2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2027 FIFA U-20 Dünya Çempionatı
2027 FIFA 20 yoshgacha bo‘lganlar jahon chempionati
Tournament details
Host countryAzerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
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The 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 25th 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.

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The tournament will be co-hosted by Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, who are both hosting their second FIFA tournament, having respectively hosted the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. It will also be the first FIFA youth tournament to be co-hosted, as well as the second FIFA tournament to be co-hosted by countries from two confederations, following the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Host selection

The following countries expressed interest in bidding:

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan were announced as the 2027 U-20 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 2 October 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland. [4] [5] [6]

Venues

It is expected that each country will host 26 matches including 18 group stage games, 4 round of 16 games, 2 quarter-finals and a semi-final.

Teams

A total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 22 teams will qualify from six separate continental competitions. On 2 October 2025, the FIFA Council approved an amended slot allocation which includes the first ever intercontinental play-off series for a FIFA youth tournament. [7] The slot for the host nation will be taken directly from the quotas allocated to their confederation.

A four-team play-off tournament will decide the final slot in the competition. The play-off slot allocation is as follows:

The competition will be held at a neutral venue and will consist of two single leg semi-finals and a final, with the winner of the final qualifying.

Qualified teams

Qualifying tournamentTeamQualification dateAppearance(s)Previous best performance
TotalFirstLastStreak
Host nationFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2 October 20251stDebut
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 6th 2003 2023 1Quarter-finals (2013, 2015)

References

  1. ↑ "O'zbekiston va Ozarbayjon 2027-yilgi FIFA U-20 Jahon chempionatini birgalikda o'tkazish bo'yicha FIFAga ariza yubordi". UFA.uz (in Uzbek). Uzbekistan Football Association. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Singapore and Indonesia express interest to co-host football's U-17, U-20 World Cup". The Straits Times. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan Submit Joint Bid to Host 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup". thediplomaticinsight.com. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Council calls for peace and takes key decisions on football governance". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Xushxabar! O'zbekiston va Ozarbayjon 2027-yilgi FIFA U-20 Jahon chempionatiga mezbonlik qiladi". UFA.uz (in Uzbek). Uzbekistan Football Association. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Azərbaycan və Özbəkistan birgə U-20-lərin dünya çempionatına ev sahibliyi edəcəklər". AFFA.az (in Azerbaijani). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "FIFA Council approves revised slot allocation for 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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