FIFA U-20 World Cup

The FIFA U-20 World Cup is an football world championship for male players under the age of 20. It is organized by FIFA. The competition has been staged every two years since the first tournament in 1977.[1] It was known as the FIFA World Youth Championship until 2005.

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Founded1977 (1977)
RegionInternational (FIFA)
Number of teams24
Current champions Ukraine (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Argentina (6 titles)
Websitewww.fifa.com/u20worldcup/
2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tournaments

Qualification
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

Summaries
Edition Year Hosts Final Third place match Number of teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1977
Details		  Tunisia
Soviet Union		 2–2 (aet)
9–8 (p)
Mexico
Brazil		 4–0
Uruguay		 16
2 1979
Details		  Japan
Argentina		 3–1
Soviet Union
Uruguay		 1–1 (aet)
5–3 (p)
Poland		 16
3 1981
Details		  Australia
West Germany		 4–0
Qatar
Romania		 1–0
England		 16
4 1983
Details		  Mexico
Brazil		 1–0
Argentina
Poland		 2–1 (aet)
South Korea		 16
5 1985
Details		  Soviet Union
Brazil		 1–0 (aet)
Spain
Nigeria		 0–0 (aet)
3–1 (p)
Soviet Union		 16
6 1987
Details		  Chile
Yugoslavia		 1–1 (aet)
5–4 (p)
West Germany
East Germany		 2–2 (aet)
3–1 (p)
Chile		 16
7 1989
Details		  Saudi Arabia
Portugal		 2–0
Nigeria
Brazil		 2–0
United States		 16
8 1991
Details		  Portugal
Portugal		 0–0 (aet)
4–2 (p)
Brazil
Soviet Union		 1–1 (aet)
5–4 (p)
Australia		 16
9 1993
Details		  Australia
Brazil		 2–1
Ghana
England		 2–1
Australia		 16
10 1995
Details		  Qatar
Argentina		 2–0
Brazil
Portugal		 3–2
Spain		 16
11 1997
Details		  Malaysia
Argentina		 2–1
Uruguay
Republic of Ireland		 2–1
Ghana		 24
12 1999
Details		  Nigeria
Spain		 4–0
Japan
Mali		 1–0
Uruguay		 24
13 2001
Details		  Argentina
Argentina		 3–0
Ghana
Egypt		 1–0
Paraguay		 24
14 2003
Details		  United Arab Emirates
Brazil		 1–0
Spain
Colombia		 2–1
Argentina		 24
15 2005
Details		  Netherlands
Argentina		 2–1
Nigeria
Brazil		 2–1
Morocco		 24
16 2007
Details		  Canada
Argentina		 2–1
Czech Republic
Chile		 1–0
Austria		 24
17 2009
Details		  Egypt
Ghana		 0–0 (aet)
4–3 (p)
Brazil
Hungary		 1–1 (aet)
2–0 (p)
Costa Rica		 24
18 2011
Details		  Colombia
Brazil		 3–2 (aet)
Portugal
Mexico		 3–1
France		 24
19 2013
Details		  Turkey
France		 0–0 (aet)
4–1 (p)
Uruguay
Ghana		 3–0
Iraq		 24
20 2015
Details		  New Zealand
Serbia		 2–1 (aet)
Brazil
Mali		 3–1
Senegal		 24
21 2017
Details		  South Korea
England		 1–0
Venezuela
Italy		 0–0 (aet)
4–1 (p)
Uruguay		 24
22 2019
Details		  Poland
Ukraine		 3–1
South Korea
Ecuador		 1–0 (aet)
Italy		 24
23 2021
Details		  Indonesia Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] 24
23 2023
Details		  Indonesia 24

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Awards

Golden Ball
World Cup Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball Ref(s)
1977 Tunisia Soviet Union Volodymyr Bessonov Brazil Júnior Brasília Brazil Cléber [3]
1979 Japan Argentina Diego Maradona Paraguay Julio César Romero Argentina Ramón Díaz [4]
1981 Australia Romania Romulus Gabor West Germany Michael Zorc West Germany Roland Wohlfarth [5]
1983 Mexico Brazil Geovani Argentina Roberto Zárate Argentina Luis Islas [6]
1985 Soviet Union Brazil Paulo Silas Brazil Gérson Spain Juan Carlos Unzué [7]
1987 Chile Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Robert Prosinečki Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zvonimir Boban West Germany Marcel Witeczek [8]
1989 Saudi Arabia Brazil Bismarck United States Kasey Keller Nigeria Christopher Nwosu [9]
1991 Portugal Portugal Emílio Peixe Brazil Giovane Élber Portugal Paulo Torres [10]
1993 Australia Brazil Adriano Not awarded Not awarded [11]
1995 Qatar Brazil Caio Portugal Dani Argentina Joaquín Irigoytía [12]
1997 Malaysia Uruguay Nicolás Olivera Uruguay Marcelo Zalayeta Argentina Pablo Aimar [13]
1999 Nigeria Mali Seydou Keita Nigeria Pius Ikedia Spain Pablo Couñago [14]
2001 Argentina Argentina Javier Saviola Argentina Andrés D'Alessandro France Djibril Cissé [15]
2003 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Brazil Dudu Brazil Dani Alves [16]
2005 Netherlands Argentina Lionel Messi Nigeria John Obi Mikel Nigeria Taye Taiwo [17]
2007 Canada Argentina Sergio Agüero Argentina Maxi Moralez Mexico Giovani dos Santos [18]
2009 Egypt Ghana Dominic Adiyiah Brazil Alex Teixeira Brazil Giuliano [19]
2011 Colombia Brazil Henrique Almeida Portugal Nélson Oliveira Mexico Jorge Enríquez [20]
2013 Turkey France Paul Pogba Uruguay Nicolás López Ghana Clifford Aboagye [21]
2015 New Zealand Mali Adama Traoré Brazil Danilo Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić [22]
2017 South Korea England Dominic Solanke Uruguay Federico Valverde Venezuela Yangel Herrera [23]
2019 Poland South Korea Lee Kang-in Ukraine Serhiy Buletsa Ecuador Gonzalo Plata [24]
2023 Indonesia

Golden Boot
World Cup Golden Boot Goals Silver Boot Goals Bronze Boot Goals Ref(s)
1977 Tunisia Brazil Guina 4 Iraq Hussein Saeed 3 Mexico Luis Placencia 3 [3]
1979 Japan Argentina Ramón Díaz 8 Argentina Diego Maradona 6 Poland Andrzej Palasz 5 [4]
1981 Australia Australia Mark Koussas 4 Egypt Taher Abouzaid 4 West Germany Ralf Loose 4 [5]
1983 Mexico Brazil Geovani 6 Poland Joachim Klemenz 5 Argentina Jorge Luis Gabrich 4 [6]
1985 Soviet Union Spain Sebastián Losada 3 Spain Fernando 3 Nigeria Odiaka Monday 3 [7]
1987 Chile West Germany Marcel Witeczek 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Davor Šuker 6 Chile Camilo Pino 5 [8]
1989 Saudi Arabia Soviet Union Oleg Salenko 5 Brazil Marcelo Henrique 3 Nigeria Christopher Ohen 3 [9]
1991 Portugal Soviet Union Sergei Sherbakov 5 Spain Ismael Urzaiz 4 Mexico Pedro Pineda 4 [10]
1993 Australia Colombia Henry Zambrano 3 United States Chris Faklaris 3 Mexico Vicente Nieto 3 [11]
1995 Qatar Spain Joseba Etxeberria 7 Brazil Caio 5 Portugal Dani 4 [12]
1997 Malaysia Brazil Adaílton 10 France David Trezeguet 5 Australia Kostas Salapasidis 4 [13]
1999 Nigeria Spain Pablo Couñago 5 Mali Mahamadou Dissa 5 United States Taylor Twellman 4 [14]
2001 Argentina Argentina Javier Saviola 11 Brazil Adriano 6 France Djibril Cissé 6 [15]
2003 United Arab Emirates United States Eddie Johnson 4 Japan Daisuke Sakata 4 Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi 4 [16]
2005 Netherlands Argentina Lionel Messi 6 Spain Fernando Llorente 5 Ukraine Oleksandr Aliyev 5 [17]
2007 Canada Argentina Sergio Agüero 6 Spain Adrián 5 Argentina Maxi Moralez 4 [18]
2009 Egypt Ghana Dominic Adiyiah 8 Hungary Vladimir Koman 5 Spain Aarón 4 [19]
2011 Colombia Brazil Henrique Almeida 5 Spain Álvaro Vázquez 5 France Alexandre Lacazette 5 [20]
2013 Turkey Ghana Ebenezer Assifuah 6 Portugal Bruma 5 Spain Jesé 5 [21]
2015 New Zealand Ukraine Viktor Kovalenko 5 Hungary Bence Mervo 5 Germany Marc Stendera 4 [22]
2017 South Korea Italy Riccardo Orsolini 5 United States Josh Sargent 4 France Jean-Kévin Augustin 4 [23]
2019 Poland Norway Erling Haaland 9 Ukraine Danylo Sikan 4 Senegal Amadou Sagna 4 [24]
2023 Indonesia

Golden Glove
World Cup Golden Gloves Ref(s)
2009 Egypt Costa Rica Esteban Alvarado [19]
2011 Colombia Portugal Mika [20]
2013 Turkey Uruguay Guillermo de Amores [21]
2015 New Zealand Serbia Predrag Rajković [22]
2017 South Korea England Freddie Woodman [23]
2019 Poland Ukraine Andriy Lunin [24]
2021 Indonesia

FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA Fair Play Award is given to the team who has the best fair play record during the tournament with the criteria set by FIFA Fair Play Committee.

Tournament FIFA Fair Play Award Ref(s)
1977 Tunisia  Brazil [3]
1979 Japan  Poland [4]
1981 Australia  Australia [5]
1983 Mexico  South Korea [6]
1985 USSR  Colombia [7]
1987 Chile  West Germany [8]
1989 Saudi Arabia  United States [9]
1991 Portugal  Soviet Union [10]
1993 Australia  England [11]
1995 Qatar  Japan [12]
1997 Malaysia  Argentina [13]
1999 Nigeria  Croatia [14]
2001 Argentina  Argentina [15]
2003 United Arab Emirates  Colombia [16]
2005 Netherlands  Colombia [17]
2007 Canada  Japan [18]
2009 Egypt  Brazil [19]
2011 Colombia  Nigeria [20]
2013 Turkey  Spain [21]
2015 New Zealand  Ukraine [22]
2017 South Korea  Mexico [23]
2019 Poland  Japan [24]
2023 Indonesia
  • Key:
    • a.e.t. – after extra time
    • pen. – match won on penalty shootout

Records
Most World Cup appearances
18,  Brazil[25]
Most consecutive finals tournaments
16,  Brazil (1981–2011).
Most wins (players)
2, three players:
Largest win margin in one match
12 goals ( Norway 12–0  Honduras, 2019)[26]
Most goals scored in a match by a single player
9 goals (Haaland for  Norway against  Honduras, 2019)[26]

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