1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of the three other semi-finalists, and eliminated the defending champions Brazil. The tournament took place in four venues: Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Concepción and Santiago.
| Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA Chile 1987 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 10–25 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
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| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 86 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 712,000 (22,250 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1986 AFC Youth Championship | .svg.png){kind=small}  |
| CAF (Africa) | 1987 African Youth Championship |   |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | Host nation | |
| 1987 South American Youth Championship | .svg.png){kind=small}  | |
| OFC (Oceania) | 1986 OFC U-20 Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | .svg.png){kind=small}  .svg.png){kind=small} |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Group stages
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| Brazil | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| André Cruz 82' | (Report) |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| United States | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Trendafilov 26’ |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Epp 6’ Strehmel 27’ Witeczek 31’ |
| United States | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unger 73’ | (Report) |
| Bulgaria | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Witeczek 50’ (pen.), 53’ Reinhardt 59’ |
| United States | 1–2 | |
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| Constantino 44’ | (Report) | Witeczek 36’ Möller 73’ |
| Bulgaria | 2–0 | |
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| Slavchev 31’ Kalaydzhiev 37’ |
(Report) |
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| October 21 - Santiago | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| October 23 - Santiago | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| October 21 - Valparaíso | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| October 25 - Santiago | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 1 (5) | |||||||||
| October 21 - Concepción | ||||||||||
| 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| October 23 - Concepción | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| October 21 - Antofagasta | ||||||||||
| 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| 1 (4) | |||||||||
| October 25 - Santiago | ||||||||||
| 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 1 (1) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 52' Prosinečki 89' |
(Report) | Alcindo 44' |
Semifinals
| Chile | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Eichenauer 9' Dammeier 15' Witeczek 36', 69' |
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Štimac 30' Šuker 70' |
(Report) | Sammer 49' |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
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Goalscorers
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 86 goals were scored by 51 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 6 |  |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 8 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 | |
| 10 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 11 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | |
| 12 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 | |
| 14 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 | |
| 15 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | |
| 16 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 | |
Notes
- The FIFA states "Serbia and Montenegro" here, which is an anachronism. Reporting him like this means that this official report was made in the period 2003-2006.
External links
- FIFA World Youth Championship Chile 1987, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1987
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)
- Yugoslavia in the 90s: the greatest team there never was?;Jonathan Wilson's Blog @ guardian.co.uk, 24 July 2007
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