globe.

If anyone can think of standout situations that propelled a youth player could you list them below?

Let’s see who has the ‘knowledge’

Cheers
 
79 world youth cup is the obvious one - Maradona
But also included Ramon diaz.
More recent tournaments will also highlight some great talents - thinking Nigeria in early nineties.

I went to a few of the under 16 world cup which was held in Scotland in late 80s. Paul dickov was our star striker. We got to the final only to be beaten comprehensively by a Saudi Arabian side full of guys clearly in their 30s, full on moustaches and shit
 
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