National team appearances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup

This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals.

Debut of national teams

Year	Debutants
1985	Argentina  Australia  Bolivia  Brazil  China PR  Congo  Costa Rica  Guinea  Hungary  Italy  Mexico  Nigeria  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  United States  West Germany[1]
1987	Canada  Ivory Coast  Ecuador  Egypt  France  South Korea  Soviet Union[2]
1989	Bahrain  Colombia  Cuba  East Germany  Ghana  Portugal  Scotland
1991	Spain  Sudan  United Arab Emirates  Uruguay
1993	Chile  Czechoslovakia[3]  Japan  Poland  Tunisia
1995	Oman
1997	Austria  Mali  New Zealand  Thailand
1999	Burkina Faso  Jamaica  Paraguay
2001	Croatia  Iran  Trinidad and Tobago
2003	Cameroon  Finland  Sierra Leone  Yemen
2005	Gambia  North Korea  Netherlands  Peru  Turkey
2007	Belgium  England  Haiti  Honduras  Syria  Tajikistan[2]  Togo
2009	Algeria  Malawi   Switzerland
2011	Czech Republic[3]  Denmark  Panama  Rwanda  Uzbekistan[2]
2013	Iraq  Morocco  Russia[2]  Slovakia[3]  Sweden  Venezuela
2015	South Africa
2017	India

Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place
• QF — Quarterfinals (1985-2005: first group stage, and since 2007: second group stage; final 8)
• R2 — Round 2 (since 2007: 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	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)
Algeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•
Argentina	R1	•	QF	3rd	R1	3rd	QF	•	4th	3rd	•	QF	R2	R2	4th	R1
Australia	QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF	•	2nd	QF	R1	R1	•	•	R2	•	R2
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Bahrain	•	•	4th	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	3rd
Bolivia	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Brazil	3rd	R1	QF	QF	•	2nd	1st	1st	QF	1st	2nd	R2	R1	4th	QF	QF
Burkina Faso	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Canada	•	R1	R1	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
China PR	QF	•	R1	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•
Chile	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2
Ivory Coast	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	QF	•
Colombia	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	4th	•	R2	4th	•	•	•
Congo	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•
Costa Rica	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	QF	QF	QF	R2	R1	•	•	QF
Croatia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF
Cuba	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Czech Republic	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Denmark	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
East Germany	•	•	QF	•
Ecuador	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	QF
Egypt	•	R1	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
England	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R1
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
France	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R2
Gambia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•
Germany	2nd	•	•	QF	•	R1	4th	R1	•	•	•	3rd	R2	3rd	•	R2
Ghana	•	•	R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	R1	4th	•	•	•	•
Guinea	4th	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
Haiti	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•
Honduras	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	QF	R1
Hungary	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R2	•	R2	•
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Italy	R1	4th	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	R2	•
Jamaica	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Japan	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	R1	QF	R2	•
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•	R1	•	R2
Mali	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd
Mexico	R1	R1	•	R1	R1	•	R1	QF	•	QF	1st	•	R2	1st	2nd	4th
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•
Malawi	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	R1	•	•
New Zealand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	R1	R2	R2	R1	R2
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF	•	1st	QF	•	•	2nd	R1	•	1st	2nd	•	1st	1st
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	4th	QF	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Panama	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	•
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
Peru	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•
Poland	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Portugal	•	•	3rd	•	•	QF	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•
Qatar	R1	QF	•	4th	R1	R1	•	QF	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•
Russia	•	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R2
Rwanda	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Saudi Arabia	QF	R1	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Scotland	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Slovakia	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•
South Africa	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
South Korea	•	QF	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	R2
Spain	•	•	•	2nd	•	R1	3rd	R1	R1	2nd	•	2nd	3rd	•	•	•
Sudan	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Sweden	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	•
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	R1
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Tajikistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•
Togo	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•
Trinidad and Tobago	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	•
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	QF	•	•	•
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	R1	•
United States	R1	R1	R1	QF	QF	R1	R1	4th	R1	QF	QF	R2	R2	R2	•	R1
Uruguay	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	R1	•	QF	2nd	QF	•
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Yemen	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•

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	3 (1997, 1999, 2003)	2 (1995, 2005)	1 (1985)	1 (2011)
Ghana	2 (1991, 1995)	2 (1993, 1997)	1 (1999)	1 (2007)
Mexico	2 (2005, 2011)	1 (2013)		1 (2015)
Russia	1 (1987)
Saudi Arabia	1 (1989)
France	1 (2001)
Switzerland	1 (2009)
Spain		3 (1991, 2003, 2007)	2 (1997, 2009)
Germany		1 (1985)	2 (2007, 2011)	1 (1997)
Scotland		1 (1989)
Australia		1 (1999)
Uruguay		1 (2011)
Mali		1 (2015)
Argentina			3 (1991, 1995, 2003)	2 (2001, 2013)
Ivory Coast			1 (1987)
Portugal			1 (1989)
Chile			1 (1993)
Burkina Faso			1 (2001)
Netherlands			1 (2005)
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)

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

Results of host nations

Year	Host Nation	Finish
1985	China PR	Quarter-finals
1987	Canada	Round 1
1989	Scotland	Runners-up
1991	Italy	Round 1
1993	Japan	Quarter-finals
1995	Ecuador	Quarter-finals
1997	Egypt	Quarter-finals
1999	New Zealand	Round 1
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Round 1
2003	Finland	Round 1
2005	Peru	Round 1
2007	South Korea	Round 1
2009	Nigeria	Runners-up
2011	Mexico	Champions
2013	United Arab Emirates	Round 1
2015	Chile	Round 2
2017	India	TBD

See also

• National team appearances in the FIFA U-20 World Cup

Notes

1. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977-1991) to Germany.
2. 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.
3. 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.