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1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship

Summary

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.

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
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
← 1985
1989 →

Venues edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Referees edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

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
Qatar  1–0  Egypt
Hassan   21' (Report)
Attendance: 13,500
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 edit

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
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 edit

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
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 edit

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
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

Knockout stages edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Final edit

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

Result edit

 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners 
 
Soviet Union
First title

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

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.

External links edit

  • FIFA U-16 World Championship Canada 1987, FIFA.com
  • Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)

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