FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023: All You Need to Know

About the Tournament

The FIFA U-20 World Cup is a biennial international men's youth football championship contested by FIFA member nations' under-20 national teams.

The tournament was first held in 1977 and has been held every two years since then, except for 2021 when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament and will be hosted by Argentina.

Format

The tournament format has changed several times over the years, but the current format is as follows:

• 24 teams participate in the tournament, divided into six groups of four teams.
• The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.
• The knockout stage consists of a round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.

Past Winners

Argentina has won the tournament the most times, with six titles.

Other past winners include Brazil (five titles), Portugal (two titles), and Spain (one title).

Notable Players

Many famous players have played in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, including:

• Diego Maradona
• Lionel Messi
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Neymar
• Kylian Mbappé

2023 Tournament

The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be held in Argentina from May 20 to June 11, 2023.

The draw for the tournament was held on April 25, 2023, and the following teams were drawn:

• Group A: Argentina, Indonesia, Panama, Uzbekistan
• Group B: Ecuador, Italy, Nigeria, Senegal
• Group C: Costa Rica, Israel, New Zealand, Slovakia
• Group D: Australia, Brazil, Guatemala, Hungary
• Group E: England, Chile, South Korea, Uganda
• Group F: France, Honduras, Mali, Tahiti

The tournament is expected to be a highly competitive one, with many of the world's best young players on display.