1987 Mirinu World Cup

1987 World Cup (Iearth)

1987 Mirinu World Cup
File:Mirinu1987Worldcup.png The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	East Chanchajilla
Dates	April 11th - April 18th, 1987
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Mirinu host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1987 World Cup, also called the 1987 Mirinu World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to 18 April, 1987 in Mirinu, East Chanchajilla. It was the 15th World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year. The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which all came through qualifying competitions at the start of the event from an original 64 national teams. At the time, it was one of the most watched sporting events in the history of the world.

31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament, with a total of 64 matches played in 4 venues located in Mirinu. In the final match, the host nation of East Chanchajilla defeated Caspiaa 4–1 in their first championship title.

Group Stages

Qualifying Rounds

64 competing countries were divided into eight groups of eight teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin best two-out-of-three, with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage with the Round of 32.

Knockout Stage

Final

18 April 1987
East Chanchajilla	4-1	Caspiaa

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1987 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all East Chanchajillan sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters