1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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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
Dates12–25 July 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)Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré
Best player(s)Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré and
Nigeria Philip Osondu (shared)
Fair play award Soviet Union
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1989 →

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
Varsity Centre.JPG
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
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard.jpg

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)  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 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 Qatar 5 3 2 1 0 4 2 2
 Egypt 2 3 1 0 2 3 2 1 Eliminated
 Canada 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7


Italy 3–0 Canada
Goal 22'
Pessotto Goal 36'
Gallo Goal 68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,500
Qatar 1–0 Egypt
Goal 21' (Report)
Attendance: 13,500
Referee:
Italy 1–1 Qatar
Cappellini Goal 67' (Report) Goal 76'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee:
Canada 0–3 Egypt
(Report) Goal 14'
Goal 48'
Ramadan Goal 53'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee:
Italy 1–0 Egypt
Gallo Goal 69' (Report)
Attendance: 6,500
Canada 1–2 Qatar
Titotto Goal 25' (Report) Goal 3'
Suwaid Goal 23'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee:

Group B[]

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

Teams Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Ivory Coast 5 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 South Korea 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 1
 Ecuador 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 Eliminated
 United States 2 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2


Ivory Coast 1–1 South Korea
Goal 9' (Report) Shin Tae-Yong Goal 53'
Attendance: 1,000
United States 1–0 Ecuador
Crawley Goal 47' (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Naji Jouini
Ivory Coast 1–0 United States
Bassole Goal 52' (Report)
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jassim Mandi
South Korea 0–1 Ecuador
(Report) Goal 47'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee:
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ecuador
Traore Goal 68' (Report)
Attendance: 2,250
South Korea 4–2 United States
Noh Jung-Yoon Goal 25'
Shin Tae-Yong Goal 50'
Lee Tae-Hong Goal 65'
Kim In-Wan Goal 72'		 (Report) Snow Goal 40'
Deering Goal 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 4 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 Advanced to the quarterfinals
 France 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 1
 Saudi Arabia 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 Eliminated
 Brazil 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 -1


Brazil 0–0 France
(Report)
Attendance: 5,400
Referee:
Saudi Arabia 0–1 Australia
(Report) Horvat Goal 71'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Antonio Evangelista
Brazil 0–0 Saudi Arabia
(Report)
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Alexey Spirin
France 4–1 Australia
Debève Goal 14', 23', 31'
Goal 24' (pen.)		 (Report) Goal 73'
Attendance: 4,400
Referee:
Brazil 0–1 Australia
(Report) Goal 74'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee:
France 0–2 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Goal 18'
Goal 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 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
Goal 61' (Report) Goal 79'
Attendance: 2,695
Mexico 2–2 Bolivia
Landa Goal 56'
Romero Goal 76'		 (Report) Lobo Goal 50'
Cristaldo Goal 53'
Attendance: 2,695
Referee:
Soviet Union 7–0 Mexico
Matveyev Goal 13', 25'
Nikiforov Goal 31', 51'
Mushchynka Goal 47'
Kadyrov Goal 64'
Bezhenar Goal 72' pen		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Kenneth Hope
Nigeria 3–2 Bolivia
Osondu Goal 24', 66', 77' (Report) Cristaldo Goal 26'
Goal 70'
Attendance: 2,335
Referee:
Soviet Union 4–2 Bolivia
Nikiforov Goal 28'
Bezhenar Goal 32' (pen.)
Asadov Goal 44'
Mushchynka Goal 50'		 (Report) Goal 59' (pen.)
Etcheverry Goal 73'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kenneth Hope
Nigeria 0–1 Mexico
(Report) Goal 55'
Attendance: 3,300

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 2–0 South Korea
Cappellini Goal 52'
Gallo Goal 54'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,400
Referee:
Ivory Coast 3–0 Qatar
Bassole Goal 16'
Goal 52'
Traoré Goal 66'		 (Report)
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 1,500
Australia 0–1 Nigeria
(Report) Goal 59'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Antonio Evangelista
Soviet Union 3–2 France
Goal 40', 60'
Nikiforov Goal 76'		 (Report) Goal 49'
Goal 65'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 5,000

Semifinals[]

Italy 0–1 Nigeria
(Report) Goal 63'
Attendance: 20,000
Ivory Coast 1–5 Soviet Union
Traoré Goal 57' (Report) Goal 1', 38'
Kasimov Goal 10', 56'
Goal 77'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 2,500

Playoff for 3rd place[]

Italy 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Goal 57' (Report) Traoré Goal 17', 96'
Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Antonio Evangelista

Final[]

Nigeria 1–1
2-4 (pen.)		 Soviet Union
Osondu Goal 11' (Report) Nikiforov Goal 6'
Attendance: 15,000

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 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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