Publication date: 29 Aug 2022
About the FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is an international football event open to young men’s national teams from FIFA member countries not older than 20 years. Finals of the tournament take place every 2 years. There are 24 national teams participating in the final tournament. The host country is automatically qualified for a place in the tournament.
2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
In 2025, football fans from all over the world will once again follow the performances of young talents at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. This tournament will be the 24th in history and will be held in Chile from September 27 to October 19. The South American country already hosted such competitions in 1987, and will now once again become the center of world youth football.
Participants and format of the tournament
The tournament will feature 24 teams that qualified through continental championships. Europe will be represented by Spain, France, Italy, Ukraine and Norway – these are the teams that successfully performed at the 2024 European U-19 Championship. The remaining teams will be determined after the completion of qualifying competitions in other regions.
Tournament matches will be hosted in five cities: Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Rancagua, and Talca. Following a classic format, teams will be split into six groups of four, with the top two from each group and the four best third-placed teams progressing to the knockout stage. Next up are the 1/8 finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
What to expect from the tournament
The winner of the previous U-20 World Cup (2023) is the Uruguayan national team, who will be defending their title. The participants will also include the Ukrainian national team, the winner of the 2019 tournament, who are ready to once again fight for the title of the strongest youth team in the world.
This championship will be a great opportunity to see the future stars of world football and assess which young players will become leading figures in their clubs and national teams in the coming years.
History of the FIFA U-20 World Cup
In 1977, the first tournament was played in Tunisia. The USSR national team won the tournament by beating Mexico. The first two tournaments were called experimental by FIFA.
In 1981, the first official tournament was held in Australia.
Argentina’s youth team is considered to be the most successful. It has 6 wins under its belt. It’s followed by Brazil with 5 wins.
Previous FIFA U-20 World Cup results
| The year | Venue | Results / Places by country |
| 2023 | 1 – Uruguay
2 – Italy 3 – Israel |
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| 2021 | It was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic | |
| 2019 | Poland | 1 – Ukraine
2 – Republic of Korea 3 – Ecuador |
2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup
At the moment there is no information about the next tournament.
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