1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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
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) Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré
Best player Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré and
Nigeria 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.

1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship (Canada)
Toronto St. John's
Varsity Stadium King George V Park
43°40′0″N 79°23′50″W / 43.66667°N 79.39722°W / 43.66667; -79.39722 (Varsity Stadium) 47°34′39″N 52°42′5″W / 47.57750°N 52.70139°W / 47.57750; -52.70139 (King George V Park)
Capacity: 21,739 Capacity: 10,000
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 / 45.5541194; -73.6366306 (Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard) 45°18′16″N 66°5′15″W / 45.30444°N 66.08750°W / 45.30444; -66.08750 (Canada Games Stadium)
Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 5,000

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)

South America (Sudamericano Sub-16 1986)

Oceania (OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)

Host Nation Automatically qualified

Squads

For full squad lists for the 1987 U-16 World Championship see 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Squads.

Referees

Asia

Africa

North America, Central America and the Caribbean

South America

Europe

Oceania

  • New Zealand Ken Wallace

Matches

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 32105145
 Qatar 32104225
 Egypt 31023212
 Canada 300318-70


July 12, 1987
14:00
Italy  30  Canada
Melli  22'
Pessotto  36'
Gallo  68'
(Report)
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter

July 12, 1987
16:00
Qatar  10  Egypt
Hassan  21' (Report)
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: David DiPlacido

July 14, 1987
18:00
Italy  11  Qatar
Cappellini  67' (Report) Khairi  76'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Jorge Orellana

July 14, 1987
20:00
Canada  03  Egypt
(Report) Hussain  14'
Musaed  48'
Ramadan  53'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Kenneth Wallace

July 16, 1987
17:45
Italy  10  Egypt
Gallo  69' (Report)
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Blankenstein

July 16, 1987
19:45
Canada  12  Qatar
Titotto  25' (Report) Yousuf  3'
Suwaid  23'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Juan Ortube

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 32103125
 South Korea 31115413
 Ecuador 310212-12
 United States 310235-22


July 12, 1987
18:00
Ivory Coast  11  South Korea
Dea  9' (Report) Shin Tae-Yong  53'

July 12, 1987
20:00
United States  10  Ecuador
Crawley  47' (Report)
King George V Park, St. John's
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Naji Jouini

July 14, 1987
18:00
Ivory Coast  10  United States
Bassole  52' (Report)
King George V Park, St. John's
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jassim Mandi

July 14, 1987
20:00
South Korea  01  Ecuador
(Report) Ramos  47'
King George V Park, St. John's
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Itzhak Ben Itzhak

July 16, 1987
18:00
Ivory Coast  10  Ecuador
Traore  68' (Report)

July 16, 1987
20:00
South Korea  42  United States
Noh Jung-Yoon  25'
Shin Tae-Yong  50'
Lee Tae-Hong  65'
Kim In-Wan  72'
(Report) Snow  40'
Deering  48'
King George V Park, St. John's
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Naji Jouini

Group C

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 320134-14
 France 31114313
 Saudi Arabia 31112113
 Brazil 302101-12


July 13, 1987
18:00
Brazil  00  France
(Report)
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do Ha

July 13, 1987
20:00
Saudi Arabia  01  Australia
(Report) Horvat  71'

July 15, 1987
18:00
Brazil  00  Saudi Arabia
(Report)

July 15, 1987
20:00
France  41  Australia
Debève  14', 23', 31'
Rincon  24' (pen.)
(Report) Georgakis  73'
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Simon Bantsimba

July 17, 1987
18:00
Brazil  01  Australia
(Report) Richardson  74'
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do Ha

July 17, 1987
20:00
France  02  Saudi Arabia
(Report) Zayed  18'
Shalgan  34'

Group D

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 321012395
 Nigeria 31114403
 Mexico 311139-63
 Bolivia 301269-31


July 12, 1987
18:00
Soviet Union  11  Nigeria
Rusin  61' (Report) Eke  79'

July 12, 1987
20:00
Mexico  22  Bolivia
Landa  56'
Romero  76'
(Report) Lobo  50'
Cristaldo  53'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 2,695
Referee: Mohamed Hafez

July 14, 1987
18:00
Soviet Union  70  Mexico
Matveyev  13', 25'
Nikiforov  31', 51'
Mushinka  47'
Kadyrov  64'
Bezhenar  72' pen
(Report)

July 14, 1987
20:00
Nigeria  32  Bolivia
Osundo  24', 66', 77' (Report) Cristaldo  26'
Arandia  70'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Essa Al-Jassas

July 16, 1987
18:00
Soviet Union  42  Bolivia
Nikiforov  28'
Bezhenar  32' (pen.)
Asadov  44'
Mushinka  50'
(Report) Urquiza  59' (pen.)
Etcheverry  73'

July 16, 1987
20:00
Nigeria  01  Mexico
(Report) Rivera  55'

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
Italy  20  South Korea
Cappellini  52'
Gallo  54'
(Report)
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Kenneth Wallace

July 19, 1987
14:00
Ivory Coast  30  Qatar
Bassole  16'
Beda  52'
Traore  66'
(Report)

July 19, 1987
14:00
Australia  01  Nigeria
(Report) Nwosu  59'

July 19, 1987
14:00
Soviet Union  32  France
Arutyunian  40', 60'
Nikiforov  76'
(Report) Adrian  49'
Roche  65'

Semifinals

July 22, 1987
20:00
Italy  01  Nigeria
(Report) Nwosu  63'
Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: John Blankenstein

July 22, 1987
19:00
Ivory Coast  15  Soviet Union
Traore  57' (Report) Arutyunian  1', 38'
Kasimov  10', 56'
Rusin  77'

Playoff for 3rd place

July 24, 1987
19:00
Italy  12 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast
Bocchialini  57' (Report) Traore  17', 96'

Final

July 25, 1987
15:00
Nigeria  11
2-4 (pen.)
 Soviet Union
Osundo  11' (Report) Nikiforov  6'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José Ramiz Wright

Result

 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Winners 

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
3 goals
2 goals

1 goal

  • France Gilles Adrian
  • France Stephane Roche
  • Italy Carlo Bocchialini
  • Italy Gianluca Pessotto
  • Italy Marcello Melli
  • Ivory Coast Beda Beda
  • Ivory Coast Lama Dea
  • Mexico Carlos Rivera
  • Mexico Daniel Landa
  • Mexico Ramiro Romero
  • Nigeria Albert Eke
  • Qatar Abdulla Hassan
  • Qatar Abdulla Yousuf

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Soviet Union 6420217+1410
2  Nigeria 632175+28
3  Ivory Coast 641197+29
4  Italy 631284+47
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Qatar 421145–15
6  Australia 420235–24
7  France 41126603
8  South Korea 411256–13
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Saudi Arabia 311121+13
10  Mexico 311139–63
11  Egypt 310232+12
12  Ecuador 310212–12
13  United States 310235–22
14  Brazil 302101–12
15  Bolivia 301269–31
16  Canada 300318–70

FIFA awarded the Golden Boot to Moussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.

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