1987_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship
1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
International football competition
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.
Quick Facts Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA Chile 1987, Tournament details ...
| 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 → | |
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- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
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
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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More information Yugoslavia, 4–0 ...
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Group B
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| 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 |
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Group C
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| 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 |
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More information East Germany, 1–2 ...
| East Germany | 1–2 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
Prasse  32' |
(Report) | McLeod 30' (pen.) Butler 36' |
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Group D
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| 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 |
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More information Saudi Arabia, 0–3 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | West Germany |
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| (Report) | Epp 6' Strehmel 27' Witeczek 31' |
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More information United States, 1–2 ...
| United States | 1–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Constantino 44' |
(Report) | Witeczek 36' Möller 73' |
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| Bulgaria | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Slavchev 31' Kalaydzhiev 37' |
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| 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
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More information Yugoslavia, 2–1 ...
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Mijatović 52' Prosinečki 89' |
(Report) | Alcindo 44' |
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Semifinals
More information Chile, 0–4 ...
| Chile | 0–4 | West Germany |
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| (Report) | Eichenauer 9' Dammeier 15' Witeczek 36', 69' |
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More information Yugoslavia, 2–1 ...
| Yugoslavia | 2–1 | East Germany |
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| Štimac 30' Šuker 70' |
(Report) | Sammer 49' |
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Third place play-off
More information East Germany, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| East Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Chile |
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| Kracht 73' |
(Report) | González 84' |
| Penalties | ||
Neitzel  Zimmerling Jähnig |
3–1 | Pino  Navarrete Estay González |
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Final
More information Yugoslavia, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Yugoslavia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
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| Boban 85' |
(Report) | Witeczek 87' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Pavličić Šuker Brnović Zirojević Boban |
5–4 | Witeczek Strehmel Luginger Spyrka Reinhardt |
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| 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship winners |
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 Yugoslavia First title |
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| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | Fair Play Award |
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| Marcel Witeczek |
Robert Prosinečki |
East Germany |
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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
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
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 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 | 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 |
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- 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.
- 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