1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = FIFA U-16 World Championship
year = 1987
other_titles = 2nd FIFA U-16 World Tournament for the JVC Cup


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country = Canada
dates = July 12 – July 25, 1987
num_teams = 16
confederations = 6
venues = 4
cities = 4
champion = URS
count = 1
second = NGA
third = CIV
fourth = ITA
matches = 32
goals = 82
attendance = 169160
top_scorer = flagicon|CIV Moussa Traoré
player = flagicon|CIV Moussa Traoré and
flagicon|NGA Philip Osundu (shared)
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The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987 was held in the cities of Toronto, Saint John, Montreal, and St. John's in Canada between 12 July and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could participate in this tournament.

Qualified teams

Africa (African U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)
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Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1986)
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Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1987)
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North America (CONCACAF U-16 Championship 1987)
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South America (Sudamericano Sub-16 1986)
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Oceania (OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)
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Host Nation Automatically qualified
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Squads

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

Referees

Asia
* Itzhak Ben Itzhak
* Ibrahim Al-Jassas
* Lee Do-Ha
* Jassim MandiAfrica
* Simon Bantsimba
* Mohamed Hafez
* Naji JouiniCONCACAF
* Arturo Brizio Carter
* David DiPlacido
* Antonio Evangelista
* Berny Ulloa MoreraSouth America
* Jorge Orellano
* Juan Ortube
* José Roberto WrightEurope
* John Blankenstein
* Kenneth Hope
* Alexey SpirinOceania
* Ken Wallace

Matches

Group A

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Group D

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Knockout stages

Round8-with third
July 19 - Toronto| fb|ITA|2| fb|KOR|0
July 19 - St. John's| fb|CIV|3| fb|QAT|0
July 19 - Montreal| fb|AUS|0| fb|NGA|1
July 19 - Saint John| fb|URS|3| fb|FRA|2
July 22 - Toronto|fb|ITA|0|fb|NGA|1
July 22 - St. John's|fb|CIV|1|fb|URS|5
July 25 - Toronto|fb|NGA (PSO)|1 (2)|fb|URS|1 (4)
July 24 - St. John's|fb|ITA (AET)|1|fb|CIV|2

Quarterfinals

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emifinals

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Playoff for 3rd place

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Final

Result

Top Goalscorers

FIFA awarded the Golden Boot to Moussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.

External links

* [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/U17/tournament/0,6288,U17-2005-22,00.html FIFA.com: FIFA U-17 World Championship Canada 1987]