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The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The Championship has been awarded every two years since the first tournament in 1977 held in Tunisia.
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- Coming soon official draw fifa u 20 world cup korea republic 2017
- Brazil v serbia final match highlights fifa u 20 world cup new zealand 2015
- Qualification
- FIFA U 20 World Cup
- Performances by countries
- Performances by continental zones
- Golden Ball
- Golden Shoe
- Golden Glove
- FIFA Fair Play Award
- Records and statistics
- References
In the nineteen tournaments held, only nine nations have won the title. Argentina is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Brazil with five titles. Portugal and Serbia won two titles (once as Yugoslavia), while Ghana, Germany, Spain, France and Russia (as the Soviet Union) 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 event.
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Qualification
FIFA Coca-Cola Cup until 1997, features 24 teams in the final tournament. 23 countries, including the defending champions, have to qualify in the six confederations Youth Championships. The host country automatically qualifies.
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Performances by countries
Below are the 34 nations that have reached at least the semifinal in the U-20 World Cup finals.
1 As Yugoslavia.
Performances by continental zones
All continental confederations except for the OFC (Oceania) have made an appearance in the final match of the tournament. To date, CONMEBOL (South America) leads with eleven titles, followed by UEFA (Europe) with eight titles and CAF (Africa) with one title. Teams from the AFC (Asia) and CONCACAF (North America, Central America, Caribbean) have made the tournament final three times, but were defeated by CONMEBOL or UEFA sides. No current OFC member has ever made the semifinals. Australia reached the semifinals as an OFC member in 1993, finishing fourth, but the country joined the AFC in 2006.
1 = 1 as Yugoslavia (1987)2 = as part of OFC (currently in AFC since 2006).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.
Golden Shoe
The Adidas Golden Shoe is awarded to the topscorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists during the tournament.
Golden Glove
The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
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.