1987 FIFA World Youth Championship

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.

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	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

Qualification

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	1986 AFC Youth Championship	Bahrain1 Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa)	1987 African Youth Championship	Nigeria Togo1
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	1986 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	Canada United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	Host nation	Chile1
	1987 South American Youth Championship	Brazil Colombia
OFC (Oceania)	1986 OFC U-20 Championship	Australia
UEFA (Europe)	1986 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship	Bulgaria East Germany1 Italy Scotland West Germany Yugoslavia

1.^ Teams that made their debut.