FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Debut of national teams

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams
	Teams	No.	Cum.
1985	Argentina,  Australia,  Bolivia,  Brazil,  China,  Congo,  Costa Rica,  Guinea,  Hungary,  Italy,  Mexico,  Nigeria,  Qatar,  Saudi Arabia,  United States,  West Germany[1]	16	16
1987	Canada,  Ecuador,  Egypt,  France,  Ivory Coast,  South Korea,  Soviet Union[2]	7	23
1989	Bahrain,  Colombia,  Cuba,  East Germany,  Ghana,  Portugal,  Scotland	7	30
1991	Spain,  Sudan,  United Arab Emirates,  Uruguay	4	34
1993	Chile,  Czechoslovakia,[3]  Japan,  Poland,  Tunisia	4	38
1995	Oman	1	39
1997	Austria,  Mali,  New Zealand,  Thailand	4	43
1999	Burkina Faso,  Jamaica,  Paraguay	3	46
2001	Croatia,  Iran,  Trinidad and Tobago	3	49
2003	Cameroon,  Finland,  Sierra Leone,  Yemen	4	53
2005	Gambia,  North Korea,  Netherlands,  Peru,  Turkey	5	58
2007	Belgium,  England,  Haiti,  Honduras,  Syria,  Tajikistan,[2]  Togo	7	65
2009	Algeria,  Malawi,   Switzerland	3	68
2011	Denmark,  Panama,  Rwanda,  Uzbekistan[2]	4	72	Czech Republic
2013	Iraq,  Morocco,  Sweden,  Venezuela	4	76	Russia[2]  Slovakia[3]
2015	South Africa	1	77
2017	India,  New Caledonia,  Niger	3	80
2019	Angola,  Senegal,  Solomon Islands	3	83
2023	Indonesia	1	84
2025	El Salvador,  Fiji,  Republic of Ireland,  Uganda,  Zambia	5	89

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.^[4]

As of 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Brazil	18	81	57	8	16	197	76	+121	179
2	Nigeria	12	51	39	5	7	134	45	+89	122
3	Spain	11	58	36	10	12	131	71	+60	118
4	Argentina	15	65	32	12	21	107	82	+25	108
5	Mexico	15	63	32	10	21	119	85	+31	106
6	Ghana	9	45	30	8	7	92	36	+56	98
7	Germany[5]	11	50	26	9	15	107	75	+32	87
8	France	8	38	26	7	5	98	38	+60	85
9	United States	18	58	21	8	29	83	102	–19	71
10	Australia	13	51	18	9	24	57	79	-22	61
11	Mali	6	32	18	4	10	58	26	+32	58
12	Japan	10	37	15	6	16	53	50	+3	51
13	England	5	24	13	6	5	59	26	+33	45
14	Italy	8	32	13	6	13	38	38	0	45
15	Uruguay	6	27	12	4	11	45	33	+12	40
16	Paraguay	5	19	11	2	6	46	36	+10	35
17	Colombia	6	24	9	6	9	40	36	+4	33
18	Ecuador	6	21	9	3	9	31	32	–1	30
19	South Korea	7	23	9	2	12	26	36	–10	29
20	Iran	5	20	9	4	7	33	24	+9	31
21	Costa Rica	10	33	7	8	18	29	50	–21	29
22	Netherlands	4	19	8	2	9	32	31	+1	26
23	Russia[6]	3	14	7	3	4	32	17	+15	24
24	Turkey	3	14	7	3	4	26	20	+6	24
25	Qatar	7	26	6	6	14	23	46	–23	24
26	Uzbekistan	3	14	7	2	5	20	17	+3	23
27	Ivory Coast	4	17	6	4	7	28	29	-1	22
28	Burkina Faso	5	19	6	4	9	21	27	–6	22
29	Switzerland	1	7	7	0	0	18	7	+11	21
30	Saudi Arabia	3	13	5	6	2	18	11	+7	21
31	Chile	5	20	5	6	9	33	41	–8	21
32	China	6	20	4	7	9	24	36	–12	19
33	Tunisia	3	11	6	0	5	16	17	–1	18
34	Portugal	3	14	5	3	6	27	33	–6	18
35	New Zealand	10	33	4	6	23	20	101	–81	18
36	Oman	3	13	5	2	6	19	21	–2	17
37	Guinea	5	18	4	5	9	20	30	–10	17
38	Morocco	2	9	4	2	3	14	10	+4	14
39	Croatia	3	11	4	2	5	13	18	–5	14
40	North Korea	5	18	3	5	10	16	34	–18	14
41	Senegal	2	8	4	1	3	14	9	+5	13
42	Sweden	1	7	4	1	2	15	11	+4	13
43	Poland	3	12	3	4	5	17	20	–3	13
44	Scotland	1	6	3	3	0	8	3	+5	12
45	Bahrain	2	9	3	2	4	9	13	-4	11
46	Czech Republic[7]	2	7	3	1	3	10	12	–2	10
47	Honduras	5	18	3	1	14	19	45	–26	10
48	Peru	2	8	2	3	3	4	7	–3	9
49	Egypt	2	7	2	2	3	9	8	+1	8
50	Hungary	2	7	2	2	3	11	12	–1	8
51	Congo	3	10	2	2	6	10	18	–8	8
52	Gambia	2	6	2	1	3	9	10	–1	7
53	Tajikistan	2	7	2	1	4	8	14	–6	7
54	Angola	1	4	2	0	2	4	5	-1	6
55	Syria	2	7	1	2	4	5	13	–8	5
56	Panama	3	10	1	2	7	6	17	–11	5
57	Slovakia	1	4	1	1	2	7	12	–5	4
58	Venezuela	2	7	1	1	5	7	19	–12	4
59	Iraq	2	7	1	1	5	7	22	–15	4
60	United Arab Emirates	3	10	1	1	8	8	26	–18	4
61	Canada	8	18	0	4	14	9	53	–44	4
62	Sudan	1	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
63	Cameroon	2	6	0	3	3	8	13	–5	3
64	Niger	1	4	1	0	3	1	8	–7	3
65	Finland	1	3	1	0	2	3	12	–9	3
66	Togo	1	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
67	Indonesia	1	3	0	2	1	3	5	–2	2
68	Bolivia	2	6	0	2	4	8	15	–7	2
69	Sierra Leone	1	3	0	1	2	6	8	–2	1
70	South Africa	1	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	1
71	Rwanda	1	3	0	1	2	0	3	–3	1
72	Yemen	1	3	0	1	2	4	8	–4	1
73	Denmark	1	3	0	1	2	3	8	–5	1
74	Haiti	2	6	0	1	5	6	16	–10	1
75	Jamaica	2	6	0	1	5	2	14	–12	1
76	Cuba	2	6	0	1	5	5	18	–13	1
77	Austria	2	3	0	0	3	5	20	–15	1
78	New Caledonia	2	6	0	1	5	2	37	–35	1
79	Algeria	1	3	0	0	3	0	5	–5	0
80	Malawi	1	3	0	0	3	1	7	–6	0
81	India	1	3	0	0	3	1	9	–8	0
82	Trinidad and Tobago	2	6	0	0	6	3	23	–20	0
83	Solomon Islands	1	3	0	0	3	0	20	–20	0
84	Thailand	2	6	0	0	6	5	29	–24	0

Former countries

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	1	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	6

Teams that have finished in the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Nigeria	5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)	3 (1987, 2001, 2009)
Brazil	4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019)	2 (1995, 2005)	2 (1985, 2017)	1 (2011)
Ghana	2 (1991, 1995)	2 (1993, 1997)	1 (1999)	1 (2007)
Mexico	2 (2005, 2011)	2 (2013, 2019)		1 (2015)
Germany2	1 (2023)	1 (1985)	2 (2007, 2011)	1 (1997)
France	1 (2001)	1 (2023)	1 (2019)
Russia1	1 (1987)
Saudi Arabia	1 (1989)
Switzerland	1 (2009)
England	1 (2017)
Spain		4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)	2 (1997, 2009)
Mali		1 (2015)	1 (2023)	1 (2017)
Scotland		1 (1989)
Australia		1 (1999)
Uruguay		1 (2011)
Argentina			3 (1991, 1995, 2003)	3 (2001, 2013, 2023)
Netherlands			1 (2005)	1 (2019)
Ivory Coast			1 (1987)
Portugal			1 (1989)
Chile			1 (1993)
Burkina Faso			1 (2001)
Sweden			1 (2013)
Belgium			1 (2015)
Colombia				2 (2003, 2009)
Guinea				1 (1985)
Italy				1 (1987)
Bahrain				1 (1989)
Qatar				1 (1991)
Poland				1 (1993)
Oman				1 (1995)
United States				1 (1999)
Turkey				1 (2005)

1 = includes results representing Soviet Union

2 = includes results representing West Germany

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarter-finals
• R3 – Round 3 (since 2025: knockout round of 16)
• R2 – Round 2 (2007–2023: knockout round of 16; since 2025: knockout round of 32)
• R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew
•  X  – Disqualified
• XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
•    – Hosts
• Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	Confederation	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Algeria	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	1
Angola	CAF	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	X	•	1
Argentina	CONMEBOL	R1	•	QF	3rd	R1	3rd	QF	•	4th	3rd	•	QF	R2	R2	4th	R1	•	R2	4th	Q	16
Australia	AFC[8]	QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF	•	2nd	QF	R1	R1	•	•	R2	•	R2	•	R2	•	•	13
Austria	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	Q	3
Bahrain	AFC	•	•	4th	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Belgium	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	Q	3
Bolivia	CONMEBOL	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	3
Brazil	CONMEBOL	3rd	R1	QF	QF	•	2nd	1st	1st	QF	1st	2nd	R2	R1	4th	QF	QF	3rd	1st	QF	Q	19
Burkina Faso	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	Q	6
Cameroon	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	2
Canada	CONCACAF	•	R1	R1	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	R1	R1	Q	9
Chile	CONMEBOL	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	R2	•	Q	6
China	AFC	QF	•	R1	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Colombia	CONMEBOL	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	4th	•	R2	4th	•	•	•	R2	•	•	Q	7
Congo	CAF	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	X	•	•	×	3
Costa Rica	CONCACAF	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	QF	QF	QF	R2	R1	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	Q	11
Croatia	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	Q	4
Cuba	CONCACAF	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	2
Czech Republic	UEFA	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	Q	3
Denmark	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
East Germany	UEFA	•	•	QF	•																	1
Ecuador	CONMEBOL	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	QF	•	R2	R2	•	6
Egypt	CAF	•	R1	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	×	•	Q	3
El Salvador	CONCACAF	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
England	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R1	1st	•	R2	Q	6
Fiji	OFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Finland	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	UEFA	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R2	R2	3rd	2nd	Q	9
Gambia	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	×	X	•	•	×	•	2
Team	Confederation	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Germany	UEFA	2nd	•	•	QF	•	R1	4th	R1	•	•	•	3rd	R2	3rd	•	R2	QF	•	1st	Q	12
Ghana	CAF	•	•	R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	R1	4th	•	•	•	X	QF	•	•	•	9
Guinea	CAF	4th	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	X	×	×	5
Haiti	CONCACAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	Q	3
Honduras	CONCACAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	QF	R1	R2	•	•	Q	6
Hungary	UEFA	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	2
India	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	1
Indonesia	AFC	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	•	R1	Q	2
Iran	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R2	•	R2	•	QF	•	R2	•	5
Iraq	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R2	•	•	•	2
Italy	UEFA	R1	4th	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	R2	•	•	QF	•	Q	9
Ivory Coast	CAF	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	QF	•	•	•	•	Q	5
Jamaica	CONCACAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Japan	AFC	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	R1	QF	R2	•	R2	R2	R2	Q	11
Malawi	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	1
Mali	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	•	3rd	Q	7
Mexico	CONCACAF	R1	R1	•	R1	R1	•	R1	QF	•	QF	1st	•	R2	1st	2nd	4th	R2	2nd	R2	Q	16
Morocco	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	QF	Q	3
Netherlands	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	4th	•	•	4
New Caledonia	OFC	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	Q	3
New Zealand	OFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	×	R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R1	Q	11
Niger	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	CAF	1st	2nd	QF	•	1st	QF	•	•	2nd	R1	•	1st	2nd	•	1st	1st	•	R2	•	•	12
North Korea	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•	R1	•	R2	R1	•	×	Q	6
Oman	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	4th	QF	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Panama	CONCACAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	R1	Q	4
Paraguay	CONMEBOL	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	QF	•	Q	6
Peru	CONMEBOL	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Poland	UEFA	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	3
Portugal	UEFA	•	•	3rd	•	•	QF	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	4
Team	Confederation	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Qatar	AFC	R1	QF	•	4th	R1	R1	•	QF	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	8
Republic of Ireland	UEFA	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Russia	UEFA	•	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R2	•	•	X	X	3
Rwanda	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	×	×	1
Saudi Arabia	AFC	QF	R1	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	4
Scotland	UEFA	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Senegal	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R2	Q	3
Sierra Leone	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	1
Slovakia	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	1
Solomon Islands	OFC	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	R1	X	•	1
South Africa	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	Q	2
South Korea	AFC	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	QF	•	•	R2	•	QF	R1	Q	8
Spain	UEFA	•	•	•	2nd	•	R1	3rd	R1	R1	2nd	•	2nd	3rd	•	•	•	2nd	QF	QF	•	11
Sudan	CAF	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	X	•	1
Sweden	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	1
Switzerland	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	2
Syria	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	2
Tajikistan	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	Q	3
Thailand	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Togo	CAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Trinidad and Tobago	CONCACAF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Tunisia	CAF	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	Q	4
Turkey	UEFA	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	QF	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	3
Uganda	CAF	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
United Arab Emirates	AFC	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	R1	•	•	×	•	Q	4
United States	CONCACAF	R1	R1	R1	QF	QF	R1	R1	4th	R1	QF	QF	R2	R2	R2	•	R1	QF	R1	R2	Q	19
Uruguay	CONMEBOL	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	R1	•	QF	2nd	QF	•	•	•	•	•	6
Uzbekistan	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•	•	•	QF	Q	4
Venezuela	CONMEBOL	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R2	Q	3
Yemen	AFC	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Zambia	CAF	•	×	•	•	×	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Team	Confederation	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total

Results of defending champions

Year	Defending champions	Finish
1987	Nigeria	Runners-up
1989	Soviet Union	Did not qualify
1991	Saudi Arabia	Did not qualify
1993	Ghana	Runners-up
1995	Nigeria	Quarter-finals
1997	Ghana	Runners-up
1999	Brazil	Champions
2001	Brazil	Quarter-finals
2003	France	Did not qualify
2005	Brazil	Runners-up
2007	Mexico	Did not qualify
2009	Nigeria	Runners-up
2011	Switzerland	Did not qualify
2013	Mexico	Runners-up
2015	Nigeria	Champions
2017	Nigeria	Did not qualify
2019	England	Did not qualify
2023	Brazil	Quarter-finals
2025	Germany	Qualified

Results of host nations

Year	Host nation	Finish
1985	China	Quarter-finals
1987	Canada	Group stage
1989	Scotland	Runners-up
1991	Italy	Group stage
1993	Japan	Quarter-finals
1995	Ecuador	Quarter-finals
1997	Egypt	Quarter-finals
1999	New Zealand	Group stage
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Group stage
2003	Finland	Group stage
2005	Peru	Group stage
2007	South Korea	Group stage
2009	Nigeria	Runners-up
2011	Mexico	Champions
2013	United Arab Emirates	Group stage
2015	Chile	Round of 16
2017	India	Group stage
2019	Brazil	Champions
2023	Indonesia	Group stage
2025	Qatar	To be determined

Results by confederation

AFC

	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Teams	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	9	77
Top 32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		24
Top 8	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	1		19
Top 4	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4
Top 2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
1st																					1
2nd																					0
3rd																					0
4th																					3

CAF

	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Teams	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	10	76
Top 32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	4	2	3	3	3		22
Top 8	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	2	2	2	0	2		28
Top 4	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1		20
Top 2	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0		13
1st																					7
2nd																					6
3rd																					4
4th																					3

CONCACAF

	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Teams	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	8	75
Top 32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	2	2	3	1	2		17
Top 8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0		18
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0		6
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		4
1st																					2
2nd																					2
3rd																					0
4th																					2

CONMEBOL

	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Teams	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	7	75
Top 32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	4	3	3	3	5	4		29
Top 8	1	0	2	2	1	3	2	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2		36
Top 4	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	1		19
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		7
1st																					4
2nd																					3
3rd																					6
4th																					6

OFC

	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Teams	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	26
Top 32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		3
Top 8	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
1st																					0
2nd																					1
3rd																					0
4th																					0

UEFA

	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	Total
Teams	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	11	88
Top 32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	3	4	5	4	4	4		33
Top 8	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	0	1	2	2	4	4	3	1	2	3	4	3		43
Top 4	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2		26
Top 2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2		12
1st																					5
2nd																					7
3rd																					9
4th																					5

Awards

Tournament	Golden Ball	Golden Boot	Goals	Golden Glove	Fair Play
1985 China	William	Marcel Witeczek	8	Not awarded	West Germany
1987 Canada	Philip Osundu	Moussa Traoré	5		Soviet Union
1989 Scotland	James Will	Fode Camara	3		Bahrain
1991 Italy	Nii Lamptey	Adriano	4		Argentina
1993 Japan	Daniel Addo	Wilson Oruma	6		Nigeria
1995 Ecuador	Mohamed Kathiri	Daniel Allsopp	5		Brazil
1997 Egypt	Sergio Santamaría	David	7		Argentina
1999 New Zealand	Landon Donovan	Ishmael Addo	7		Mexico
2001 Trinidad and Tobago	Florent Sinama Pongolle	Florent Sinama Pongolle	9		Nigeria
2003 Finland	Cesc Fàbregas	Cesc Fàbregas	5		Costa Rica
2005 Peru	Anderson	Carlos Vela	5		North Korea
2007 South Korea	Toni Kroos	Macauley Chrisantus	7		Costa Rica
2009 Nigeria	Sani Emmanuel	Borja	5	Benjamin Siegrist	Nigeria
2011 Mexico	Julio Gómez	Souleymane Coulibaly	9	Jonathan Cubero	Japan
2013 United Arab Emirates	Kelechi Iheanacho	Valmir Berisha	7	Dele Alampasu	Nigeria
2015 Chile	Kelechi Nwakali	Victor Osimhen	10	Samuel Diarra	Ecuador
2017 India	Phil Foden	Rhian Brewster	8	Gabriel Brazão	Brazil
2019 Brazil	Gabriel Veron	Sontje Hansen	6	Matheus Donelli	Ecuador
2023 Indonesia	Paris Brunner	Agustín Ruberto	8	Paul Argney	England
2025 Qatar

Team: tournament position

Most championships

5;  Nigeria (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)

Most finishes in the top two

8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)

Most finishes in the top three

8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015),  Brazil (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)

Most World Cup appearances

18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993) and  United States (every tournament except 2013)

Most second-place finishes

4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)

Most third-place finishes

3;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2003)

Most fourth-place finishes

3;  Argentina (2001, 2013, 2023)

Most third–fourth-place finishes

6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships

2;  Brazil (1997–1999),  Nigeria (2013–2015)

Most consecutive finishes in the top two

4;  Ghana (1991–1997)

Most consecutive finishes in the top three

5;  Ghana (1991–1999)

Most consecutive finishes in the top four

5;  Ghana (1991–1999)

Most consecutive finals tournaments

14;  United States (1985–2011),  Brazil (1995–2023)

Most consecutive second-place finishes

no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments

Most consecutive third-place finishes

no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments

Most consecutive fourth-place finishes

no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments

Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes

2;  Argentina (2001–2003)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles

16 years;  Brazil (2003–2019)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two

14 years;  Brazil (2005–2019)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three

22 years;  Germany (1985–2007)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four

18 years;  France (2001–2019)

Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals

26 years;  Soviet Union, later continued by  Russia (1987–2013)

Host team

Best finish by a host team

Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)

Worst finish by a host team

Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)

Defending champions

Best finish by defending champions

Champions;  Brazil (1999),  Nigeria (2015)

Worst finish by defending champions

Did not qualify;  Soviet Union (1989),  Saudi Arabia (1991),  France (2003),  Mexico (2007),   Switzerland (2011),  Nigeria (2017),  England (2019)

Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament

Quarter-finals;  Brazil (2001)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team

Champions;  Nigeria (1985),  Soviet Union (1987),   Switzerland (2009)

Other

Most finishes in the top two, never become champions

4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)

Most finishes in the top four, never become champions

6;  Spain (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)

Most appearances, never become champions

18;  United States (all except 2013)

Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two

6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

Most appearances, never finish in the top two

18;  United States (all except 2013)

Most appearances, never finish in the top four

10;  Costa Rica (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)

All time

Most appearances in the group stage

18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993),  United States (every tournament except 2013)

Most progression from the group stage

16;  Brazil (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)

Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage

7;  Brazil (1995–2007)

Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage

8;  Canada (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

Most matches played

94;  Brazil

Fewest matches played

3;  Sudan,  Finland,  Togo,  Sierra Leone,  Rwanda,  Yemen,  Denmark,  Algeria,  Malawi,  South Africa,  India,  Solomon Islands,  Indonesia

Most wins

62;  Brazil

Most losses

34;  United States

Most draws

15;  Argentina

Most goals scored

208;  Brazil

Most goals conceded

110;  United States

Fewest goals scored

0;  Rwanda,  Algeria,  Solomon Islands

Fewest goals conceded

3;  Scotland,  Togo,  Rwanda

Highest goal difference

+127;  Brazil

Lowest goal difference

–81;  New Zealand

Most played final

2 times;  Brazil v  Ghana (1995, 1997),  Brazil v  Mexico (2005, 2019)

In one tournament

Most goals scored

26;  Nigeria (2013)

Most goals scored, champions

26;  Nigeria (2013)

Most goals scored, hosts

19;  Brazil (2019)

Fewest goals scored, champions

8;  Saudi Arabia (1989),  Ghana (1991),  Brazil (1999)

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored in a tournament

10; Victor Osimhen ( Nigeria) (2015)

Most goals scored in a match

4; David ( Spain, vs  New Zealand) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo ( Colombia, vs  Finland) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly ( Ivory Coast, vs  Denmark) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho ( Nigeria, vs  Mexico) (2013)

Most goals scored in one final

2; Phil Foden ( England), Sergio Gomez ( Spain) (2017)

Fastest goal in a final

3rd minute; Wilson Oruma ( Nigeria, vs  Ghana) (1993)

Latest goal from kickoff in a final

90+3rd minute; Lázaro ( Brazil, vs  Mexico) (2019)

Team

Biggest margin of victory

13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)

Most goals scored in a match, one team

13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)

Most goals scored in a match, both teams

13;  Spain 13–0 New Zealand  (1997)

Most goals scored in a final, one team

5;  England (2017)

Most goals scored in a final, both teams

7;  England 5–2 Spain  (2017)

Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams

0;  Brazil 0–0 Australia  (1999),  Nigeria 0–0 Spain  (2007)

Biggest margin of victory in a final

3;  France (2001),  Mexico (2005),  Nigeria (2013),  England (2017)

Most goals in a tournament, one team

26;  Nigeria (2013)

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament

183 goals, 2017

Fewest goals scored in a tournament

77 goals, 1989

Most goals per match in a tournament

3.52 goals per match, 2017

Fewest goals per match in a tournament

2.4 goals per match, 1989

Top scoring teams by tournament

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

World Cup	Team	Goals
1985 China	Brazil  West Germany	13
1987 Canada	Soviet Union	17
1989 Scotland	Portugal	11
1991 Italy	Spain	13
1993 Japan	Nigeria	20
1995 Ecuador	Ghana  Brazil	13
1997 Egypt	Spain	22
1999 New Zealand	Ghana	19
2001 Trinidad and Tobago	France	18
2003 Finland	Spain	16
2005 Peru	Mexico  Brazil	16
2007 South Korea	Germany	20
2009 Nigeria	Switzerland  Spain	18
2011 Mexico	Germany	24
2013 United Arab Emirates	Nigeria	26
2015 Chile	Nigeria	23
2017 India	England	23
2019 Brazil	France	22
2023 Indonesia	Argentina	19
2025 Qatar

Host records

Best performance by host(s)

Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)

Worst performance by host(s)

Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)

Had its best performance when hosting

• Champions:  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)
• Runners-up:  Scotland (1989)
• Semi-finals: none
• Quarter-finals:  China (1985),  Ecuador (1995),  Egypt (1997)
• Round of 16: none
• Group stage:  Canada (1987),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)

Penalty shoot-outs

Most shoot-outs, team, all-time

4;  Argentina,  Brazil,  France,  Nigeria

Most wins, team, all-time

3;  Germany

Most losses, team, all-time

3;  France

Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)

2;  Saudi Arabia

Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)

2;  United States

Most wins, penalty shoot-out

Team	Won	Lost	Total
Germany	3	0	3
Argentina	2	2	4
Brazil	2	2	4
Nigeria	2	2	4
Spain	2	1	3
Mexico	2	1	3
Saudi Arabia	2	0	2
France	1	3	4
Australia	1	2	3
Qatar	1	2	3
Colombia	1	1	2
Guinea	1	1	2
Bahrain	1	0	1
Chile	1	0	1
Costa Rica	1	0	1
England	1	0	1
South Korea	1	0	1
Morocco	1	0	1
Peru	1	0	1
Russia	1	0	1
Iran	0	1	1
Japan	0	1	1
Mali	0	1	1
Netherlands	0	1	1
Poland	0	1	1
Scotland	0	1	1
Senegal	0	1	1
Tajikistan	0	1	1
Turkey	0	1	1
Uruguay	0	1	1
United States	0	2	2
Total	29	29	58

See also

• FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics