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.
Qualified teams
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
Venue: Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Group B
Venue: King George V Park, St. John's
Group C
Venue: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Group D
Venue: Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Result
Goalscorers
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
- Moussa Traoré
- Yuri Nikiforov
- 4 goals
- Philip Osondu
- Sergei Arutyunian
- 3 goals
- Mickaël Debève
- Fabio Gallo
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Final ranking
FIFA awarded the Golden Boot to Moussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.
External links
- FIFA U-16 World Championship Canada 1987, FIFA.com
- Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)
