1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
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The 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, 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 and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could participate in this tournament.
| 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 | 12–25 July |
| 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(s) | Moussa Traoré and Philip Osondu (shared) |
| Fair play award | Soviet Union |
← 1985 1989 → | |
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 | |
| 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 | |
For full squad lists for the 1987 U-16 World Championship see 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Squads.
Venue: Varsity Stadium, Toronto
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Venue: King George V Park, St. John's
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | Eliminated |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
Venue: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Venue: Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 1 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| July 19 - Saint John | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||||||
| July 24 - Saint John | ||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| Italy (aet) | 1 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||
Third place play-off
| 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners |
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| Soviet Union First title |
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
- Phillip Richardson
- Steve Georgakis
- Steve Horvat
- Hebert Arandia
- Manuel Lobo
- Marco Etcheverry
- Marcos Urquiza
- Guido Titotto
- Victor Ramos
- Gamal Musaed
- Hany Hussain
- Mohamed Ramadan
- David Rincon
- Gilles Adrian
- Stephane Roche
- Carlo Bocchialini
- Gianluca Pessotto
- Marcello Melli
- Beda Beda
- Lama Dea
- Carlos Rivera
- Daniel Landa
- Ramiro Romero
- Albert Eke
- Abdulla Hassan
- Abdulla Yousuf
- Edress Khairi
- Rashid Suwaid
- Mohammed Shalgan
- Turki Zayed
- Kim In-Wan
- Lee Tae-Hong
- Noh Jung-Yoon
- Vladislav Kadyrov
- Arif Asadov
- Ben Crawley
- Chad Deering
- Steve Snow
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.