| Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA Chile 1987 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 10–25 October |
| 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(s) | Robert Prosinečki |
| Fair play award | East Germany |
| ← 1985 1989 → | |
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship 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
- 1. Teams that made their debut.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Group stage
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Australia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Togo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Chile | 2–4 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
Tudor  17' Pino 67' |
(Report) | Boban 14' Štimac 19' Šuker 61', 63' |
| Togo | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Edwards 7' Reynolds 13' |
| Chile | 3–0 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Pino 8' (pen.) Tudor 32', 75' |
(Report) |
| Yugoslavia | 4–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Brnović 7' Šuker 22', 71' Boban 67' |
(Report) |
| Chile | 2–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Pino 22', 52' |
(Report) |
| Yugoslavia | 4–1 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 20', 33' Zirojević 53' Šuker 84' (pen.) |
(Report) | Ali 75' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Canada
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Brazil | 4–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Alcindo 20' André Cruz 29' William 35', 62' (pen.) |
(Report) |
| Italy | 2–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Impallomeni 50' (pen.) Melli 82' |
(Report) | Grimes 9' Mobilio 44' |
| Brazil | 0–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Rizzolo 60' |
| Nigeria | 2–2 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Effa 5' Adekola 44' |
(Report) | Jansen 6' Domezetis 88' |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| André Cruz 82' |
(Report) |
| Nigeria | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Carrara 23' Melli 24' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Bahrain
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| East Germany | 1–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Prasse 32' |
(Report) | McLeod 30' (pen.) Butler 36' |
| Colombia | 1–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Tréllez 10' |
(Report) |
| East Germany | 3–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Sammer 9', 30', 70' |
(Report) | Tréllez 90' (pen.) |
| Scotland | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Nisbet 76' |
(Report) | Al Kharraz 24' |
| East Germany | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Liebers 78' Wosz 83' |
(Report) |
| Scotland | 2–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Wright 61' McLeod 74' (pen.) |
(Report) | Guerrero 48', 58' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Bulgaria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| United States | 0–1 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Trendafilov 26' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Epp 6' Strehmel 27' Witeczek 31' |
| United States | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Unger 73' |
(Report) |
| Bulgaria | 0–3 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Witeczek 50' (pen.), 53' Reinhardt 59' |
| United States | 1–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Constantino 44' |
(Report) | Witeczek 36' Möller 73' |
| Bulgaria | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Slavchev 31' Kalaydzhiev 37' |
(Report) |
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 (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| October 21 - Concepción | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| October 23 - Concepción | ||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| October 21 - Antofagasta | ||||||||||
| West Germany | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| West Germany (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| October 25 - Santiago | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| East Germany (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Chile | 1 (1) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Italy | 0–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Pino 73' (pen.) |
| East Germany | 2–0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Steinmann 70' (pen.) Wosz 83' |
(Report) |
| West Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Reinhardt 8' |
(Report) | Nisbet 45' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 52' Prosinečki 89' |
(Report) | Alcindo 44' |
Semifinals
| Chile | 0–4 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Eichenauer 9' Dammeier 15' Witeczek 36', 69' |
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | East Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Štimac 30' Šuker 70' |
(Report) | Sammer 49' |
Third place play-off
| East Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Kracht 73' |
(Report) | González 84' |
| Penalties | ||
Neitzel  Zimmerling Jähnig |
3–1 | Pino  Navarrete Estay González |
Final
| 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 Boot 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
- Alcindo Sartori
- André Cruz
- William
- John Jairo Trellez
- Miguel Guerrero
- Dariusz Wosz
- Alessandro Melli
- Joe McLeod
- Scott Nisbet
- Knut Reinhardt
- Igor Štimac
- 1 goal
- Alistair Edwards
- Kurt Reynolds
- Mohamed Al Kharraz
- Dimitar Trendafilov
- Ivo Slavtchev
- Radko Kalaydjiev
- Billy Domezetis
- Domenic Mobilio
- James Grimes
- Steve Jansen
- Pedro González Vera
- Jörg Prasse
- Heiko Liebers
- Rico Steinmann
- Torsten Kracht
- Antonio Rizzolo
- Marco Carrara
- Stefano Impallomeni
- David Adekola
- Okon Ene Effa
- John Butler
- Paul Wright
- Salissou Ali
- Christian Unger
- Michael Constantino
- Alexander Strehmel
- Andreas Möller
- Detlev Dammeier
- Henrik Eichenauer
- Thomas Epp
- Branko Brnović
- Ranko Zirojević
- Robert Prosinečki
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | Champions |
| 2 | West Germany
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | East Germany
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | Chile (H)
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Italy
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Canada
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 11 | United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Australia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 13 | Bahrain
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 14 | Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
| 16 | Togo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
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 Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 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