1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
| 2nd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup Coupe du Monde de Football des Moins de 16 ans 1987 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Canada |
| Dates | July 12–25, 1987 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Nigeria |
| Third place |
 Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |
 Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 169,160 (5,286 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Moussa Traoré |
| Best player |
Moussa Traoré and Philip Osundu (shared) |
The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987, the second edition of the tournament, was hosted by Canada and held in the cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto between 12 July and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could participate in this tournament.
Venues
The cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto hosted tournament matches.
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1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship (Canada) |
Toronto | St. John's |
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| Varsity Stadium | King George V Park | |
| 43°40′0″N 79°23′50″W / 43.66667°N 79.39722°W | 47°34′39″N 52°42′5″W / 47.57750°N 52.70139°W | |
| Capacity: 21,739 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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| Montreal | Saint John | |
| Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard | Canada Games Stadium | |
| 45°33′14.83″N 73°38′11.87″W / 45.5541194°N 73.6366306°W | 45°18′16″N 66°5′15″W / 45.30444°N 66.08750°W | |
| Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Qualified teams
Africa (African U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1986)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1987)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF U-16 Championship 1987)
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Mexico -
United States
South America (Sudamericano Sub-16 1986)
Oceania (OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)
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Australia
Host Nation Automatically qualified
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Canada
Squads
For full squad lists for the 1987 U-16 World Championship see 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Squads.
Referees
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Asia
Africa
North America, Central America and the Caribbean
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South America
Europe Oceania
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Matches
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Qatar |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Egypt |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
July 16, 1987 20:00 |
| South Korea |
4–2 | United States |
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Noh Jung-Yoon  25'Shin Tae-Yong 50'Lee Tae-Hong 65'Kim In-Wan 72' |
(Report) | Snow 40' Deering 48' |
Group C
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
July 15, 1987 20:00 |
| France |
4–1 | Australia |
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| Debève 14', 23', 31' Rincon 24' (pen.) |
(Report) | Georgakis 73' |
Group D
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
 Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 1 |
July 14, 1987 18:00 |
| Soviet Union |
7–0 | Mexico |
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| Matveyev 13', 25' Nikiforov 31', 51'Mushinka 47'Kadyrov 64'Bezhenar 72' pen |
(Report) |
July 16, 1987 18:00 |
| Soviet Union |
4–2 | Bolivia |
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| Nikiforov 28' Bezhenar 32' (pen.)Asadov 44'Mushinka 50' |
(Report) | Urquiza 59' (pen.) Etcheverry 73' |
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 19 - Toronto | ||||||||||
| Italy |
2 | |||||||||
| July 22 - Toronto | ||||||||||
| South Korea |
0 | |||||||||
| Italy |
0 | |||||||||
| July 19 - Montreal | ||||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| July 25 - Toronto | ||||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria (pen.) |
1 (2) | |||||||||
| July 19 - Saint John | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast |
3 | |||||||||
| July 22 - Saint John | ||||||||||
| Qatar |
0 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast |
1 | Third place | ||||||||
| July 19 - Saint John | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union |
5 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union |
3 | Italy (aet) |
1 | |||||||
| France |
2 | Ivory Coast |
2 | |||||||
| July 24 - Saint John | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
July 19, 1987 14:00 |
| Soviet Union |
3–2 | France |
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| Arutyunian 40', 60' Nikiforov 76' |
(Report) | Adrian 49' Roche 65' |
Semifinals
July 22, 1987 19:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
1–5 | Soviet Union |
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| Traore 57' |
(Report) | Arutyunian 1', 38' Kasimov 10', 56'Rusin 77' |
Playoff for 3rd place
Final
Result
| 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners |
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Soviet Union First title |
Goalscorers
Moussa Traoré of Ivory Coast won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 82 goals were scored by 54 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Philip Osundo
- Sergei Arutyunian
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Soviet Union |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 10 | |
| 2 | Nigeria |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Italy |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Qatar |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 | |
| 7 | France |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | South Korea |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 | |
| 11 | Egypt |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Brazil |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 1 | |
| 16 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 | |
FIFA awarded the Golden Boot to Moussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.