1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship

1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
Coupe du Monde de Football des Moins de 16 ans 1987 (French)
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
Dates12–25 July
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venues4 (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 Traor
Soviet Union Yuri Nikiforov
(5 goals each)
Best playerNigeria Philip Osondu
Fair play award Soviet Union
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1989 →

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.

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

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) 1986 OFC U-17 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship  France
 Italy
 Soviet Union

Squads

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

Referees

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Qatar 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Egypt 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 2
4  Canada (H) 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
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

Venue: King George V Park, St. John's

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Ivory Coast 32103125Advanced to the quarterfinals
 South Korea 31115413
 Ecuador 310212-12Eliminated
 United States 310235-22


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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Australia 320134-14Advanced to the quarterfinals
 France 31114313
 Saudi Arabia 31112113Eliminated
 Brazil 302101-12


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 Pld 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'
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 stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 July – Toronto
 
 
 Italy2
 
22 July – Toronto
 
 South Korea0
 
 Italy0
 
19 July – Montreal
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Australia0
 
25 July – Toronto
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Nigeria1 (2)
 
19 July – Saint John
 
 Soviet Union (p)1 (4)
 
 Ivory Coast3
 
22 July – Saint John
 
 Qatar0
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
19 July – Saint John
 
 Soviet Union5 Third place play-off
 
 Soviet Union3
 
24 July – Saint John
 
 France2
 
 Italy1
 
 
 Ivory Coast (a.e.t.)2
 

Quarter-finals

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)

Australia 0–1 Nigeria
(Report) Nwosu 59'

Soviet Union 3–2 France
Arutyunian 40', 60'
Nikiforov 76'
(Report) Adrian 49'
Roche 65'

Semi-finals

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'

Third place play-off

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

Final

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 D  Soviet Union 15 4 2 9 21 7 +14 10 Champions
2 D  Nigeria 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 8 Runners-up
3 B  Ivory Coast 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 9 Third place
4 A  Italy 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 7 Fourth place
5 A  Qatar 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 5 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 D  Australia 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 4
7 C  France 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 3
8 B  South Korea 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3
9 C  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10 D  Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 9 −6 3
11 A  Egypt 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 2
12 B  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 2
13 B  United States 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
14 C  Brazil 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
15 D  Bolivia 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
16 A  Canada (H) 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA[1]
(H) Hosts

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Nigeria Philip Osondu Not awarded Not awarded
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré
5 goals
Soviet Union Yuriy Nikiforov
5 goals
Nigeria Philip Osondu
Soviet Union Sergei Arutyunian
4 goals
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
 Soviet Union

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-16 World Championship Canada 1987: Competition summary" (PDF). FIFA. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.