2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2019 FIFA U-20
Tournament details
Host country
Dates	20 May – 11 June
Teams	TBD (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	TBD (in TBD host cities)

The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The bidding to host the tournament will begin in 2017.

Host selection

After earning the hosting rights for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017, India is set to continue its upward surge in international representation as the All India Football Federation plans to bid for the U-20 World Cup in the near future. According to AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, it could be as early as 2019, with the bidding process set to begin in 2017.

Speaking at Soccerex convention in Manchester, Das said, "If we are going to host the U-17 World Cup, definitely we will look to host bigger events. Going forward, we will be bidding for the Under-20 World Cup, it’s a natural progression."^[1]

Qualifying

Currently a total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament, this will be the case unless FIFA change the format. In addition to the hostwho qualify automatically, 23 other teams qualify from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	Host nation	TBD
AFC (Asia)	2018 AFC U-19 Championship	TBD TBD TBD TBD
CAF (Africa)	2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations	TBD TBD TBD TBD
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	2019 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	TBD TBD TBD TBD
CONMEBOL (South America)	2019 South American Youth Championship	TBD TBD TBD TBD
OFC (Oceania)	2018 OFC U-20 Championship	TBD TBD
UEFA (Europe)	2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

↑ Sportskeeda 9 September 2015.

External links

Official website

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Tournaments	Tunisia 1977 Japan 1979 Australia 1981 Mexico 1983 USSR 1985 Chile 1987 Saudi Arabia 1989 Portugal 1991 Australia 1993 Qatar 1995 Malaysia 1997 Nigeria 1999 Argentina 2001 UAE 2003 Netherlands 2005 Canada 2007 Egypt 2009 Colombia 2011 Turkey 2013 New Zealand 2015 South Korea 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Book Team appearances

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