This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[5]
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Brazil | 19 | 108 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 247 | 78 | +169 | 241 |
2 | Argentina | 17 | 86 | 58 | 9 | 19 | 173 | 71 | +102 | 183 |
3 | Spain | 15 | 72 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 150 | 77 | +73 | 142 |
4 | Uruguay | 16 | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 | +38 | 141 |
5 | Portugal | 12 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 104 |
6 | United States | 17 | 71 | 30 | 10 | 31 | 103 | 98 | +5 | 100 |
7 | Nigeria | 13 | 61 | 26 | 11 | 24 | 90 | 75 | +15 | 89 |
8 | Ghana | 7 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 87 |
9 | Mexico | 16 | 65 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 90 | 72 | +18 | 84 |
10 | South Korea | 16 | 67 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 85 | 104 | –19 | 82 |
11 | Germany | 11 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 81 |
12 | Colombia | 11 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 79 |
13 | France | 8 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 69 |
14 | Russia[1] | 8 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 65 |
15 | England | 12 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 64 |
16 | Australia | 15 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 63 | 89 | –26 | 63 |
17 | Italy | 8 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 62 |
18 | Japan | 11 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
19 | Paraguay | 9 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 47 | –1 | 49 |
20 | Egypt | 8 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 41 |
21 | Chile | 6 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 48 | –1 | 41 |
22 | Costa Rica | 9 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 62 | –21 | 40 |
23 | Czech Republic[4] | 6 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 |
24 | Mali | 7 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 | –16 | 37 |
25 | Ukraine | 4 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 36 |
26 | Serbia[2] | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 35 |
27 | Poland | 5 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 31 |
28 | Ecuador | 5 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 29 |
29 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 29 |
30 | Netherlands | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 28 |
31 | Iraq | 5 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 37 | –10 | 28 |
32 | Senegal | 4 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | –3 | 25 |
33 | Hungary | 6 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | –6 | 25 |
34 | Cameroon | 6 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 36 | –8 | 25 |
35 | China | 5 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 24 |
36 | Venezuela | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 22 |
37 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 39 | –14 | 22 |
38 | New Zealand | 7 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 45 | –21 | 21 |
39 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 35 | –10 | 18 |
40 | Austria | 5 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | –23 | 18 |
41 | Zambia | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | –1 | 17 |
42 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | –14 | 17 |
43 | Canada | 8 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 50 | –34 | 17 |
44 | Syria | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | –10 | 16 |
45 | Honduras | 9 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 86 | –59 | 16 |
46 | Morocco | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | –4 | 15 |
47 | Israel | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 |
48 | Romania | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 13 |
49 | Gambia | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 13 |
50 | Scotland | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | –3 | 12 |
51 | Croatia | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | –6 | 12 |
52 | Turkey | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | –10 | 11 |
53 | Bulgaria | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 11 |
54 | Qatar | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | –17 | 11 |
55 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 30 | –17 | 10 |
56 | Slovakia | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 9 |
57 | Norway | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 7 |
58 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
59 | Iran | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | –11 | 7 |
60 | South Africa | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | –14 | 7 |
61 | Panama | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 38 | –27 | 7 |
62 | Tunisia | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 | –12 | 6 |
63 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 5 |
64 | Angola | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 5 |
65 | Algeria | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 5 |
66 | Congo | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 4 |
67 | Belgium | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | –10 | 4 |
68 | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
69 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
70 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
71 | El Salvador | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 |
72 | Guatemala | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | –17 | 3 |
73 | North Korea | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | –18 | 3 |
74 | Fiji | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | –23 | 3 |
75 | Benin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
76 | Jordan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
77 | Bahrain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
78 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
79 | Burundi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 |
80 | Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 1 |
81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | –16 | 1 |
82 | Guinea | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | –18 | 1 |
83 | Ethiopia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 0 |
84 | Malaysia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
85 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
85 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
87 | Vanuatu | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 0 |
88 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
89 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 |
90 | Myanmar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
91 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | –16 | 0 |
92 | Tahiti | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | –35 | 0 |
93 | New Caledonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Former countries
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia (1977–1993) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
West Germany (1977–1989) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 29 |
East Germany (1987–1989) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 |
Soviet Union (1977–1991) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 37 |
Yugoslavia (1977–1991) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 13 |
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
Team | Confederation | 1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total |
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Algeria | CAF | × | QF | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 | |
Angola | CAF | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Argentina | CONMEBOL | • | 1st | R1 | 2nd | • | • | QF | R1 | • | 1st | 1st | R2 | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | • | QF | • | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 17 | |
Australia | AFC[6] | × | × | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | × | 4th | 4th | QF | R2 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | 15 | |
Austria | UEFA | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | 5 |
Bahrain | AFC | • | • | × | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Belgium | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Benin | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | × | × | × | R1 | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 |
Brazil | CONMEBOL | 3rd | • | QF | 1st | 1st | QF | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | QF | QF | QF | 1st | 3rd | R2 | 2nd | 1st | • | 2nd | • | • | QF | 19 | |
Bulgaria | UEFA | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
Burkina Faso | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Burundi | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Cameroon | CAF | × | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
Canada | CONCACAF | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 |
Chile | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | R2 | 3rd | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | Q | 7 |
China | AFC | × | × | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |
Colombia | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | QF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 | • | • | QF | R2 | R2 | • | QF | QF | 11 | |
Congo | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Costa Rica | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | • | • | R1 | 4th | R2 | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | 9 |
Croatia | UEFA | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||
Cuba | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
Czech Republic[4] | UEFA | • | • | • | QF | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | 2nd | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
Dominican Republic | CONCACAF | • | • | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | 1 |
East Germany | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R1 | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Ecuador | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | R1 | 3rd | R2 | 5 | |
Egypt | CAF | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 | R1 | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | • | • | • | • | 8 | |
El Salvador | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
England | UEFA | • | • | 4th | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | 3rd | • | R2 | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R2 | R1 | • | 1st | • | R2 | • | 12 |
Ethiopia | CAF | × | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Fiji | OFC | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | 2 |
Finland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
France | UEFA | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | 4th | 1st | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | Q | 9 |
Team | Confederation | 1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total |
Gambia | CAF | × | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | 2 |
Germany | UEFA | • | • | 1st | • | • | 2nd | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R2 | R1 | QF | • | QF | • | • | QF | R2 | • | • | • | 11 |
Ghana | CAF | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 2nd | • | 4th | QF | 2nd | • | • | • | 1st | • | 3rd | R2 | • | • | • | 7 | |
Greece | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Guatemala | CONCACAF | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | × | • | R1 | • | 2 |
Guinea | CAF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 2 |
Honduras | CONCACAF | R1 | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | 9 |
Hungary | UEFA | R1 | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | 6 |
Indonesia | AFC | × | R1 | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | 1 | |
Iran | AFC | R1 | • | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | 3 | |
Iraq | AFC | R1 | • | × | • | • | • | QF | × | × | • | × | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | R1 | 5 | |
Israel | UEFA[7] | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | 1 |
Italy | UEFA | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | Q | 9 |
Ivory Coast | CAF | R1 | × | × | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | × | • | R1 | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
Jamaica | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Japan | AFC | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | 2nd | R1 | QF | R2 | R2 | • | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | 11 | |
Jordan | AFC | • | • | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Kazakhstan | UEFA[8] | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||
Malaysia | AFC | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Mali | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | 3rd | • | QF | • | • | 7 |
Mexico | CONCACAF | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | • | × | QF | QF | • | R2 | QF | • | R1 | • | QF | • | 3rd | R2 | R1 | QF | R1 | • | Q | 17 |
Morocco | CAF | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
Myanmar | AFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Netherlands | UEFA | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
New Caledonia | OFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
New Zealand | OFC | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | Q | 8 |
Nigeria | CAF | × | • | • | R1 | 3rd | R1 | 2nd | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | 2nd | QF | R2 | QF | R2 | R2 | • | R2 | QF | 13 | |
North Korea | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | × | 3 | |
Norway | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | Q | 4 |
Panama | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | Q | 7 |
Paraguay | CONMEBOL | R1 | QF | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | 4th | R2 | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | 9 | |
Poland | UEFA | • | 4th | R1 | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | 5 |
Portugal | UEFA | • | QF | • | • | • | • | 1st | 1st | R1 | 3rd | • | R2 | • | • | • | R2 | • | 2nd | R2 | QF | QF | R1 | • | • | 12 |
Team | Confederation | 1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total |
Qatar | AFC | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | 4 | |
Republic of Ireland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | 3rd | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
Romania | UEFA | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Russia[1] | UEFA | 1st | 2nd | • | R1 | 4th | • | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | 8 |
Saudi Arabia | AFC | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | R2 | R1 | • | 9 | |
Scotland | UEFA | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
Senegal | CAF | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | R2 | QF | R1 | 4 | |
Serbia[2] | UEFA | • | R1 | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | 3 |
Slovakia | UEFA | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | 2 | |||||||||
South Africa | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | 4 | |
South Korea | AFC | • | R1 | R1 | 4th | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | R2 | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | QF | • | R2 | 2nd | 4th | 16 | |
Spain | UEFA | R1 | QF | R1 | • | 2nd | • | R1 | QF | • | 4th | QF | 1st | • | 2nd | QF | QF | R2 | QF | QF | • | • | • | • | Q | 16 |
Sweden | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Switzerland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Syria | AFC | R1 | QF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||
Tahiti | OFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | R1 | × | × | × | • | R1 | • | • | 2 |
Togo | CAF | × | × | • | • | × | R1 | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||
Tunisia | CAF | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | 3 | |
Turkey | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
Ukraine | UEFA | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | 1st | • | Q | 5 | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
United States | CONCACAF | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | 4th | • | QF | • | R2 | R2 | R2 | QF | R2 | QF | R1 | • | R1 | QF | QF | QF | QF | Q | 18 |
Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 4th | 3rd | QF | QF | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | 2nd | 4th | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | 2nd | R2 | 4th | R2 | 1st | 16 | |
Uzbekistan | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | QF | QF | • | • | R2 | 5 | |||||||||
Vanuatu | OFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 1 |
Venezuela | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | 2nd | • | • | 2 | |
Vietnam | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Zambia | CAF | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | 3 | |
Team | Confederation | 1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total |
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) | |||
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) | |
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) | |||
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) | |||
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) | |||
Colombia | 1 (2003) | |||
Hungary | 1 (2009) | |||
Ecuador | 1 (2019) | |||
Israel | 1 (2023) | |||
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) |
Year | Defending champions | Finished |
---|---|---|
1979 | Soviet Union | Runners-up |
1981 | Argentina | Group stage |
1983 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1985 | Brazil | Champions |
1987 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
1989 | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify |
1991 | Portugal | Champions |
1993 | Portugal | Group stage |
1995 | Brazil | Runners-up |
1997 | Argentina | Champions |
1999 | Argentina | Round of 16 |
2001 | Spain | Did not qualify |
2003 | Argentina | Fourth place |
2005 | Brazil | Third place |
2007 | Argentina | Champions |
2009 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
2011 | Ghana | Did not qualify |
2013 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2015 | France | Did not qualify |
2017 | Serbia | Did not qualify |
2019 | England | Did not qualify |
2023 | Ukraine | Did not qualify |
2025 | Uruguay | to be determined |
Year | Host nation | Finish |
---|---|---|
1977 | Tunisia | Group stage |
1979 | Japan | Group stage |
1981 | Australia | Quarter-finals |
1983 | Mexico | Group stage |
1985 | Soviet Union | Fourth place |
1987 | Chile | Fourth place |
1989 | Saudi Arabia | Group stage |
1991 | Portugal | Champions |
1993 | Australia | Fourth place |
1995 | Qatar | Group stage |
1997 | Malaysia | Group stage |
1999 | Nigeria | Quarter-finals |
2001 | Argentina | Champions |
2003 | United Arab Emirates | Quarter-finals |
2005 | Netherlands | Quarter-finals |
2007 | Canada | Group stage |
2009 | Egypt | Quarter-finals |
2011 | Colombia | Quarter-finals |
2013 | Turkey | Round of 16 |
2015 | New Zealand | Round of 16 |
2017 | South Korea | Round of 16 |
2019 | Poland | Round of 16 |
2023 | Argentina | Round of 16 |
2025 | Chile | to be determined |
1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total | |
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Teams | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 3 |
1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 79 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 39 | |
Top 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
1st | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 3 |
1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 78 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Top 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 2 |
1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 48 | |
Top 8 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 47 | |
Top 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
1st | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 6 |
1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 2 |
1977 (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (24) |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 143 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 61 | |
Top 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 63 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | |
Top 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
1st | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 7 |
At the end of each FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.
There are four awards:
The Adidas Golden Ball award is awarded to the player who plays the most outstanding football during the tournament. It is selected by the media poll. Since the 2007 tournament, those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively.
The Golden Boot (known commercially as the Adidas Golden Shoe) is awarded to the top goalscorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists made and, if still tied, less playing minutes recorded during the tournament.
The Golden Glove is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
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.