The tenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held at the William Kuntz Soccer Center in Indianapolis, United States from August 9 to August 21, 1987.

Twelve teams competed, with title defender Uruguay missing.

After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.

Luís Carlos Valdo Pita André Cruz Ademir Nelsinho João Paulo Edu Marangon Douglas Pereira Raí Evair Geraldão Ricardo Gomes Ricardo Rocha Washington Careca Claudio Taffarel Carlos Alberto Silva (coach) Miguel Ardiman Luis Ceballos Nelson Enríquez [es] Claudio Figueroa Eduardo Fournier Héctor Francino [es] Osvaldo Gómez [es] Aníbal González Juan González Francisco Hörmann [es] Fernando Medina Jorge Pérez [es] Germán Pino René Pinto Marco Tamayo Claudio Tello Patricio Toledo Iván Zamorano Eugenio Jara (coach) Gustavo Acosta Oscar Acosta Mauro Airez Favio Almirón Jorge Bartero Fabián Basualdo Fabián Cancelarich Oscar Dertycia Gustavo Dezotti Néstor Fabbri José Fantaguzzi Blas Giunta Humberto Gutiérrez Carlos Mac Allister Víctor Marchesini Alejandro Russo Darío Siviski Jorge Theiler Carlos Pachamé (coach) There were 53 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.41 goals per match.

4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal Source: RSSSF