Host country Canada Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Third place Ivory Coast Top scorer Moussa Traoré Attendance 169,160 | Dates July 12–25, 1987 Runners-up Nigeria Start date 1987 Teams 16 Goals scored 82 | |
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Champions Soviet Union (1st title) Champion Soviet Union national football team Similar 2013 FIFA U‑17 World Cup, 2017 FIFA U‑17 World Cup, 1989 FIFA World Youth Ch, 2015 FIFA U‑17 World Cup, 1987 FIFA World Youth Ch | ||
The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987, 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 July and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could participate in this tournament.
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Venues
The cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto hosted tournament matches.
Qualified teams
Africa (African U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1986)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1987)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF U-16 Championship 1987)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-16 1986)
Oceania (OFC U-16 Qualifying Tournament 1987)
Host Nation Automatically qualified
Squads
For full squad lists for the 1987 U-16 World Championship see 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Squads.
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.
Final ranking
FIFA awarded the Golden Boot to Moussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.