title: 1987 South American U-20 Championship
text: # 1987 South American U-20 Championship
  
  The South American Youth Championship 1987 was held in Armenia, Manizales and Pereira, Colombia. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  * Argentina
  * Bolivia
  * Brazil
  * Chile
  * Colombia (host)
  * Ecuador
  * Paraguay
  * Peru
  * Uruguay
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
  | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
  | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
  | Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 |
  | 23 January | Brazil | 2–0 | Ecuador |
  | 24 January | Argentina | 3–2 | Peru |
  | 26 January | Argentina | 0–0 | Ecuador |
  | 28 January | Ecuador | 2–1 | Peru |
  | 30 January | Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil |
  | 1 February | Brazil | 5–1 | Peru |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Uruguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
  | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
  | Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
  | Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
  | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | –11 | 0 |
  | 24 January | Chile | 3–1 | Bolivia |
  | 25 January | Colombia | 0–1 | Uruguay |
  | 27 January | Paraguay | 3–1 | Bolivia |
  | | Uruguay | 2–1 | Chile |
  | 29 January | Chile | 5–3 | Paraguay |
  | | Colombia | 5–0 | Bolivia |
  | 31 January | Bolivia | 2–4 | Uruguay |
  | | Colombia | 0–1 | Paraguay |
  | 2 February | Uruguay | 3–0 | Paraguay |
  | | Colombia | 3–0 | Chile |
  
  ## Final round
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
  | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
  | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 2 |
  | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
  | 4 February | Colombia | 2–0 | Argentina |
  | | Uruguay | 1–1 | Brazil |
  | 6 February | Colombia | 1–0 | Uruguay |
  | | Brazil | 3–1 | Argentina |
  | 8 February | Argentina | 4–2 | Uruguay |
  | | Colombia | 0–0 | Brazil |
  
  * 1987 South American Youth Championship
  * Colombia First title
  
  ## Qualification to World Youth Championship
  
  The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  * Brazil
  * Chile (host)
  * Colombia
  