1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship

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 country Canada
Dates July 12–25, 1987
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) Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré
Best player Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré and
Nigeria Philip Osundo (shared)
Fair play award  Soviet Union

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
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

Qualified teams

Africa (African U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)

  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Egypt
  •  Nigeria

Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1986)

Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1987)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF U-16 Championship 1987)

  •  Mexico
  •  United States

South America (Sudamericano Sub-16 1986)

  •  Bolivia
  •  Brazil
  •  Ecuador

Oceania (OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)

  •  Australia

Host Nation Automatically qualified

  •  Canada

Squads

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

Referees

Matches

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  3–0  Canada
Melli  22'
Pessotto  36'
Gallo  68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,500
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
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 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  1–1  South Korea
Dea  9' (Report) Shin Tae-Yong  53'
Attendance: 1,000
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
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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Australia 4320134-1Advanced to the quarterfinals
 France 33111431
 Saudi Arabia 33111211Eliminated
 Brazil 2302101-1


Brazil  0–0  France
(Report)
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Lee Do Ha
Saudi Arabia  0–1  Australia
(Report) Horvat  71'
Attendance: 5,400
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 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  1–1  Nigeria
Rusin  61' (Report) Eke  79'
Attendance: 2,695
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'
Mushinka  47'
Kadyrov  64'
Bezhenar  72' pen		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Kenneth Hope
Nigeria  3–2  Bolivia
Osundo  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'
Mushinka  50'		 (Report) Urquiza  59' (pen.)
Etcheverry  73'
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kenneth Hope
Nigeria  0–1  Mexico
(Report) Rivera  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)
 
 [[File:Flag of Côte d</b>'Ivoire.svg|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] 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  52'
Gallo  54'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Kenneth Wallace
Ivory Coast  3–0  Qatar
Bassole  16'
Beda  52'
Traoré  66'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,500
Australia  0–1  Nigeria
(Report) Nwosu  59'
Attendance: 5,200
Soviet Union  3–2  France
Arutyunian  40', 60'
Nikiforov  76'		 (Report) Adrian  49'
Roche  65'
Attendance: 5,000

Semifinals

Italy  0–1  Nigeria
(Report) Nwosu  63'
Attendance: 20,000
Ivory Coast  1–5  Soviet Union
Traoré  57' (Report) Arutyunian  1', 38'
Kasimov  10', 56'
Rusin  77'
Attendance: 2,500

Playoff for 3rd place

Italy  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast
Bocchialini  57' (Report) Traoré  17', 96'
Attendance: 1,000

Final

Nigeria  1–1
2-4 (pen.)		  Soviet Union
Osundo  11' (Report) Nikiforov  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
  • Nigeria Philip Osundo
  • Soviet Union Sergei Arutyunian
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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