FIFA U-20 World Cup
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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 under the tournament name of FIFA World Youth Championship until 2005. In 2007 the name was changed to its present form. 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. The reigning champions are Morocco, which won their first title at the 2025 tournament in Chile.
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| Confederation | Championship |
| AFC (Asia) | AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| CAF (Africa) | U-20 Africa Cup of Nations |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean) | CONCACAF Under-20 Championship |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | CONMEBOL Sub 20 |
| OFC (Oceania) | OFC U-19 Men's Championship |
| UEFA (Europe) | UEFA European Under-19 Championship |
| Ed. | Year | Hosts | Final | Third place game | Num.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 | 1–1 (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 | United Arab Emirates | 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 |
| 23 | 2023 | Argentina | Uruguay | 1–0 | Italy | Israel | 3–1 | South Korea | 24 |
| 24 | 2025 | Chile | Morocco | 2–0 | Argentina | Colombia | 1–0 | France | 24 |
| 25 | 2027 | Azerbaijan Uzbekistan | 24 | ||||||
| Team | Title(s) | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| Argentina | 6 (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007) | 2 (1983, 2025) | 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) | |||
| Uruguay | 1 (2023) | 2 (1997, 2013) | 1 (1979) | 3 (1977, 1999, 2017) |
| Ghana | 1 (2009) | 2 (1993, 2001) | 1 (2013) | 1 (1997) |
| Spain | 1 (1999) | 2 (1985, 2003) | 1 (1995) | |
| Soviet Union2 | 1 (1977) | 1 (1979) | 1 (1991) | 1 (1985) |
| West Germany3 | 1 (1981) | 1 (1987) | ||
| England | 1 (2017) | 1 (1993) | 1 (1981) | |
| France | 1 (2013) | 2 (2011, 2025) | ||
| Morocco | 1 (2025) | 1 (2005) | ||
| Ukraine | 1 (2019) | |||
| Nigeria | 2 (1989, 2005) | 1 (1985) | ||
| Italy | 1 (2023) | 1 (2017) | 1 (2019) | |
| Mexico | 1 (1977) | 1 (2011) | ||
| South Korea | 1 (2019) | 2 (1983, 2023) | ||
| Qatar | 1 (1981) | |||
| Japan | 1 (1999) | |||
| Czech Republic | 1 (2007) | |||
| Venezuela | 1 (2017) | |||
| Mali | 2 (1999, 2015) | |||
| Colombia | 2 (2003, 2025) | |||
| Poland | 1 (1983) | 1 (1979) | ||
| Chile | 1 (2007) | 1 (1987) | ||
| Romania | 1 (1981) | |||
| East Germany | 1 (1987) | |||
| Republic of Ireland | 1 (1997) | |||
| Egypt | 1 (2001) | |||
| Hungary | 1 (2009) | |||
| Ecuador | 1 (2019) | |||
| Israel | 1 (2023) | |||
| Australia | 2 (1991, 1993) | |||
| United States | 1 (1989) | |||
| Paraguay | 1 (2001) | |||
| Austria | 1 (2007) | |||
| Costa Rica | 1 (2009) | |||
| Iraq | 1 (2013) | |||
| Senegal | 1 (2015) |
| Confederation (continent) | Performances | |||
| Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 12 titles: Argentina (6), Brazil (5), Uruguay (1) | 9 times: Brazil (4), Uruguay (2), Argentina (2), Venezuela (1) | 8 times: Brazil (3), Colombia (2), Uruguay (1), Chile (1), Ecuador (1) | 6 times: Uruguay (3), Chile (1), Paraguay (1), Argentina (1) |
| UEFA (Europe) | 10 titles: Portugal (2), Serbia1 (2), Soviet Union (1), West Germany (1), Spain (1), France (1), England (1), Ukraine (1) | 7 times: Spain (2), Soviet Union (1), West Germany (1), Czech Republic (1), Portugal (1), Italy (1) | 10 times: Romania (1), Poland (1), East Germany (1), Soviet Union (1), England (1), Portugal (1), Republic of Ireland (1), Hungary (1), Italy (1), Israel (1) | 8 times: France (2), Poland (1), England (1), Soviet Union (1), Spain (1), Austria (1), Italy (1) |
| CAF (Africa) | 2 titles: Ghana (1), Morocco (1) | 4 times: Ghana (2), Nigeria (2) | 5 times: Mali (2), Nigeria (1), Egypt (1), Ghana (1) | 3 times: Ghana (1), Morocco (1), Senegal (1) |
| AFC (Asia) | None | 3 times: Qatar (1), Japan (1), South Korea (1) | None | 3 times: South Korea (2), Iraq (1) |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean) | None | 1 time: Mexico (1) | 1 time: Mexico (1) | 2 times: United States (1), Costa Rica (1) |
| OFC (Oceania) | None | None | None | 2 times: Australia2 (2) |
| 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 | Mark Koussas | 4 | 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 |
| 2023 Argentina | Cesare Casadei | Cesare Casadei | 7 | Sebastiano Desplanches | United States |
| 2025 Chile | Othmane Maamma | Benjamin Cremaschi | 5 | Santino Barbi | United States |
| 2027 Azerbaijan & Uzbekistan |
References
- "CBC.ca"https://web.archive.org/web/20071022161442/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fifau20/history/index.html
- Goalhttps://www.goal.com/en-au/lists/messi-haaland-maradona-superstars-u20-world-cup/blt26f71fa4ec62ea25
- Associated Press Newshttps://apnews.com/article/indonesia-isreal-u20-world-cup-fifa-165dacc34b2803682de9ce4d6216585b