Teams from the AFC (Asia) and CONCACAF (North America, Central America, Caribbean) have made the tournament final four times, but were defeated by strong UEFA sides.
To date, CONMEBOL (South America) leads with twelve titles, followed by UEFA (Europe) with ten titles and CAF (Africa) with one title. Teams reaching the top four TeamĢ = includes results representing West Germany Performances by continental zones (as of 2023) Map of the best results for each countryĪll continental confederations except for the OFC (Oceania) have made an appearance in the final match of the tournament. 1977–2005: "FIFA World Youth Championship".South American Youth Football Championship The host country automatically qualifies.ĬONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) 23 countries, including the defending champion, have to qualify in the youth championships of the six confederations. The next edition is planned to be held in 2023 in Argentina It was originally planned to be in Indonesia after the planned 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but FIFA removed the hosts due to Indonesians' political disputes regarding the Israel U20 team's participation.Ģ4 national teams appear in the final tournament. The age limit for the women's competition was changed to 20 beginning with the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, and the competition was renamed as a "World Cup" in 2007 in preparation for the 2008 event. Ī corresponding event for women's teams, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, began in 2002 with the name "FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship" and an age limit of 19. Portugal U20 and Serbia U20 have both won two titles (with the latter winning once as Yugoslavia U20), while Ghana U20, Germany U20, Spain U20, France U20, England U20, Ukraine U20, Russia U20 (as the USSR U20) and Uruguay U20 have won the title once each. Argentina U20 is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Brazil U20 with five titles. In the twenty-three editions of the tournament held, twelve nations have won the title. The current title holder is Uruguay, which won its first title at the 2023 tournament in Argentina. FIFA bills the men's Under-20 World Cup as "the tournament of tomorrow's superstars." Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba are previous winners of the official player of the tournament award, and Erling Haaland was the top scorer at the 2019 edition. In 2007 the name was changed to its present form. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when it was hosted by Tunisia under the tournament name of FIFA World Youth Championship until 2005. The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20.
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