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.

Venue: Jeux Canada Games Stadium, Saint John

Moussa Traoré of Ivory Coast won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals.

FIFA awarded the Golden Boot to Moussa Traoré because Côte d'Ivoire had scored fewer goals than USSR.