FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics explained

This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Debut of national teams

YearDebuting teamsSuccessor teams
Teamswidth=40width=40
valign=top; align=center,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,[1] 1616
valign=top; align=center1979,,,,,,,,, [2] 1026
valign=top; align=center1981,,,,,,, [3] 834
valign=top; align=center,,[4],, 539
valign=top; align=center,,, 443
valign=top; align=center,,, 447
valign=top; align=center,,, 451
valign=top; align=center, 253
valign=top; align=center, 255
valign=top; align=center156
valign=top; align=center,,, 460
valign=top; align=center,, 363
valign=top; align=center,,,,, 669
valign=top; align=center,,, 473
valign=top; align=center, 275
valign=top; align=center,,,, 580
valign=top; align=center, 282
valign=top; align=center183
valign=top; align=center,, 386
valign=top; align=center,, 389
valign=top; align=center, 291
valign=top; align=centerNone091
valign=top; align=center, 293
valign=top; align=center194

Overall team records

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] .

width=20Rankwidth=200Teamwidth=20Partwidth=20Pldwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20GFwidth=20GAwidth=20GDwidth=20Points
1bgcolor=gold19bgcolor=gold108bgcolor=gold751617bgcolor=gold24778bgcolor=gold+169bgcolor=gold241
217865891917371+102183
3157243131615077+73142
4168040bgcolor=gold211910870+38141
512573111158150+31104
617713010bgcolor=gold3110398+5100
713612611249075+1589
874326987647+2987
916652218259072+1884
10166722162985bgcolor=gold104–1982
111147249149151+4081
1211482310157458+1679
13838216117448+2669
14838181196345+1865
1515561714256389–2665
1612491616175048+264
17841188155751+662
1811461612186060060
199361310134647–149
20832125154545041
21628125114748–141
22935124194162–2140
2362691073431+337
24731107144561–1637
2541910633617+1936
2631611233213+1935
2752394103628+831
285228593223+929
295218583027+329
304178453020+1028
315208482737–1028
3262374123339–625
3362174102836–825
344196762023–325
355187382526–124
36211713248+1622
3792957172539–1422
3872556142445–2121
3952053122535–1018
4052046101033–2318
413125252223–117
423145271226–1417
4382745181650–3417
444144461323–1016
4592751212786bgcolor=gold–5916
463144371620–415
4717412118+313
481641163+313
492841389–113
503113351215–312
513113351218–612
523113261121–1011
532832389–111
544153210926–1711
555161781330–1710
56283051213-19
57392161715+27
581421121+17
5939216819–117
604131481125–147
6161914141138–277
62310208719–126
631412145–15
641412134–15
651412126–45
661411237–44
6714112414–104
681310246–23
691310224–23
701310225–33
711310227–53
7227106118–173
7339036321–183
7426105427–233
751302123–12
761301236–31
771301214–31
781301216–51
791301228–61
801301206–61
8126015218–161
8226015119–181
831300348–40
841300329–70
851300319–80
851300319–80
8713003413–90
8813003110–90
8913003111–100
9013003213–110
9113003016–160
9226006035–350
93000000000

Former countries

width=200Teamwidth=20Pldwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20GFwidth=20GAwidth=20GDwidth=20Points
7313101007
12921267+1929
94141310+313
3014975232+2037
9612229+1313

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).

width=200TeamConfederation1977

(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
CAF×QF×××1
CAF××××××R21
CONMEBOLbgcolor=gold1stR1bgcolor=silver2ndQFR1bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stR21st4thbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stQFR1R1R2R217
AFC[6] QFR1R1R14th4thQFR2R1R2R2R1R1R1R115
UEFAR1R14thR1R25
AFC×R11
UEFAR21
CAF××××××××××××R1××1
CONMEBOL3rdQFbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st QF3rdbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2nd QFQFQFbgcolor=gold1st3rd R2bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2nd QF19
UEFAQFQF2
CAF××××××××××R21
CAF×××××××××R1××××1
CAF×R1R1QFR2R1R26
CONCACAFR1R1R1R2R1QFR1R18
CONMEBOL4thR1R1R23rdQFQ7
AFC××R1QFR1R2R25
CONMEBOLQFR1QFR13rdR2QFR2R2QFQF11
CAF××××××××××××××R21
CONCACAFR1R1R1R2R2R14thR2R29
UEFAbgcolor=lightgrey colspan=8R2R1R23
CONCACAFR1Q1
UEFAR1R1QFR1bgcolor=silver2ndR26
CONCACAF××××××××R11
UEFA3rdR1bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=162
CONMEBOLR2R2R13rdR25
CAFQFR13rdR2R1R2R2R18
CONCACAFR11
UEFA4thR1R13rdR2R1R1R1R2R1bgcolor=gold1stR212
CAF×××R1××××1
OFCR1R12
UEFAR11
UEFAR1QFQF4thbgcolor=gold1stR2R2R1Q9
width=200TeamConfederation1977

(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
CAF××××××××××R2R22
UEFAbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2ndR1R1R1R2R1QFQFQFR211
CAF××××bgcolor=silver2nd4thQFbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st3rdR27
UEFAR21
CONCACAF×××R2×R12
CAFR1××R12
CONCACAFR1×R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R19
UEFAR1R1R1R13rdR26
AFC× R1 ×××1
AFCR1××××××R1R13
AFCR1×QF×××R14thR15
UEFA[7] ×3rd1
UEFAR1R1QFQFQF3rd4thbgcolor=silver2ndQ9
CAFR1××R1R1×R1R25
CONCACAFR11
AFCR1QFQFbgcolor=silver2ndR1QFR2R2R2R2R111
AFC×××××××××R11
UEFA[8] bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=8R11
AFC××R11
CAF××××××R13rdR1R1R13rdQF7
CONCACAFbgcolor=silver2ndR1 R1R1QF×QFQFR2QFR1QF3rdR2R1QFR1Q16
CAFR1R24th3
AFC××××××××××××R11
UEFAQFR1QFQF4
OFCQ1
OFCR1R1R1R2R2R2R2Q8
CAF×R13rdR1bgcolor=silver2ndQFbgcolor=silver2ndQFR2QFR2R2R2QF13
AFCR1R1R1×3
UEFAR1R1R1Q4
CONCACAFR1R1R1R1R1R2Q6
CONMEBOLR1QFR1R1R24thR2R2R29
UEFA4th R1 3rd R2R25
UEFAQFbgcolor=gold1st1stR13rdR2R2bgcolor=silver2ndR2QFQFR112
TeamConfederation1977

(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
AFCbgcolor=silver2ndR1R1R14
UEFAR1R13rdR2R25
UEFA3rd1
UEFAbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2ndR14thQF3rdQFQF××8
AFCR1R1R1R1R1R1R2R2R19
UEFAQFQFR13
CAF×××××4thR2QFR14
UEFAR1bgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st3
UEFAbgcolor=lightgrey colspan=9R2R22
CAF×××××××××R1R2R1R14
AFCR1R14thQFR1R1R1R2R1R1QFR2QFR2bgcolor=silver2nd4th16
UEFAR1QFR1bgcolor=silver2ndR1QF4thQFbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=silver2ndQFQFR2QFQFQ15
UEFAR11
UEFAR11
AFCR1QFR1R24
OFCR1R12
CAF×××R1××××××××1
CONCACAFR1R12
CAFR1R1R23
UEFAR1R2R23
UEFAbgcolor=lightgrey colspan=8R2R2R2bgcolor=gold1stQ5
AFCR2QFQF3
CONCACAFR1R1R14thQFR2R2R2QFR2QFR1R1QFQFQFQFQ17
CONMEBOL4th3rdQFQFR1QFbgcolor=silver2nd4thR2R2R1bgcolor=silver2ndR24thR2bgcolor=gold1st16
AFCbgcolor=lightgrey colspan=8R1R1QFQFR25
OFCR11
CONMEBOLR2bgcolor=silver2nd2
AFCR11
CAF××××××R1R2QF3
TeamConfederation1977

(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 that have finished in the top four

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold6 (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007)1 (1983)1 (2003)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold5 (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)4 (1991, 1995, 2009, 2015)3 (1977, 1989, 2005)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold2 (1989, 1991)1 (2011)1 (1995)
bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold2 (1987, 2015)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2023)2 (1997, 2013)1 (1979)3 (1977, 1999, 2017)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2009)2 (1993, 2001)1 (2013)1 (1997)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1999)2 (1985, 2003)1 (1995)
bgcolor=gold2bgcolor=gold1 (1977)1 (1979)1 (1991)1 (1985)
bgcolor=gold3bgcolor=gold1 (1981)1 (1987)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2017)1 (1993)1 (1981)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2013)1 (2011)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2019)
2 (1989, 2005)1 (1985)
1 (2023)1 (2017)1 (2019)
1 (1977)1 (2011)
1 (2019)2 (1983, 2023)
1 (1981)
1 (1999)
1 (2007)
1 (2017)
2 (1999, 2015)
1 (1983)1 (1979)
1 (2007)1 (1987)
1 (1981)
1 (1987)
1 (1997)
1 (2001)
1 (2003)
1 (2009)
1 (2019)
1 (2023)
2 (1991, 1993)
1 (1989)
1 (2001)
1 (2005)
1 (2007)
1 (2009)
1 (2013)
1 (2015)

1 = includes results representing Yugoslavia

2 = includes results representing Soviet Union

3 = includes results representing West Germany

Results of defending champions

YearDefending championsFinished
1979Runners-up
1981Group stage
1983Did not qualify
1985Champions
1987Quarter-finals
1989Did not qualify
1991Champions
1993Group stage
1995Runners-up
1997Champions
1999Round of 16
2001Did not qualify
2003Fourth place
2005Third place
2007Champions
2009Did not qualify
2011Did not qualify
2013Did not qualify
2015Did not qualify
2017Did not qualify
2019Did not qualify
2023Did not qualify
2025to be determined

Results of host nations

YearHost nationFinish
1977Group stage
1979Group stage
1981Quarter-finals
1983Group stage
1985Fourth place
1987Fourth place
1989Group stage
1991Champions
1993Fourth place
1995Group stage
1997Group stage
1999Quarter-finals
2001Champions
2003Quarter-finals
2005Quarter-finals
2007Group stage
2009Quarter-finals
2011Quarter-finals
2013Round of 16
2015Round of 16
2017Round of 16
2019Round of 16
2023Round of 16
2025to be determined

Results of confederations

AFC

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 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
bgcolor=gold1st 0
bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silver3
3rd 0
4th 3

CAF

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
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1
bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silver4
3rd 5
4th 3

CONCACAF

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
bgcolor=gold1st 0
bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver1
3rd 1
4th 2

CONMEBOL

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
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold12
bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silver8
3rd 7
4th 6

OFC

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
bgcolor=gold1st 0
bgcolor=silver2nd 0
3rd 0
4th 2

UEFA

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
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold10
bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silverbgcolor=silver7
3rd 10
4th 7

Awards

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:

Golden Ball

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.

World CupGolden BallSilver BallBronze BallRef(s)
1977 Tunisia Volodymyr Bessonov Júnior Brasília Cléber[9]
1979 Japan Diego Maradona Julio César Romero Ramón Díaz[10]
1981 Australia Romulus Gabor Michael Zorc Roland Wohlfarth[11]
1983 Mexico Geovani Roberto Oscar Zárate Luis Islas[12]
1985 Soviet Union Paulo Silas Gérson Juan Carlos Unzué[13]
1987 Chile Robert Prosinečki Zvonimir Boban Marcel Witeczek[14]
1989 Saudi Arabia Bismarck Kasey Keller Christopher Nwosu[15]
1991 Portugal Emílio Peixe Giovane Élber Paulo Torres[16]
1993 Australia AdrianoNot awardedNot awarded[17]
1995 Qatar Caio Dani Joaquín Irigoytía[18]
1997 Malaysia Nicolás Olivera Marcelo Zalayeta Pablo Aimar[19]
1999 Nigeria Seydou Keita Pius Ikedia Pablo Couñago[20]
2001 Argentina Javier Saviola Andrés D'Alessandro Djibril Cissé[21]
2003 United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Dudu Dani Alves[22]
2005 Netherlands Lionel Messi John Obi Mikel Taye Taiwo[23]
2007 Canada Sergio Agüero Maxi Moralez Giovani dos Santos[24]
2009 Egypt Dominic Adiyiah Alex Teixeira Giuliano[25]
2011 Colombia Henrique Almeida Nélson Oliveira Jorge Enríquez[26]
2013 Turkey Paul Pogba Nicolás López Clifford Aboagye[27]
2015 New Zealand Adama Traoré Danilo Sergej Milinković-Savić[28]
2017 South Korea Dominic Solanke Federico Valverde Yangel Herrera[29]
2019 Poland Lee Kang-in Serhiy Buletsa Gonzalo Plata[30]
2023 Argentina Cesare Casadei Alan Matturro Lee Seung-won[31]
2025 Chile

Golden Boot

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.

World CupGolden BootGoalsSilver BootGoalsBronze BootGoalsRef(s)
1977 Tunisia Guina4 Hussein Saeed3 Luis Plascencia3
1979 Japan Ramón Díaz8 Diego Maradona6 Andrzej Palasz5
1981 Australia Mark Koussas4 Taher Amer4 Ralf Loose4
1983 Mexico Geovani6 Joachim Klemenz5 Jorge Luis Gabrich4
1985 Soviet Union Sebastián Losada3 Fernando3 Odiaka Monday3
1987 Chile Marcel Witeczek7 Davor Šuker6 Camilo Pino5
1989 Saudi Arabia Oleg Salenko5 Marcelo Henrique3 Christopher Ohen3
1991 Portugal Sergei Sherbakov5 Ismael Urzaiz4 Pedro Pineda4
1993 Australia Henry Zambrano3 Chris Faklaris3 Vicente Nieto3
1995 Qatar Joseba Etxeberria7 Caio5 Dani4
1997 Malaysia Adaílton10 David Trezeguet5 Kostas Salapasidis4
1999 Nigeria Pablo Couñago5 Mahamadou Dissa5 Taylor Twellman4
2001 Argentina Javier Saviola11 Adriano6 Djibril Cissé6
2003 United Arab Emirates Eddie Johnson4 Daisuke Sakata4 Fernando Cavenaghi4
2005 Netherlands Lionel Messi6 Fernando Llorente5 Oleksandr Aliyev5
2007 Canada Sergio Agüero6 Adrián5 Maxi Moralez4
2009 Egypt Dominic Adiyiah8 Vladimir Koman5 Aarón4
2011 Colombia Henrique Almeida5 Álvaro Vázquez5 Alexandre Lacazette5
2013 Turkey Ebenezer Assifuah6 Bruma5 Jesé5
2015 New Zealand Viktor Kovalenko5 Bence Mervo5 Marc Stendera4
2017 South Korea Riccardo Orsolini5 Josh Sargent4 Jean-Kévin Augustin4
2019 Poland Erling Haaland9 Danylo Sikan4 Amadou Sagna4
2023 Argentina Cesare Casadei7 Marcos Leonardo5 Óscar Cortés4
2025 Chile

Golden Glove

The Golden Glove is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

World CupGolden GlovesRef(s)
2009 Egypt Esteban Alvarado
2011 Colombia Mika
2013 Turkey Guillermo de Amores
2015 New Zealand Predrag Rajković
2017 South Korea Freddie Woodman
2019 Poland Andriy Lunin
2023 Argentina Sebastiano Desplanches
2025 Chile

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.

TournamentFIFA Fair Play AwardRef(s)
1977 Tunisia
1979 Japan
1981 Australia
1983 Mexico
1985 USSR
1987 Chile
1989 Saudi Arabia
1991 Portugal
1993 Australia
1995 Qatar
1997 Malaysia
1999 Nigeria
2003 United Arab Emirates
2005 Netherlands
2007 Canada
2009 Egypt
2011 Colombia
2013 Turkey
2015 New Zealand
2017 South Korea
2019 Poland
2023 Argentina
2025 Chile

Records and statistics

Most World Cup appearances: 19,,[32] as of 2023
  • Most consecutive finals tournaments: 16, (19812011)
  • Most tournament wins (player): 2, three players:
  • Largest win margin in one match: 12 goals (12–0, 30 May 2019)[33]
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single player: 9 goals (Erling Haaland for against, 30 May 2019)[33]
  • See also

    References

    Notes and References

    1. The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were once Soviet republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
    2. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991. All the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.
    3. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany.
    4. [Czechoslovakia]
    5. Web site: U20 World Cup » All-time league table. worldfootball.net. 3 July 2021.
    6. Australia represented OFC before 2006.
    7. From 1974 to 1992, Israel was not affiliated with any confederation. Starting from 1992, Israel represented UEFA.
    8. Kazakhstan represented AFC before 2000.
    9. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Tunisia 1977 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723144318/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/tunisia1977/awards/index.html . dead . July 23, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    10. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Japan 1979 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906061634/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/japan1979/awards/index.html . dead . September 6, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    11. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150609012039/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/australia1981/awards/index.html . dead . June 9, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    12. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Mexico 1983 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906023253/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/mexico1983/awards/index.html . dead . September 6, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    13. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship USSR 1985 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528094628/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/ussr1985/awards/index.html . dead . May 28, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    14. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Chile 1987 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519154547/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/chile1987/awards/index.html . dead . May 19, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    15. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Saudi Arabia 1989 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906094643/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/saudiarabia1989/awards/index.html . dead . September 6, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    16. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Portugal 1991 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519105039/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/portugal1991/awards/index.html . dead . May 19, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    17. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1993 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722041329/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/australia1993/awards/index.html . dead . July 22, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    18. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711072506/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/qatar1995/awards/index.html . dead . July 11, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    19. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721031430/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/malaysia1997/awards/index.html . dead . July 21, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    20. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621215944/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/nigeria1999/awards/index.html . dead . June 21, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    21. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716163453/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/argentina2001/awards/index.html . dead . July 16, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    22. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608204614/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/uae2003/awards/index.html . dead . June 8, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    23. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716060329/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/netherlands2005/awards/index.html . dead . July 16, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    24. Web site: FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519142837/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/canada2007/awards/index.html . dead . May 19, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    25. Web site: FIFA U20 World Cup Egypt 2009 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614041630/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/egypt2009/awards/index.html . dead . June 14, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    26. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150531012047/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/colombia2011/awards/index.html . dead . May 31, 2015 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    27. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 – Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519130209/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/turkey2013/awards/index.html. dead. May 19, 2015. FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 16 June 2019.
    28. Web site: Mali's magician Traore nets top honour. https://web.archive.org/web/20190531000255/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/mali-s-magician-traore-nets-top-honour-2651545 . dead . May 31, 2019 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 20 June 2015.
    29. Web site: Solanke takes home top honour . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 11 June 2017.
    30. Web site: Lee, Lunin headline award winners at Poland 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616014756/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/lee-lunin-headline-award-winners-at-poland-2019 . dead . June 16, 2019 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 15 June 2019.
    31. Web site: Casadei claims a golden double. 12 June 2023. fifa.com.
    32. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Final. fifa.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160526125440/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/u20worldcup/index.html. dead. May 26, 2016. 6 November 2015.
    33. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019: Erling Haaland scores record triple hat-trick as Norway thrash Honduras 12-0. 31 May 2019. 31 May 2019. Fox Sports Asia. 31 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190531011707/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/fifa-u20-world-cup/1109030/fifa-u-20-world-cup-2019-erling-haaland-scores-record-triple-hat-trick-as-norway-thrash-honduras-12-0/. dead.