1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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.

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 countryCanada
DatesJuly 12–25, 1987
Teams16 (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 played32
Goals scored82 (2.56 per match)
Attendance169,160 (5,286 per match)
Top scorer(s) Moussa Traoré
Best player(s) Moussa Traoré and
Philip Osundo (shared)
Fair play award Soviet Union

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 47°34′39″N 52°42′5″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°18′16″N 66°5′15″W
Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 5,000

Qualified teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1986 AFC U-16 Championship  South Korea
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa) 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup  Ivory Coast
 Egypt
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
Host nation  Canada
1987 CONCACAF U-17 Championship  Mexico
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1986 South American U-16 Championship  Bolivia
 Brazil
 Ecuador
OFC (Oceania) 1987 OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  France
 Italy
 Soviet Union

Squads

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

Referees

Group Stage

Group A

Venue: Varsity Stadium, Toronto

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Italy 53210514Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Qatar 53210422
 Egypt 23102321Eliminated
 Canada 0300318-7


Italy 30 Canada
Melli  22'
Pessotto  36'
Gallo  68'
(Report)
Attendance: 13,500

Qatar 10 Egypt
Hassan  21' (Report)
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: David DiPlacido

Italy 11 Qatar
Cappellini  67' (Report) Khairi  76'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Jorge Orellana

Canada 03 Egypt
(Report) Hussain  14'
Musaed  48'
Ramadan  53'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Kenneth Wallace

Italy 10 Egypt
Gallo  69' (Report)
Attendance: 6,500

Canada 12 Qatar
Titotto  25' (Report) Yousuf  3'
Suwaid  23'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Juan Ortube

Group B

Venue: King George V Park, St. John's

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Ivory Coast 53210312Advanced to the quarterfinals
 South Korea 33111541
 Ecuador 2310212-1Eliminated
 United States 2310235-2


Ivory Coast 11 South Korea
Dea  9' (Report) Shin Tae-Yong  53'
Attendance: 1,000

United States 10 Ecuador
Crawley  47' (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Naji Jouini

Ivory Coast 10 United States
Bassole  52' (Report)
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jassim Mandi

South Korea 01 Ecuador
(Report) Ramos  47'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Itzhak Ben Itzhak

Ivory Coast 10 Ecuador
Traore  68' (Report)
Attendance: 2,250

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'
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Naji Jouini

Group C

Venue: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Australia 4320134-1Advanced to the quarterfinals
 France 33111431
 Saudi Arabia 33111211Eliminated
 Brazil 2302101-1


Brazil 00 France
(Report)
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do Ha

Saudi Arabia 01 Australia
(Report) Horvat  71'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Antonio Evangelista

Brazil 00 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Alexey Spirin

France 41 Australia
Debève  14', 23', 31'
Rincon  24' (pen.)
(Report) Georgakis  73'
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Simon Bantsimba

Brazil 01 Australia
(Report) Richardson  74'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do Ha

France 02 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Zayed  18'
Shalgan  34'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Alexey Spirin

Group D

Venue: Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Soviet Union 321012395Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Nigeria 31114403
 Mexico 311139-63Eliminated
 Bolivia 301269-31


Soviet Union 11 Nigeria
Rusin  61' (Report) Eke  79'
Attendance: 2,695
Referee: José Ramiz Wright

Mexico 22 Bolivia
Landa  56'
Romero  76'
(Report) Lobo  50'
Cristaldo  53'
Attendance: 2,695
Referee: Mohamed Hafez

Soviet Union 70 Mexico
Matveyev  13', 25'
Nikiforov  31', 51'
Mushchynka  47'
Kadyrov  64'
Bezhenar  72' pen
(Report)
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Kenneth Hope

Nigeria 32 Bolivia
Osondu  24', 66', 77' (Report) Cristaldo  26'
Arandia  70'
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Essa Al-Jassas

Soviet Union 42 Bolivia
Nikiforov  28'
Bezhenar  32' (pen.)
Asadov  44'
Mushchynka  50'
(Report) Urquiza  59' (pen.)
Etcheverry  73'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kenneth Hope

Nigeria 01 Mexico
(Report) Rivera  55'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: José Ramiz Wright

Knockout stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 19 - Toronto
 
 
 Italy2
 
July 22 - Toronto
 
 South Korea0
 
 Italy0
 
July 19 - Montreal
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Australia0
 
July 25 - Toronto
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Nigeria (pen.)1 (2)
 
July 19 - Saint John
 
 Soviet Union1 (4)
 
 Ivory Coast3
 
July 22 - Saint John
 
 Qatar0
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
July 19 - Saint John
 
 Soviet Union5 Third place
 
 Soviet Union3
 
July 24 - Saint John
 
 France2
 
 Italy (aet)1
 
 
 Ivory Coast2
 

Quarterfinals

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

Ivory Coast 30 Qatar
Bassole  16'
Beda  52'
Traoré  66'
(Report)
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 1,500

Australia 01 Nigeria
(Report) Nwosu  59'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Antonio Evangelista

Soviet Union 32 France
Arutyunian  40', 60'
Nikiforov  76'
(Report) Adrian  49'
Roche  65'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Ramiz Wright

Semifinals

Italy 01 Nigeria
(Report) Nwosu  63'
Attendance: 20,000

Ivory Coast 15 Soviet Union
Traoré  57' (Report) Arutyunian  1', 38'
Kasimov  10', 56'
Rusin  77'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 2,500

Playoff for 3rd place

Italy 12 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Bocchialini  57' (Report) Traoré  17', 96'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Antonio Evangelista

Final

Nigeria 11
2-4 (pen.)
 Soviet Union
Osondu  11' (Report) Nikiforov  6'
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

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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