| Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA Chile 1987 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 10–25 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  West Germany |
| Third place |  East Germany |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 86 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 712,000 (22,250 per match) |
| Top scorer | Marcel Witeczek (7 goals) |
| Best player | Robert Prosinečki |
| Fair play award | East Germany |
←1985 1989 → | |
The1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place inChile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th edition of theFIFA World Youth Championship 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 andSantiago.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Chile(H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 2–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
Effa 5'Adekola 44' | (Report)[dead link] | Jansen 6' Domezetis 88' |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| André Cruz 82' | (Report) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Nisbet 76' | (Report) | Al Kharraz 24' |
| East Germany | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Liebers 78' Wosz 83' | (Report) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Epp 6' Strehmel 27'Witeczek 31' |
| United States | 1–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Constantino 44' | (Report) | Witeczek 36' Möller 73' |
| Bulgaria | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Slavchev 31' Kalaydzhiev 37' | (Report) |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| October 21 -Santiago | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||
| October 23 -Santiago | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||
| October 21 -Valparaíso | ||||||||||
| East Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| East Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| October 25 -Santiago | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 0 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| October 21 -Concepción | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| October 23 -Concepción | ||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| October 21 -Antofagasta | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| West Germany (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| October 25 -Santiago | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| East Germany (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Chile | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 52' Prosinečki 89' | (Report) | Alcindo 44' |
| Chile | 0–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Eichenauer 9' Dammeier 15'Witeczek 36',69' |
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Štimac 30' Šuker 70' | (Report) | Sammer 49' |
| East Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Kracht 73' | (Report) | González 84' |
| Penalties | ||
Neitzel Zimmerling Jähnig | 3–1 | Pino NavarreteEstayGonzález |
| Yugoslavia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Boban 85' | (Report) | Witeczek 87' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Pavličić Šuker Brnović Zirojević Boban | 5–4 | WiteczekStrehmelLugingerSpyrkaReinhardt |
| 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Yugoslavia First title |
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Witeczek | Robert Prosinečki | East Germany |
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won theGolden Boot award for scoring seven goals. In total, 86 goals were scored by 51 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
Alistair EdwardsKurt ReynoldsMohamed Al KharrazDimitar TrendafilovIvo SlavtchevRadko KalaydjievBilly DomezetisDomenic MobilioJames GrimesSteve JansenPedro González VeraJörg Prasse Heiko LiebersRico SteinmannTorsten KrachtAntonio RizzoloMarco CarraraStefano ImpallomeniDavid AdekolaOkon Ene EffaJohn ButlerPaul WrightSalissou AliChristian UngerMichael ConstantinoAlexander StrehmelAndreas MöllerDetlev DammeierHenrik EichenauerThomas EppBranko BrnovićRanko ZirojevićRobert Prosinečki| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | Champions |
| 2 | West Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | Chile(H) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 |  Scotland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 11 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 13 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 14 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 16 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |