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FIFA Youth (U-20) World Cup Finals 1977-2023

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Details of all the bi-annual FIFA Youth (U-20) World Cup Finals and third place play-off matches from 1977 to 2023 together with the Order of Merit.
The 2023 Finals took place in Argentina.

Host Final 3rd Place Play-Off
Nation Year # Winner Score Runner-Up Third Score Fourth

Tunisia Football

Tunisia 1977 1

Soviet Union Football

Soviet Union 2–2 a.e.t (9-8 pens)

Mexico Football

Mexico

Brazil Football

Brazil 4–0

Uruguay Football

Uruguay

Japan Football

Japan 1979 2

Argentina Football

Argentina 3–1

Soviet Union Football

Soviet Union

Uruguay Football

Uruguay 1–1 a.e.t (5-3 pens)

Poland Football

Poland

Australia Football

Australia 1981 3

Germany Football

West Germany 4–0

Qatar Football

Qatar

Romania Football

Romania 1–0

England Football

England

Mexico Football

Mexico 1983 4

Brazil Football

Brazil 1–0

Argentina Football

Argentina

Poland Football

Poland 2–1 a.e.t.

South Korea Football

South Korea

Soviet Union Football

Soviet Union 1985 5

Brazil Football

Brazil 1–0 a.e.t.

Spain Football

Spain

Nigeria Football

Nigeria 0–0 a.e.t (3-1 pens)

Soviet Union Football

Soviet Union

Chile Football

Chile 1987 6

Yugoslavia Football

Yugoslavia 1–1 a.e.t (5-4 pens)

Germany Football

West Germany

East Germany Football

East Germany 2–2 a.e.t (3-1 pens)

Chile Football

Chile

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia 1989 7

Portugal Football

Portugal 2–0

Nigeria Football

Nigeria

Brazil Football

Brazil 2–0

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United States

Portugal Football

Portugal 1991 8

Portugal Football

Portugal 0–0 a.e.t (4-2 pens)

Brazil Football

Brazil

Soviet Union Football

Soviet Union 1–1 a.e.t (5-4 pens)

Australia Football

Australia

Australia Football

Australia 1993 9

Brazil Football

Brazil 2–1

Ghana Fooball

Ghana

England Football

England 2–1

Australia Football

Australia

Qatar Football

Qatar 1995 10

Argentina Football

Argentina 2–0

Brazil Football

Brazil

Portugal Football

Portugal 3–2

Spain Football

Spain

Malaysia Football

Malaysia 1997 11

Argentina Football

Argentina 2–1

Uruguay Football

Uruguay

Ireland Football

Republic of Ireland 2–1

Ghana Fooball

Ghana

Nigeria Football

Nigeria 1999 12

Spain Football

Spain 4–0

Japan Football

Japan

Mali football

Mali 1–0

Uruguay Football

Uruguay

Argentina Football

Argentina 2001 13

Argentina Football

Argentina 3–0

Ghana Fooball

Ghana

Egypt Football

Egypt 1–0

Paraguay Fooball

Paraguay

United Arab Emirates Football

UAE 2003 14

Brazil Football

Brazil 1–0

Spain Football

Spain

Colombia Football

Colombia 2–1

Argentina Football

Argentina

Netherlands Football

Netherlands 2005 15

Argentina Football

Argentina 2–1

Nigeria Football

Nigeria

Brazil Football

Brazil 2–1

Morocco football

Morocco

Canada Football

Canada 2007 16

Argentina Football

Argentina 2–1

Czech Football

Czech Republic

Chile Football

Chile 1–0

Austria Football

Austria

Egypt Football

Egypt 2009 17

Ghana Fooball

Ghana 0–0 a.e.t (4-3 pens)

Brazil Football

Brazil

Hungary Football

Hungary 1–1 a.e.t (2-0 pens)

Costa Rica football

Costa Rica

Colombia Football

Colombia 2011 18

Brazil Football

Brazil 3–2 a.e.t.

Portugal Football

Portugal

Mexico Football

Mexico 3–1

France Football

France

Turkey Football

Turkey 2013 19

France Football

France 0–0 a.e.t (4-1 pens)

Uruguay Football

Uruguay

Ghana Fooball

Ghana 3–0

Iraq Football

Iraq

Australia Football

New Zealand 2015 20

Serbia Football

Serbia 2–1 a.e.t

Brazil Football

Brazil

Mali football

Mali 3–1

Senegal football

Senegal

South Korea Football

South Korea 2017 21

England Football

England 1–0

Venezuela Football

Venzuela

Italy Football

Italy 0-0 a.e.t (4-1 pens)

Uruguay Football

Ururguay

Poland Football

Poland 2019 22

Ukraine Football

Ukraine 3–1

South Korea Football

South Korea

Ecuador football

Ecuador 1–0 a.e.t

Italy Football

Italy

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

Argentina 2023 23

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

Uruguay 1–0

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

Italy

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

Israel 3–1

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

South Korea

FIFA World Cup U-20 Order of Merit

FIFA Youth (U-20) World Cup Order of Merit
Country 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Argentina

Argentina Football

6 1 1
Brazil

Brazil Football

5 4 3
Portugal

Portugal Football

2 1 1
Uruguay

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

1

2 2 2
Spain

Spain Football

1 2 1
Ghana

Ghana Fooball

1 2 1 1
Soviet Union

Soviet Union Football

1 1 1 1
Germany (West)

Germany Football

1 1

England

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

1

0

1

1

France

France Football

1 1
Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia Football

1
Serbia

Serbia Football

1
Venezuela

Venezuela Football

1
Ukraine

Ukraine Football

1
Nigeria

Nigeria Football

2 1
Mexico

Mexico Football

1 1
Italy

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

1

2
South Korea

South Korea Football

1 2
Czech Republic

Czech Football

1
Japan

Japan Football

1
Qatar

Qatar Football

1
Mali

Mali football

2
Chile

Chile Football

1 1
England

England Football

1 1 1
Colombia

Colombia Football

1
East Germany

East Germany Football

1
Ecuador

Ecuador football

1
Egypt

Egypt Football

1

Israel

FIFA Youth U-20 World Cup Finals 1977-2023, My Football Facts

1

Poland

Poland Football

1
Republic of Ireland

Ireland Football

1
Romania

Romania Football

1
Hungary

Hungary Football

1
Australia

Australia Football

2
Austria

Austria Football

1
Costa Rica

Costa Rica football

1
Iraq

Iraq Football

1
Morocco

Morocco football

1
Paraguay

Paraguay Fooball

1
Poland

Poland Football

1
United States

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1
Senegal

Senegal football

1
Totals 23 23 23 23

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