1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
| Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA Chile 1987 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | October 10–October 25 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 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(s) |
Marcel Witeczek (7 goals) |
| Best player |
Robert Prosinečki |
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from October 10 to October 25, 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested 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 and Santiago.
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1986 AFC Youth Championship |  Bahrain  Saudi Arabia |
| CAF (Africa) | 1987 African Youth Championship |  Nigeria  Togo |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1986 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |  Canada  United States |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 1987 South American Youth Championship |  Brazil  Colombia |
| OFC (Oceania) | 1986 OFC U-20 Championship |  Australia |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria East Germany  Italy  Scotland West Germany Yugoslavia |
| Host nation | Chile | |
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Group stages
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| Chile |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Australia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| Togo |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
October 10, 1987 17:00 |
| Chile |
2–4 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor 17' Pino 67' |
(Report) | Boban 14' Štimac 19' Šuker 61', 63' |
October 18, 1987 17:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
4–1 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 20', 33' Zirojević 53' Šuker 84' (pen.) |
(Report) | Ali 75' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Brazil |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Canada |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| Nigeria |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
October 11, 1987 17:00 |
| Brazil |
4–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Alcindo 20' André Cruz 29' William 35', 62' (pen.) |
(Report) |
October 12, 1987 17:00 |
| Italy |
2–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Impallomeni 50' (pen.) Melli 82' |
(Report) | Grimes 9' Mobilio 44' |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Scotland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Colombia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| Bahrain |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
October 18, 1987 17:00 |
| Scotland |
2–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Wright 61’ McLeod 74’ (pen.) |
(Report) | Guerrero 48’, 58’ |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Bulgaria |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| United States |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Saudi Arabia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
October 17, 1987 17:00 |
| United States |
1–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Constantino 44’ | (Report) | Witeczek 36’ Möller 73’ |
Knockout stages
| 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 (pen.) |
1 (5) | |||||||||
| October 21 - Concepción | ||||||||||
| West Germany |
1 (4) | |||||||||
| Italy |
0 | |||||||||
| October 23 - Concepción | ||||||||||
| Chile |
1 | |||||||||
| Chile |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| October 21 - Antofagasta | ||||||||||
| West Germany |
4 | |||||||||
| West Germany (pen.) |
1 (4) | East Germany (pen.) |
1 (3) | |||||||
| Scotland |
1 (3) | Chile |
1 (1) | |||||||
| October 25 - Santiago | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
October 21, 1987 16:15 |
| West Germany |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.) |
Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Reinhardt 8' | (Report) | Nisbet 45' |
Semifinals
Third place play-off
Final
October 25, 1987 18:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Boban 85' | (Report) | Witeczek 87' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Pavličić  Šuker Brnović Zirojević Boban |
5-4 | Witeczek  Strehmel Luginger Spyrka Reinhardt |
Result
| 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship Winners |
|---|
Yugoslavia First title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Witeczek |
Robert Prosinečki |
East Germany |
Goalscorers
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 86 goals were scored by 51 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | |
| 2 | West Germany |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10 | |
| 3 | East Germany |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Chile |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 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 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 | |
| 10 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | |
| 12 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 | |
| 14 | Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 | |
| 15 | Togo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 | |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ The FIFA states "Serbia and Montenegro" here, which is an anachronism. Reporting him like this means that this official report was made in the period 2003-2006.
External links
- FIFA World Youth Championship Chile 1987, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1987
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)
- Yugoslavia in the 90s: the greatest team there never was?;Jonathan Wilson's Blog @ guardian.co.uk, 24 July 2007
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