FIFA U-20 World Cup

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. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when it was hosted by Tunisia,[1] under the tournament name of FIFA World Youth Championship until 2005. In 2007 the name was changed to its present form. The current title holder is Ukraine which won its first title at the 2019 tournament in Poland.

This article is about the men's association football tournament. For the women's tournament, see FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The trophy awarded since 2013
Organising bodyFIFA
Founded1977 (1977)
RegionWorldwide
Number of teams24 (finals)
Related competitionsFIFA World Cup
Current champions Ukraine (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Argentina (6 titles)
Websitefifa.com/u20worldcup
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tournaments

History

In the twenty-two tournament editions staged, eleven different nations have won the title. Argentina U20 is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Brazil U20 with five titles. 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 and Russia U20 (as the USSR U20) have won the title once each.

A 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. 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. The next edition will be held in 2023 in Indonesia, after the planned 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualification

24 national teams appear in the final tournament. 23 countries, including the defending champion, have to qualify in the youth championships of the six confederations. The host country automatically qualifies.

Confederation Championship
AFC (Asia) AFC U-20 Asian Cup
CAF (Africa) African Youth Championship
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
CONMEBOL (South America) South American Youth Football Championship
UEFA (Europe) UEFA European U-19 Championship
OFC (Oceania) OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament

Results
  • 1977–2005: "FIFA World Youth Championship"
  • 2007–present: "FIFA U-20 World Cup"
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • p: match won on penalties
Ed. Year Host Final Third place match N°
teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1977 Tunisia
Soviet Union		 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(9–8 p)
Mexico
Brazil		 4–0
Uruguay		 16
2 1979 Japan
Argentina		 3–1
Soviet Union
Uruguay		 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Poland		 16
3 1981 Australia
West Germany		 4–0
Qatar
Romania		 1–0
England		 16
4 1983 Mexico
Brazil		 1–0
Argentina
Poland		 2–1 (a.e.t.)
South Korea		 16
5 1985 Soviet Union
Brazil		 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Spain
Nigeria		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Soviet Union		 16
6 1987 Chile
Yugoslavia		 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
West Germany
East Germany		 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Chile		 16
7 1989 Saudi Arabia
Portugal		 2–0
Nigeria
Brazil		 2–0
United States		 16
8 1991 Portugal
Portugal		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Brazil
Soviet Union		 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Australia		 16
9 1993 Australia
Brazil		 2–1
Ghana
England		 2–1
Australia		 16
10 1995 Qatar
Argentina		 2–0
Brazil
Portugal		 3–2
Spain		 16
11 1997 Malaysia
Argentina		 2–1
Uruguay
Republic of Ireland		 2–1
Ghana		 24
12 1999 Nigeria
Spain		 4–0
Japan
Mali		 1–0
Uruguay		 24
13 2001 Argentina
Argentina		 3–0
Ghana
Egypt		 1–0
Paraguay		 24
14 2003 UAE
Brazil		 1–0
Spain
Colombia		 2–1
Argentina		 24
15 2005 Netherlands
Argentina		 2–1
Nigeria
Brazil		 2–1
Morocco		 24
16 2007 Canada
Argentina		 2–1
Czech Republic
Chile		 1–0
Austria		 24
17 2009 Egypt
Ghana		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Brazil
Hungary		 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)
Costa Rica		 24
18 2011 Colombia
Brazil		 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Portugal
Mexico		 3–1
France		 24
19 2013 Turkey
France		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Uruguay
Ghana		 3–0
Iraq		 24
20 2015 New Zealand
Serbia		 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Brazil
Mali		 3–1
Senegal		 24
21 2017 South Korea
England		 1–0
Venezuela
Italy		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Uruguay		 24
22 2019 Poland
Ukraine		 3–1
South Korea
Ecuador		 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy		 24
— 2021 Indonesia
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
 24
23 2023 Indonesia

Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Argentina 6 (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007) 1 (1983) 1 (2003)
 Brazil 5 (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011) 4 (1991, 1995, 2009, 2015) 3 (1977, 1989, 2005)
 Portugal 2 (1989, 1991) 1 (2011) 1 (1995)
 Serbia1 2 (1987, 2015)
 Ghana 1 (2009) 2 (1993, 2001) 1 (2013) 1 (1997)
 Spain 1 (1999) 2 (1985, 2003) 1 (1995)
 Russia2 1 (1977) 1 (1979) 1 (1991) 1 (1985)
 Germany3 1 (1981) 1 (1987)
 England 1 (2017) 1 (1993) 1 (1981)
 France 1 (2013) 1 (2011)
 Ukraine 1 (2019)
 Uruguay 2 (1997, 2013) 1 (1979) 3 (1977, 1999, 2017)
 Nigeria 2 (1989, 2005) 1 (1985)
 Mexico 1 (1977) 1 (2011)
 South Korea 1 (2019) 1 (1983)
 Qatar 1 (1981)
 Japan 1 (1999)
 Czech Republic 1 (2007)
 Venezuela 1 (2017)
 Mali 2 (1999, 2015)
 Poland 1 (1983) 1 (1979)
 Chile 1 (2007) 1 (1987)
 Italy 1 (2017) 1 (2019)
 Romania 1 (1981)
 East Germany 1 (1987)
 Republic of Ireland 1 (1997)
 Egypt 1 (2001)
 Colombia 1 (2003)
 Hungary 1 (2009)
 Ecuador 1 (2019)
 Australia 2 (1991, 1993)
 United States 1 (1989)
 Paraguay 1 (2001)
 Morocco 1 (2005)
 Austria 1 (2007)
 Costa Rica 1 (2009)
 Iraq 1 (2013)
 Senegal 1 (2015)
1 = includes results representing Yugoslavia
2 = includes results representing Soviet Union
3 = includes results representing West Germany

Performances by continental zones (as of 2019)
Map of the best results for each country

All continental confederations except for the OFC (Oceania) have made an appearance in the final match of the tournament. To date, CONMEBOL (South America) leads with eleven titles, followed by UEFA (Europe) with ten titles and CAF (Africa) with one title. 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. No current OFC member has ever made the semifinals; Australia reached the semifinals as an OFC member in 1991 and 1993, finishing fourth on both occasions, before the country joined the AFC in 2006.

Confederation (continent) Performances
Winners Runners-up Third Fourth
CONMEBOL (South America) 11 titles: Argentina (6), Brazil (5) 8 times: Brazil (4), Uruguay (2), Argentina (1), Venezuela (1) 7 times: Brazil (3), Chile (1), Colombia (1), Ecuador (1), Uruguay (1) 6 times: Uruguay (3), Argentina (1), Chile (1), Paraguay (1)
UEFA (Europe) 10 titles: Portugal (2), Serbia1 (2), England (1), France (1), West Germany (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), USSR (1) 6 times: Spain (2), Czech Republic (1), West Germany (1), Portugal (1), USSR (1) 9 times: England (1), East Germany (1), Hungary (1), Rep. of Ireland (1), Italy (1), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Romania (1), USSR (1) 7 times: Austria (1), England (1), France (1), Italy (1), Poland (1), Spain (1), USSR (1)
CAF (Africa) 1 title: Ghana (1) 4 times: Ghana (2), Nigeria (2) 5 times: Mali (2), Egypt (1), Ghana (1), Nigeria (1) 3 times: Ghana (1), Morocco (1), Senegal (1)
AFC (Asia) None 3 times: Japan (1), Qatar (1), South Korea (1) None 2 times: Iraq (1), South Korea (1)
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) None 1 time: Mexico (1) 1 time: Mexico (1) 2 times: Costa Rica (1), United States (1)
OFC (Oceania) None None None 2 times: Australia2 (2)
1 = as Yugoslavia (1987).
2 = as part of OFC (currently in AFC since 2006).

Awards

The following awards are now presented:

  • The Golden Ball is awarded to the most valuable player of the tournament;
  • The Golden Boot is awarded to the top goalscorer of the tournament;
  • The Golden Glove is awarded to the most valuable goalkeeper of the tournament;
  • The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is presented to the team with the best disciplinary record in the tournament.
Tournament Golden Ball Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove FIFA Fair Play Trophy
1977 Tunisia Vladimir Bessonov Guina 4 Not Awarded  Brazil
1979 Japan Diego Maradona Ramón Díaz 8  Poland
1981 Australia Romulus Gabor Geovani 6  Australia
1983 Mexico Geovani Geovani 6  South Korea
1985 Soviet Union Paulo Silas Sebastián Losada 3  Colombia
1987 Chile Robert Prosinečki Marcel Witeczek 7  West Germany
1989 Saudi Arabia Bismarck Oleg Salenko 5  United States
1991 Portugal Emílio Peixe Sergei Sherbakov 5  Soviet Union
1993 Australia Adriano Henry Zambrano 3  England
1995 Qatar Caio Joseba Etxeberria 7  Japan
1997 Malaysia Nicolás Olivera Adaílton 10  Argentina
1999 Nigeria Seydou Keita Pablo Couñago 5  Croatia
2001 Argentina Javier Saviola Javier Saviola 11  Argentina
2003 United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Eddie Johnson 4  Colombia
2005 Netherlands Lionel Messi Lionel Messi 6  Colombia
2007 Canada Sergio Agüero Sergio Agüero 6  Japan
2009 Egypt Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah 8 Esteban Alvarado  Brazil
2011 Colombia Henrique Almeida Henrique Almeida 5 Mika  Nigeria
2013 Turkey Paul Pogba Ebenezer Assifuah 6 Guillermo de Amores  Spain
2015 New Zealand Adama Traoré Viktor Kovalenko 5 Predrag Rajković  Ukraine
2017 South Korea Dominic Solanke Riccardo Orsolini 5 Freddie Woodman  Mexico
2019 Poland Lee Kang-in Erling Haaland 9 Andriy Lunin  Japan
2021 Indonesia Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2023 Indonesia To be determined

See also

References
  1. CBC.ca
  2. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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