The 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the second edition of the tournament, was hosted by Canada and held in the cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto between 12 and 25 July 1987. Players born after 1 August 1970 could participate in this tournament.
The cities of Montreal, Saint John, St. John's, and Toronto hosted tournament matches.
For full squad lists for the 1987 U-16 World Championship see 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Squads.
Asia
Africa
North America, Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Europe
Oceania
Venue: Varsity Stadium, Toronto
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Venue: King George V Park, St. John's
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Venue: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
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Venue: Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John
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Moussa Traoré of Ivory Coast won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 82 goals were scored by 54 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
FIFA awarded the Golden Boot to Moussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.