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 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Canada |
| Dates | 12–25 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 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 | Moussa Traoré |
| Best player(s) | Moussa Traoré and Philip Osondu (shared) |
| Fair play award | Soviet Union |
← 1985 1989 → | |
Venues
The cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto hosted tournament matches.
| Montreal St. John's Saint John Toronto 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 | 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 | |
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) | 1986 OFC U-17 Championship | 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
| Asia Africa North America, Central America and the Caribbean | South America Europe Oceania
|
Group stage
Group A
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 |
| Italy | 3–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Melli 22' Pessotto 36' Gallo 68' | (Report) |
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter
| Qatar | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 21' | (Report) |
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: David DiPlacido
| Italy | 1–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Cappellini 67' | (Report) | Khairi 76' |
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Jorge Orellana
| Canada | 0–3 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Hussain 14' Musaed 48' Ramadan 53' |
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Kenneth Wallace
| Italy | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Gallo 69' | (Report) |
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Blankenstein
| Canada | 1–2 | 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 | 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 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Dea 9' | (Report) | Shin Tae-Yong 53' |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera
| United States | 1–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Crawley 47' | (Report) |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Naji Jouini
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Bassole 52' | (Report) |
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jassim Mandi
| South Korea | 0–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ramos 47' |
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Itzhak Ben Itzhak
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Traore 68' | (Report) |
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera
| South Korea | 4–2 | 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 | 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 |
| Brazil | 0–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do Ha
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Horvat 71' |
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Antonio Evangelista
| Brazil | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Alexey Spirin
| France | 4–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Debève 14', 23', 31' Rincon 24' (pen.) | (Report) | Georgakis 73' |
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Simon Bantsimba
| Brazil | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Richardson 74' |
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do Ha
| France | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Zayed 18' Shalgan 34' |
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Alexey Spirin
Group D
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 |
| Soviet Union | 1–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Rusin 61' | (Report) | Eke 79' |
Attendance: 2,695
Referee: José Ramiz Wright
| Mexico | 2–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Landa 56' Romero 76' | (Report) | Lobo 50' Cristaldo 53' |
Attendance: 2,695
Referee: Mohamed Hafez
| Soviet Union | 7–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Matveyev 13', 25' Nikiforov 31', 51' Mushchynka 47' Kadyrov 64' Bezhenar 72' pen | (Report) |
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Kenneth Hope
| Nigeria | 3–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Osondu 24', 66', 77' | (Report) | Cristaldo 26' Arandia 70' |
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Essa Al-Jassas
| Soviet Union | 4–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Nikiforov 28' Bezhenar 32' (pen.) Asadov 44' Mushchynka 50' | (Report) | Urquiza 59' (pen.) Etcheverry 73' |
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kenneth Hope
| Nigeria | 0–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Rivera 55' |
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: José Ramiz Wright
Knockout stage
| 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 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Italy | 2–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Cappellini 52' Gallo 54' | (Report) |
Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Kenneth Wallace
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Bassole 16' Beda 52' Traoré 66' | (Report) |
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera
| Australia | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Nwosu 59' |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Antonio Evangelista
| Soviet Union | 3–2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Arutyunian 40', 60' Nikiforov 76' | (Report) | Adrian 49' Roche 65' |
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Ramiz Wright
Semi-finals
| Italy | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Nwosu 63' |
Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: John Blankenstein
| Ivory Coast | 1–5 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Traoré 57' | (Report) | Arutyunian 1', 38' Kasimov 10', 56' Rusin 77' |
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter
Third place play-off
| Italy | 1–2 (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 | 1–1 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Osondu 11' | (Report) | Nikiforov 6' |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
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
- 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
Final ranking
| 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.
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