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{{infobox football tournament
| name                 = FIFA U-20 World Cup
| image                = Fifa worldcup u20 trophy.png
| imagesize            = 110
| alt                  = 
| caption              = The trophy awarded since 2013
| organiser            = [[FIFA]]
| title                = 
| founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1977}}
| region               = International
| related comps        = {{nowrap|[[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]<br>[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]}}
| domestic cup         = 
| number of teams      = 24 (finals)
| confed cup           = 
| current champions    = {{nowrap|{{fbu|20|MAR}} (1st title)}}
| most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbu|20|ARG}} (6 titles)}}
| website              = {{url|https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/|fifa.com/u20worldcup}}
| current              = [[2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup]]
}}
{{Season sidebar
| title = Tournaments
| list  = 
* [[1977 FIFA World Youth Championship|1977]]
* [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]]
* [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981]]
* [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983]]
* [[1985 FIFA World Youth Championship|1985]]
* [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987]]
* [[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship|1989]]
* [[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship|1991]]
* [[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship|1993]]
* [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995]]
* [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997]]
* [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999]]
* [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]]
* [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003]]
* [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]]
* [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]]
* [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2009]]
* [[2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2011]]
* [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2013]]
* [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2015]]
* [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2017]]
* [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2019]]
* <s>[[2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2021]]</s>
* [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023]]
* [[2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2025]]
* ''[[2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2027]]''}}

The '''FIFA U-20 World Cup''' is the biennial [[Association football|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 FIFA World Youth Championship|1977]] when it was hosted by [[Tunisia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fifau20/history/index.html |title=CBC.ca |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022161442/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fifau20/history/index.html |archive-date=22 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> under the tournament name of '''FIFA World Youth Championship''' until [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tolmich|first=Ryan|title=Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Erling Haaland and the superstars who have dominated the U20 World Cup|url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/lists/messi-haaland-maradona-superstars-u20-world-cup/blt26f71fa4ec62ea25|website=Goal|date=18 May 2023}}</ref> In [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|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."<ref>{{cite news |title=Indonesia stripped of hosting Under-20 World Cup by FIFA |work=Associated Press News |date=29 March 2023 |access-date=29 March 2023 |url=https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-isreal-u20-world-cup-fifa-165dacc34b2803682de9ce4d6216585b }}</ref> [[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 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2019 edition]]. The reigning champions are [[Morocco national under-20 football team|Morocco]], which won their first title at the [[2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2025 tournament]] in Chile.

== History ==
In the twenty-three editions of the tournament held, twelve nations have won the title. [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U20]] is the most successful team with six titles, followed by [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil U20]] with five titles. [[Portugal national under-20 football team|Portugal U20]] and [[Serbia national under-20 football team|Serbia U20]] have both won two titles (with the latter winning once as [[Yugoslavia national under-20 football team|Yugoslavia U20]]), while [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana U20]], [[Germany national under-20 football team|Germany U20]], [[Spain national under-20 football team|Spain U20]], [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]], [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]], [[Ukraine national under-20 football team|Ukraine U20]], [[Russia national under-20 football team|Russia U20]] (as the [[Soviet Union national under-20 football team|USSR U20]]), [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay U20]], and [[Morocco national under-20 football team|Morocco 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 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|2008 event]]. The next edition is planned to be held in 2027 in [[Azerbaijan]] and [[Uzbekistan]].

==Qualification==
24 national teams appear in the final tournament. 23 teams, including the defending champions, have to qualify in the youth championships of the six confederations. The team representing the host nation automatically qualifies.

{| class=wikitable
|-
!Confederation
!Championship
|-
|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC (Asia)]]
|[[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]]
|-
|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF (Africa)]]
|[[U-20 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
|[[CONCACAF|CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean)]]
|[[CONCACAF Under-20 Championship]]
|-
|[[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL (South America)]]
|[[South American Youth Football Championship|CONMEBOL Sub 20]]
|-
|[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC (Oceania)]]
|[[OFC U-19 Men's Championship]]
|-
|[[UEFA|UEFA (Europe)]]
|[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]
|}

==Results==
{{small div|
* 1977–2005: "FIFA World Youth Championship"
* 2007–present: "FIFA U-20 World Cup"
* a.e.t.: [[overtime (sports)#Association football|after extra time]]
* p: match won on [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]]
}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
! rowspan=2 style= "width:5%;"|{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
! rowspan=2 style= "width:5%;"|Year
! rowspan=2 style= "width:10%;"|Hosts
! colspan=3|Final
! colspan=3|Third place game
! rowspan=2 style= "width:5%;"|{{abbr|Num.<br>teams|Number of teams}}
|-
! width= 10%|{{gold01}} Champions
! width=10%|Score
! width= 10%|{{silver02}} Runners-up
! width= 10%|{{bronze03}} Third place
! width=10%|Score
! width= 10%|Fourth place
|- align=center 
|1
|[[1977 FIFA World Youth Championship|1977]]
|align=left| {{flag|Tunisia|1959}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|URS|1955}}'''
|'''2–2''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|9–8}}
|{{fbu-big|20|MEX}}
|{{fbu-big|20|BRA|1968}}
|4–0
|{{fbu-big|20|URU}}
|16
|- align=center
|2
|[[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]]
|align=left| {{flag|Japan|1947}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}'''
|'''[[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship final|3–1]]'''
|{{fbu-big|20|URS|1955}}
|{{fbu-big|20|URU}}
|1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|5–3}}
|{{fbu-big|20|POL|1928}}
|16
|- align=center
|3
|[[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981]] 
|align=left| {{flag|Australia}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|FRG}}'''
|'''4–0'''
|{{fbu-big|20|QAT}}
|{{fbu-big|20|ROU|1965}}
|1–0
|{{fbu-big|20|ENG}}
|16
|- align=center
|4
|[[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Mexico}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|BRA|1968}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}
|{{fbu-big|20|POL}}
|2–1 {{aet}}
|{{fbu-big|20|KOR|1949}}
|16
|- align=center
|5
|[[1985 FIFA World Youth Championship|1985]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|BRA|1968}}'''
|'''1–0''' {{aet}}
|{{fbu-big|20|ESP}}
|{{fbu-big|20|NGA}}
|0–0 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|3–1}}
|{{fbu-big|20|URS}}
|16
|- align=center
|6
|[[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Chile}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|YUG}}'''
|'''1–1''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|5–4}}
|{{fbu-big|20|FRG}}
|{{fbu-big|20|GDR}}
|1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|3–1}}
|{{fbu-big|20|CHI}}
|16
|- align=center
|7
|[[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship|1989]] 
|align=left| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|POR}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbu-big|20|NGA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|BRA|1968}}
|2–0
|{{fbu-big|20|USA}}
|16
|- align=center
|8
|[[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship|1991]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Portugal}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|POR}}'''
|'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–2}}
|{{fbu-big|20|BRA|1968}}
|{{fbu-big|20|URS}}
|1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|5–4}}
|{{fbu-big|20|AUS}}
|16
|- align=center
|9
|[[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship|1993]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Australia}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|BRA}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|20|GHA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|ENG}}
|2–1
|{{fbu-big|20|AUS}}
|16
|- align=center
|10
|[[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Qatar}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbu-big|20|BRA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|POR}}
|3–2 
|{{fbu-big|20|ESP}}
|16
|- align=center
|11
|[[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|20|URU}}
|{{fbu-big|20|IRL}}
|2–1
|{{fbu-big|20|GHA}}
|24
|- align=center
|12
|[[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ESP}}'''
|'''4–0'''
|{{fbu-big|20|JPN|1947}}
|{{fbu-big|20|MLI}}
|1–0
|{{fbu-big|20|URU}}
|24
|- align=center
|13
|[[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Argentina}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}'''
|'''3–0'''
|{{fbu-big|20|GHA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|EGY}}
|1–0
|{{fbu-big|20|PAR|1990}}
|24
|- align="center"  
|14
|[[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003]] 
|align=left|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|BRA}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fbu-big|20|ESP}}
|{{fbu-big|20|COL}}
|2–1
|{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}
|24
|- align=center
|15
|[[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|20|NGA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|BRA}}
|2–1
|{{fbu-big|20|MAR}}
|24
|- align=center
|16
|[[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]] 
|align=left|{{flag|Canada}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}'''
|'''[[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup final|2–1]]'''
|{{fbu-big|20|CZE}}
|{{fbu-big|20|CHL}}
|1–0
|{{fbu-big|20|AUT}}
|24
|- align=center
|17
|[[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2009]]
|align=left|{{flag|Egypt}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|GHA}}'''
|'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–3}} 
|{{fbu-big|20|BRA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|HUN}}
|1–1 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|2–0}}
|{{fbu-big|20|CRC}}
|24
|- align=center
|18
|[[2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2011]]
|align=left|{{flag|Colombia}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|BRA}}'''
|'''3–2''' {{aet}}
|{{fbu-big|20|POR}}
|{{fbu-big|20|MEX}}
|3–1
|{{fbu-big|20|FRA|1974}}
|24
|- align=center
|19
|[[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2013]]
|align=left|{{flag|Turkey}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|FRA|1974}}'''
|'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–1}}
|{{fbu-big|20|URU}}
|{{fbu-big|20|GHA}}
|3–0
|{{fbu-big|20|IRQ}}
|24
|- align=center 
|20
|[[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2015]]
|align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|SRB}}'''
|'''2–1''' {{aet}}
|{{fbu-big|20|BRA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|MLI}}
|3–1
|{{fbu-big|20|SEN}}
|24
|- align=center
|21
|[[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2017]]
|align=left|{{flag|South Korea}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|ENG}}'''
|'''[[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup final|1–0]]'''
|{{fbu-big|20|VEN}}
|{{fbu-big|20|ITA}}
|0–0 {{aet}}<br />{{pso|4–1}}
|{{fbu-big|20|URU}}
|24
|- align=center
|22
|[[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2019]]
|align=left|{{flag|Poland}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|UKR}}'''
|'''[[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup final|3–1]]'''
|{{fbu-big|20|KOR}}
|{{fbu-big|20|ECU}}
|1–0 {{aet}}
|{{fbu-big|20|ITA}}
|24
|- align=center
|23
|[[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023]]
|align=left|{{flag|Argentina}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|URU}}'''
|'''[[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final|1–0]]'''
|{{fbu-big|20|ITA}}
|{{fbu-big|20|ISR}}
|3–1
|{{fbu-big|20|KOR}}
|24
|- align=center
|24
|[[2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2025]]
|align=left|{{flag|Chile}}
|'''{{fbu-big|20|MAR}}'''
|'''[[2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup final|2–0]]'''
|{{fbu-big|20|ARG}}
|{{fbu-big|20|COL}}
|1–0
|{{fbu-big|20|FRA}}
|24
|-
|25
|[[2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2027]]
|align=left|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}<br/>{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|24
|}

==Teams reaching the top four==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Title(s)
!Runners-up
!Third place
!Fourth place
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|ARG}}
|bgcolor=gold|6 (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007)
|2 (1983, 2025)
|
|1 (2003)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|BRA}}
|bgcolor=gold|5 (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
|4 (1991, 1995, 2009, 2015)
|3 (1977, 1989, 2005)
|
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|POR}}
|bgcolor=gold|2 (1989, 1991)
|1 (2011)
|1 (1995)
|
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|SRB}}<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>
|bgcolor=gold|2 (1987, 2015)
|
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|URU}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 (2023)
|2 (1997, 2013)
|1 (1979)
|3 (1977, 1999, 2017)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|GHA}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 (2009)
|2 (1993, 2001)
|1 (2013)
|1 (1997)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|ESP}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 (1999)
|2 (1985, 2003)
|
|1 (1995)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|USSR}}<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>
|bgcolor=gold|1 (1977)
|1 (1979)
|1 (1991)
|1 (1985)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|GER|name=West Germany}}<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>
|bgcolor=gold|1 (1981)
|1 (1987)
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|ENG}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 (2017)
|
|1 (1993)
|1 (1981)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|FRA}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 (2013)
|
|
|2 (2011, 2025)
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|MAR}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 (2025)
|
|
|1 (2005) 
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fbu|20|UKR}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 (2019)
|
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|NGA}}
|
|2 (1989, 2005)
|1 (1985)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|ITA}}
|
|1 (2023)
|1 (2017)
|1 (2019)
|-
|{{fbu|20|MEX}}
|
|1 (1977)
|1 (2011)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|KOR}}
|
|1 (2019)
|
|2 (1983, 2023)
|-
|{{fbu|20|QAT}}
|
|1 (1981)
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|JPN}}
|
|1 (1999)
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|CZE}}
|
|1 (2007)
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|VEN}}
|
|1 (2017)
|
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|MLI}}
|
|
|2 (1999, 2015)
|
|-
||{{fbu|20|COL}}
|
|
|2 (2003, 2025)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|POL}}
|
|
|1 (1983)
|1 (1979)
|-
|{{fbu|20|CHI}}
|
|
|1 (2007)
|1 (1987)
|-
|{{fbu|20|ROM}}
|
|
|1 (1981)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|GDR}}
|
|
|1 (1987)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|IRL}}
|
|
|1 (1997)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|EGY}}
|
|
|1 (2001)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|HUN}}
|
|
|1 (2009)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|ECU}}
|
|
|1 (2019)
|
|-
|-
|{{fbu|20|ISR}}
|
|
|1 (2023)
|
|-
|{{fbu|20|AUS}}
|
|
|
|2 (1991, 1993)
|-
|{{fbu|20|USA}}
|
|
|
|1 (1989)
|-
|{{fbu|20|PAR}}
|
|
|
|1 (2001)
|-
|{{fbu|20|AUT}}
|
|
|
|1 (2007)
|-
|{{fbu|20|CRC}}
|
|
|
|1 (2009)
|-
|{{fbu|20|IRQ}}
|
|
|
|1 (2013)
|-
|{{fbu|20|SEN}}
|
|
|
|1 (2015)
|}

:<div id="1"><nowiki>1</nowiki> = ''includes results representing Yugoslavia''</div>
:<div id="2"><nowiki>2</nowiki> = ''Russia inherited the records and history of the Soviet Union national football teams after the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]]''</div>
:<div id="3"><nowiki>3</nowiki> = ''Germany inherited the records and history of the West Germany national football teams after the [[German reunification|reunification of Germany]]''</div>

===Performances by continental zones===
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All continental confederations except for the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] (Oceania) have made an appearance in the final match of the tournament. To date, [[CONMEBOL]] (South America) leads with twelve titles, followed by [[UEFA]] (Europe) with ten titles and the [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] (Africa) with two titles. Teams reprensenting the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia) have made the final three times, but were defeated by strong UEFA teams. Mexico is the only team from [[CONCACAF]] (North, Central America and the Caribbean) which has made the final. Mexico lost to the Soviet Union in the final of the inaugural tournament in 1977, which is also their only appearance in a final. No current OFC member has ever made the semi-finals; Australia reached the last four as an OFC member in 1991 and 1993, finishing fourth on both occasions, before the country joined the AFC in 2006.

{| class=wikitable
|-
!rowspan=2|Confederation (continent)
!colspan=4|Performances
|-
!Winners
!Runners-up
!Third place
!Fourth place
|-
|[[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL (South America)]]
|'''12 titles:''' [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina]] (6), [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil]] (5), [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay]] (1)
|'''9 times:''' [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil]] (4), [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay]] (2), [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina]] (2), [[Venezuela national under-20 football team|Venezuela]] (1)
|'''8 times:''' [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil]] (3), [[Colombia national under-20 football team|Colombia]] (2), [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay]] (1), [[Chile national under-20 football team|Chile]] (1), [[Ecuador national under-20 football team|Ecuador]] (1)
|'''6 times:''' [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay]] (3), [[Chile national under-20 football team|Chile]] (1), [[Paraguay national under-20 football team|Paraguay]] (1), [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina]] (1)
|-
|[[UEFA|UEFA (Europe)]]
|'''10 titles:''' [[Portugal national under-20 football team|Portugal]] (2), [[Serbia national under-20 football team|Serbia]]<sup>1</sup> (2), [[Soviet Union national under-20 football team|Soviet Union]] (1), [[Germany national under-20 football team|West Germany]] (1), [[Spain national under-20 football team|Spain]] (1), [[France national under-20 football team|France]] (1), [[England national under-20 football team|England]] (1), [[Ukraine national under-20 football team|Ukraine]] (1)
|'''7 times:''' [[Spain national under-20 football team|Spain]] (2), [[Soviet Union national under-20 football team|Soviet Union]] (1), [[Germany national under-20 football team|West Germany]] (1), [[Czech Republic national under-20 football team|Czech Republic]] (1), [[Portugal national under-20 football team|Portugal]] (1), [[Italy national under-20 football team|Italy]] (1)
|'''10 times:''' [[Romania national under-20 football team|Romania]] (1), [[Poland national under-20 football team|Poland]] (1), [[East Germany national under-20 football team|East Germany]] (1), [[Soviet Union national under-20 football team|Soviet Union]] (1), [[England national under-20 football team|England]] (1), [[Portugal national under-20 football team|Portugal]] (1), [[Republic of Ireland national under-20 football team|Republic of Ireland]] (1), [[Hungary national under-20 football team|Hungary]] (1), [[Italy national under-20 football team|Italy]] (1), [[Israel national under-20 football team|Israel]] (1)
|'''8 times:''' [[France national under-20 football team|France]] (2), [[Poland national under-20 football team|Poland]] (1), [[England national under-20 football team|England]] (1), [[Soviet Union national under-20 football team|Soviet Union]] (1), [[Spain national under-20 football team|Spain]] (1), [[Austria national under-20 football team|Austria]] (1), [[Italy national under-20 football team|Italy]] (1)
|-
|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF (Africa)]]
|'''2 titles:''' [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana]] (1), [[Morocco national under-20 football team|Morocco]] (1)
|'''4 times:''' [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana]] (2), [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria]] (2)
|'''5 times:''' [[Mali national under-20 football team|Mali]] (2), [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria]] (1), [[Egypt national under-20 football team|Egypt]] (1), [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana]] (1)
|'''3 times:''' [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana]] (1), [[Morocco national under-20 football team|Morocco]] (1), [[Senegal national under-20 football team|Senegal]] (1)
|-
|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC (Asia)]]
|'''None'''
|'''3 times:''' [[Qatar national under-20 football team|Qatar]] (1), [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan]] (1), [[South Korea national under-20 football team|South Korea]] (1)
|'''None'''
|'''3 times:''' [[South Korea national under-20 football team|South Korea]] (2), [[Iraq national under-20 football team|Iraq]] (1)
|-
|[[CONCACAF|CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean)]]
|'''None'''
|'''1 time:''' [[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico]] (1)
|'''1 time:''' [[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico]] (1)
|'''2 times:''' [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States]] (1), [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team|Costa Rica]] (1)
|-
|[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC (Oceania)]]
|'''None'''
|'''None'''
|'''None'''
|'''2 times:''' [[Australia national under-20 football team|Australia]]<sup>2</sup> (2)
|}

:<nowiki>1</nowiki> = ''won one title as Yugoslavia (1987)''
:<nowiki>2</nowiki> = ''as a member of the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] (became a member of the [[Asian Football Confederation|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.

{| class="wikitable"
!Tournament
!Golden Ball
!Golden Boot
!Goals
!Golden Glove
!FIFA Fair Play Trophy
|-
|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[1977 FIFA World Youth Championship|1977 Tunisia]]
|{{fbuicon|20|URS}} [[Volodymyr Bezsonov|Vladimir Bessonov]]
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Aguinaldo Roberto Gallon|Guina]]
|align=center|4
|rowspan="16" align=center|''Not awarded''
|{{fbu|20|BRA|1968}}
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979 Japan]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Maradona]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ramón Díaz]]
|align=center| 8
|{{fbu|20|POL|1928}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981 Australia]]
|{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Romulus Gabor]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Koussas]]
|align=center| 4
|{{fbu|20|AUS}}
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983 Mexico]]
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Geovani Silva|Geovani]]
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Geovani Silva|Geovani]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbu|20|KOR|1949}}
|-
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[1985 FIFA World Youth Championship|1985 Soviet Union]]
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Paulo Silas]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sebastián Losada]]
|align=center|3
|{{fbu|20|COL}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987 Chile]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Robert Prosinečki]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Marcel Witeczek]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbu|20|FRG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship|1989 Saudi Arabia]]
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Bismarck (footballer)|Bismarck]]
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Oleg Salenko]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbu|20|USA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship|1991 Portugal]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Emílio Peixe]]
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Sergei Sherbakov]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbu|20|URS}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship|1993 Australia]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano Gerlin da Silva|Adriano]]
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Henry Zambrano]]
|align=center|3
|{{fbu|20|ENG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995 Qatar]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Caio Ribeiro|Caio]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joseba Etxeberria]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbu|20|JPN|1947}}
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997 Malaysia]]
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Nicolás Olivera]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adaílton (footballer, born 1977)|Adaílton]]
|align=center|10
|{{fbu|20|ARG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999 Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Seydou Keita (footballer)|Seydou Keita]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Couñago]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbu|20|CRO}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001 Argentina]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Saviola]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Saviola]]
|align=center|11
|{{fbu|20|ARG}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003 United Arab Emirates]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ismail Matar]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Johnson (American soccer player)|Eddie Johnson]]
|align=center|4
|{{fbu|20|COL}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005 Netherlands]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbu|20|COL}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007 Canada]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Agüero]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Agüero]]
|align=center|6
|{{fbu|20|JPN}}
|-
|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2009 Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Dominic Adiyiah]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Dominic Adiyiah]]
|align=center|8
|{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Esteban Alvarado]]
|{{fbu|20|BRA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2011 Colombia]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Henrique Almeida]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Henrique Almeida]]
|align=center|5
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Mika (footballer, born 1991)|Mika]]
|{{fbu|20|NGA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2013 Turkey]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paul Pogba]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ebenezer Assifuah]]
|align=center|6
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Guillermo de Amores]]
|{{fbu|20|ESP}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2015 New Zealand]]
|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Adama Traoré (footballer, born 28 June 1995)|Adama Traoré]]
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Viktor Kovalenko (footballer)|Viktor Kovalenko]]
|align=center|5
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Predrag Rajković]]
|{{fbu|20|UKR}}
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2017 South Korea]]
|{{fbuicon|20|ENG}} [[Dominic Solanke]]
|{{fbuicon|20|ITA}} [[Riccardo Orsolini]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbuicon|20|ENG}} [[Freddie Woodman]]
|{{fbu|20|MEX}}
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2019 Poland]]
|{{fbuicon|20|KOR}} [[Lee Kang-in]]
|{{fbuicon|20|NOR}} [[Erling Haaland]]
|align=center|9
|{{fbuicon|20|UKR}} [[Andriy Lunin]]
|{{fbu|20|JPN}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023 Argentina]]
|{{fbuicon|20|ITA}} [[Cesare Casadei]]
|{{fbuicon|20|ITA}} [[Cesare Casadei]]
|align=center|7
|{{fbuicon|20|ITA}} [[Sebastiano Desplanches]]
|{{fbu|20|USA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2025 Chile]]
|{{fbuicon|20|MAR}} [[Othmane Maamma]]
|{{fbuicon|20|USA}} [[Benjamin Cremaschi]]
|align=center|5
|{{fbuicon|20|ARG}} [[Santino Barbi]]
|{{fbu|20|USA}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AZE}}{{flagicon|UZB}} [[2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2027 Azerbaijan & Uzbekistan]]
|
|
|align=center|
|
|
|}

==Records and statistics==
{{Main|FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics}}

==See also==
*[[List of association football competitions]]
*[[FIFA World Cup]]
*[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]
*[[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]
*[[FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics]]
*[[Toulon Tournament]]
*[[Granatkin Memorial]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070604175921/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/awards/index.html Tournament archive] at [[FIFA|Fifa.com]] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wycall.html World Youth Cup (U-20) Overview] at the [[RSSSF]] {{in lang|en}}

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