- National team appearances in the FIFA U-20 World Cup
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This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals.
Contents
Debut of national teams
Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
- Legend
- 1st — Champions
- 2nd — Runners-up
- 3rd — Third place
- 4th — Fourth place
- QF — Quarterfinals (1979-1995: first group stage, and since 1997: second group stage; final 8)
- R2 — Round 2 (since 1997: knockout round of 16)
- R1 — Round 1
- • — Did not qualify
- — Did not enter / Withdrew
- 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 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)Algeria
QF • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Angola
• • R2 • • • • • Argentina
• 1st R1 2nd • • QF R1 • 1st 1st R2 1st 4th 1st 1st • QF Australia
• QF R1 R1 R1 • 4th 4th QF R2 R1 R2 R2 R1 • R1 R1 Austria
R1 • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • 4th • R1 Bahrain
• • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • Belgium
• • • • • • • • • • R2 • • • • • • • Benin
R1 • • • Brazil
3rd • QF 1st 1st QF 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd QF QF QF 1st 3rd R2 2nd 1st Bulgaria
• • • • QF QF • • • • • • • • • • • • Team 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)Burkina Faso
R2 • • • • Burundi
R1 • • • • • • • • Cameroon
• R1 • • • • • R1 QF • R2 • • • • R1 R2 Canada
• R1 • • R1 R1 • • • • R2 • R1 R2 R1 R1 • • China PR
R1 QF • • • • • R1 • R2 • R2 • • • Chile
• • • • • 4th • • • R1 • • R1 • R2 3rd • • Côte d'Ivoire
R1 R1 • • • R1 • • R1 • • R2 • • • • Colombia
• • • • QF R1 QF • R1 • • • • 3rd R2 • • QF Congo
• • • • • • • • • R2 • • Costa Rica
• • • • • • R1 • • R1 R1 R2 R2 • • R1 4th R2 Team 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)Croatia
• • • R2 • • • • • R1 Czechoslovakia
(1977-1991) • See Czech Republic and Slovakia Czech Republic
• • • R1 • • R1 • • • • • QF R1 • 2nd R2 • East Germany
• • • • • 3rd R1 • Ecuador
• • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • • • R2 Egypt
• R1 • • • • R1 • • • • 3rd R2 R1 • R2 R2 England
• • 4th • R1 • • R1 3rd • R2 R1 • R1 • • R1 R2 Ethiopia
• • • • • R1 • • • • • Finland
• • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • France
R1 • • • • • • • • • QF • QF • • • • 4th Team 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)Gambia
R2 • • Germany
• • 1st • • 2nd • • R1 R1 • R1 R2 R1 QF • QF • Ghana
• • • • 2nd • 4th QF 2nd • • • 1st • Guatemala
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 Guinea
R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Honduras
R1 • • • • • • • • R1 • R1 • • R1 • R1 • Hungary
R1 R1 • • R1 • • • • • R1 • • • • • 3rd • Indonesia
R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Iran
R1 • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • Iraq
R1 • • • • • QF • • • • • R1 • • • • • Republic of Ireland
• • • • R1 • • R1 • • 3rd R2 • R2 • • • • Team 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)Italy
R1 • R1 • • QF • • • • • • • • QF • QF • Jamaica
• • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • Japan
• R1 • • • • • • • QF QF 2nd R1 QF R2 R2 • • Jordan
• • • • • • • R1 • • Kazakhstan
• • • R1 • • • • • • South Korea
• R1 R1 4th • • • QF R1 • R1 R1 • R2 R1 R1 QF R2 North Korea
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • R1 Malaysia
• • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • Mali
R1 • • • • 3rd • R1 • • • R1 Mexico
2nd R1 R1 R1 QF • • QF QF • R2 QF • R1 • QF • 3rd Team 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)Morocco
R1 • • • • • • • • R2 • • • 4th • • • Netherlands
• • • QF • • • • • R1 • • QF • QF • • • New Zealand
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • R1 Nigeria
• • R1 3rd R1 2nd • • • • QF • • 2nd QF R2 QF Norway
• • • • • • R1 • R1 • • • • • • • • • Panama
• • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 R1 R1 • R1 Paraguay
R1 QF • • R1 • • • • • R1 R2 4th R2 • • R2 • Poland
• 4th R1 3rd • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • Portugal
• QF • • • • 1st 1st R1 3rd • R2 • • • R2 • 2nd Qatar
• • 2nd • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • Team 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)Romania
• • 3rd • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Russia
1st 2nd • R1 4th • QF 3rd QF QF • • • • • • • • Saudi Arabia
• • • • R1 R1 R1 • R1 • • R1 • R1 • • • R2 Scotland
• • • QF • QF • • • • • • • • • R1 • • Slovakia
• • • R1 • • R1 • • • • • • R2 • • • • South Africa
• R1 • • • • • R2 • Spain
R1 QF R1 • 2nd • R1 QF • 4th QF 1st • 2nd QF QF R2 QF Sweden
• • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • Switzerland
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • Syria
R1 QF • R1 • • • • R2 • • • Team 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)Tahiti
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • Togo
• • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • Trinidad and Tobago
• • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • R1 • Tunisia
R1 • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • Turkey
• • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • R2 • • • United Arab Emirates
• • • • • • • • • • R2 • • QF • • QF • Ukraine
• • • • R2 • R2 • • • United States
• • R1 R1 • R1 4th • QF • R2 R2 R2 QF R2 QF R1 • Uruguay
4th 3rd QF QF • • • R1 QF • 2nd 4th • • • R2 R2 R1 Soviet Union
(1977-1991) • See Russia Team 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)Uzbekistan
• • • • • R1 • • R1 • Venezuela
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • Yugoslavia
• R1 • • • 1st • • West Germany
(1977-1991) • See Germany Zambia
• • • R1 • • • R2 • • Teams that have finished in the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Argentina
6 (1979, 1995, 1997, 20011, 2005, 2007) 1 (1983) — 1 (2003) Brazil
4 (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011) 3 (1991, 1995, 2009) 3 (1977, 1989, 2005) — Portugal
2 (1989, 19911) 1 (2011) 1 (1995) — Ghana
1 (2009) 2 (1993, 2001) — 1 (1987) Spain
1 (1999) 2 (1985, 2003) — 1 (1995) Russia[1]
1 (1977) 1 (1979) 1 (1991) 1 (19851) Germany[3]
1 (1981) 1 (1987) — — Yugoslavia
1 (1987) — — — Nigeria
— 2 (1989, 2005) 1 (1985) — Uruguay
— 1 (1997) 1 (1979) 2 (1977, 1989) Mexico
— 1 (1977) 1 (2011) — Czech Republic
— 1 (2007) — — Japan
— 1 (1999) — — Qatar
— 1 (1981) — — England
— — 1 (1993) 1 (1981) Poland
— — 1 (1983) 1 (1979) Chile
— — 1 (2007) 1 (19871) Colombia
— — 1 (2003) — Republic of Ireland
— — 1 (1997) — Hungary
— — 1 (2009) — Mali
— — 1 (1999) — Australia
— — — 2 (1991, 1993) France
— — — 1 (2011) Austria
— — — 1 (2007) Costa Rica
— — — 1 (2009) South Korea
— — — 1 (1983) Morocco
— — — 1 (2005) Paraguay
— — — 1 (2001) Romania
— — — 1 (1981) United States
— — — 1 (1989) - 1 = host
Results of host nations
Year Host Nation Finish 1977 Tunisia
Round 1 1979 Japan
Round 1 1981 Australia
Quarter-finals 1983 Mexico
Round 1 1985 Soviet Union
4th place 1987 Chile
4th place 1989 Saudi Arabia
Round 1 1991 Portugal
Champions 1993 Australia
4th place 1995 Qatar
Round 1 1997 Malaysia
Round 1 1999 Nigeria
Quarter-finals 2001 Argentina
Champions 2003 United Arab Emirates
Quarter-finals 2005 Netherlands
Quarter-finals 2007 Canada
Round 1 2009 Egypt
Quarter-finals 2011 Colombia
Quarter-finals Notes
- ^ a b c d e The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
- ^ The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately.
- ^ a b FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977-1991) to Germany.
- ^ a b c Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as successor teams of Czechoslovakia.
References
FIFA U-20 World Cup History Section
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