Host country Chile Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Runners-up West Germany Start date 1987 Top scorer Marcel Witeczek Teams 16 | Dates October 10–October 25 Champions Yugoslavia (1st title) Third place East Germany End date October 25, 1987 Best player Robert Prosinečki | |
Champion Yugoslavia national football team Similar 1985 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1989 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1981 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1993 FIFA World Youth Ch, 1995 FIFA World Youth Ch | ||
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.
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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.
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.