| 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 andPhilip Osondu (shared) |
| Fair play award | Soviet Union |
←1985 1989 → | |
The1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the second edition of thetournament, was hosted byCanada and held in the cities ofMontreal,Saint John,St. John's, andToronto between 12 and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could participate in this tournament.
The cities ofMontreal,Saint John,St. John's, andToronto hosted tournament matches.
For full squad lists for the 1987 U-16 World Championship see1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Squads.
Asia Africa North America, Central America and the Caribbean | South America Europe Oceania
|
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) |
| Qatar | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 21' | (Report) |
| Italy | 1–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Cappellini 67' | (Report) | Khairi 76' |
| Italy | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Gallo 69' | (Report) |
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' |
| United States | 1–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Crawley 47' | (Report) |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Bassole 52' | (Report) |
| South Korea | 0–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ramos 47' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Traore 68' | (Report) |
| 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' |
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 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Horvat 71' |
| Brazil | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| France | 4–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Debève 14',23',31' Rincon 24' (pen.) | (Report) | Georgakis 73' |
| Brazil | 0–1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Richardson 74' |
| France | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Zayed 18' Shalgan 34' |
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' |
| Mexico | 2–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Landa 56' Romero 76' | (Report) | Lobo 50' Cristaldo 53' |
| Soviet Union | 7–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Matveyev 13',25' Nikiforov 31',51'Mushchynka 47'Kadyrov 64'Bezhenar 72'pen | (Report) |
| Nigeria | 3–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Osondu 24',66',77' | (Report) | Cristaldo 26' Arandia 70' |
| Soviet Union | 4–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Nikiforov 28' Bezhenar 32' (pen.)Asadov 44'Mushchynka 50' | (Report) | Urquiza 59' (pen.) Etcheverry 73' |
| Nigeria | 0–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Rivera 55' |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Italy | 2–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Cappellini 52' Gallo 54' | (Report) |
| Soviet Union | 3–2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Arutyunian 40',60' Nikiforov 76' | (Report) | Adrian 49' Roche 65' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–5 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Traoré 57' | (Report) | Arutyunian 1',38' Kasimov 10',56'Rusin 77' |
| Italy | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Bocchialini 57' | (Report) | Traoré 17',96' |
| 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship winners |
|---|
 Soviet Union First title |
Moussa Traoré of Ivory Coast won theGolden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 82 goals were scored by 54 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
Phillip RichardsonSteve GeorgakisSteve HorvatHebert ArandiaManuel LoboMarco EtcheverryMarcos UrquizaGuido TitottoVictor RamosGamal MusaedHany HussainMohamed RamadanDavid RinconGilles AdrianStephane RocheCarlo BocchialiniGianluca PessottoMarcello MelliBeda BedaLama DeaCarlos RiveraDaniel LandaRamiro RomeroAlbert EkeAbdulla HassanAbdulla YousufEdress KhairiRashid SuwaidMohammed ShalganTurki ZayedKim In-wanLee Tae-hongNoh Jung-yoonVladislav KadyrovArif AsadovBen CrawleyChad DeeringSteve Snow| 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 toMoussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.
