1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 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.
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 1986 AFC Youth Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Bahrain1  Saudi Arabia |
| CAF (Africa) | 1987 African Youth Championship |  Nigeria .svg.png){kind=small} Togo1 |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1986 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada  United States |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | Host nation | Chile1 |
| 1987 South American Youth Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil  Colombia | |
| OFC (Oceania) | 1986 OFC U-20 Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
| UEFA (Europe) | 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria East Germany1  Italy  Scotland West Germany Yugoslavia |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.