The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 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

Antofagasta

Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...

, Valparaíso

Valparaíso

Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...

, Concepción

Concepción, Chile

Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...

 and Santiago

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

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Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

-=Head coach: Les Scheinflug:=Head coach: Luis Ibarra-=Head coach: Rainer Wilfeld:=Head coach: Mirko Jozić-=Head coach: Gilson Nunes:=...

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

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	3	3	0	0	12	3
	4	3	2	0	1	7	4
	2	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4
	0	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8

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Group B

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	5	3	2	1	0	5	2
	4	3	2	0	1	5	1
	2	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1
	1	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6

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Group C

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	4	3	2	0	1	6	3
	4	3	1	2	0	5	4
	3	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1
	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3

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Group D

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	3	3	0	0	8	1
	4	3	2	0	1	3	3	0
	2	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1
	0	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6

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Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

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Semifinals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Awards

Golden Shoe	Golden Ball	Fair Play Award
Marcel Witeczek	Robert Prosinečki Robert Prosinecki Robert Prosinečki is a Croatian football manager and former football midfielder. Prosinečki is regarded by many as the player with best technique that ever played in and for Croatia. Former national squad teammate Zvonimir Boban, humbly, also agreed with this. His dribbling is considered...

External links

• FIFA World Youth Championship 1987
• RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1987
• Yugoslavia in the 90s: the greatest team there never was?;Jonathan Wilson's Blog @ guardian.co.uk, 24 July 2007