1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
| Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA Chile 1987 |
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|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | October 10–October 25 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Yugoslavia (1st title)
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| 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 |
Robert Prosinečki
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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.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
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