# FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

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## Debut of national teams

| Year | Debuting teams | Debuting teams | Debuting teams | Successor teams |
| Year | Teams | No. | Cum. | Successor teams |
| 1977 | Austria, Brazil, France, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Morocco, Paraguay, Spain, Tunisia, Soviet Union, Uruguay | 16 | 16 | |
| 1979 | Algeria, Argentina, Canada, Guinea, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Yugoslavia | 10 | 26 | |
| 1981 | Australia, Cameroon, Egypt, England, Qatar, Romania, United States, West Germany | 8 | 34 | |
| 1983 | China, Czechoslovakia, Scotland, Netherlands, Nigeria | 5 | 39 | |
| 1985 | Bulgaria, Colombia, Republic of Ireland, Saudi Arabia | 4 | 43 | |
| 1987 | Bahrain, Chile, East Germany, Togo | 4 | 47 | |
| 1989 | Costa Rica, Mali, Norway, Syria | 4 | 51 | |
| 1991 | Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 53 | |
| 1993 | Ghana, Turkey | 2 | 55 | Russia |
| 1995 | Burundi | 1 | 56 | |
| 1997 | Belgium, Malaysia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates | 4 | 60 | |
| 1999 | Croatia, Kazakhstan, Zambia | 3 | 63 | |
| 2001 | Angola, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Jamaica, Ukraine | 6 | 69 | Czech Republic |
| 2003 | Burkina Faso, Panama, Slovakia, Uzbekistan | 4 | 73 | |
| 2005 | Benin, Switzerland | 2 | 75 | |
| 2007 | Congo, Gambia, Jordan, New Zealand, North Korea | 5 | 80 | |
| 2009 | Tahiti, Venezuela | 2 | 82 | |
| 2011 | Guatemala | 1 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Cuba, El Salvador, Greece | 3 | 86 | |
| 2015 | Fiji, Myanmar, Senegal | 3 | 89 | Serbia |
| 2017 | Vanuatu, Vietnam | 2 | 91 | |
| 2019 | None | 0 | 91 | |
| 2023 | Dominican Republic, Israel | 2 | 93 | |
| 2025 | New Caledonia | 1 | 94 | |

## Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
    As of 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Brazil | 19 | 108 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 247 | 78 | +169 | 241 |
| 2 | Argentina | 17 | 86 | 58 | 9 | 19 | 173 | 71 | +102 | 183 |
| 3 | Spain | 15 | 72 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 150 | 77 | +73 | 142 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 16 | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 | +38 | 141 |
| 5 | Portugal | 12 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 104 |
| 6 | United States | 17 | 71 | 30 | 10 | 31 | 103 | 98 | +5 | 100 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 13 | 61 | 26 | 11 | 24 | 90 | 75 | +15 | 89 |
| 8 | Ghana | 7 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 87 |
| 9 | Mexico | 16 | 65 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 90 | 72 | +18 | 84 |
| 10 | South Korea | 16 | 67 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 85 | 104 | –19 | 82 |
| 11 | Germany | 11 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 81 |
| 12 | Colombia | 11 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 79 |
| 13 | France | 8 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 69 |
| 14 | Russia | 8 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 65 |
| 15 | England | 12 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 64 |
| 16 | Australia | 15 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 63 | 89 | –26 | 63 |
| 17 | Italy | 8 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 62 |
| 18 | Japan | 11 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| 19 | Paraguay | 9 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 47 | –1 | 49 |
| 20 | Egypt | 8 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 41 |
| 21 | Chile | 6 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 48 | –1 | 41 |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 9 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 62 | –21 | 40 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 6 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 |
| 24 | Mali | 7 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 | –16 | 37 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 4 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 36 |
| 26 | Serbia | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 35 |
| 27 | Poland | 5 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 31 |
| 28 | Ecuador | 5 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 29 |
| 29 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 29 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 28 |
| 31 | Iraq | 5 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 37 | –10 | 28 |
| 32 | Senegal | 4 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | –3 | 25 |
| 33 | Hungary | 6 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | –6 | 25 |
| 34 | Cameroon | 6 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 36 | –8 | 25 |
| 35 | China | 5 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 24 |
| 36 | Venezuela | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 22 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 39 | –14 | 22 |
| 38 | New Zealand | 7 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 45 | –21 | 21 |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 35 | –10 | 18 |
| 40 | Austria | 5 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | –23 | 18 |
| 41 | Zambia | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | –1 | 17 |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | –14 | 17 |
| 43 | Canada | 8 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 50 | –34 | 17 |
| 44 | Syria | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | –10 | 16 |
| 45 | Honduras | 9 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 86 | –59 | 16 |
| 46 | Morocco | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | –4 | 15 |
| 47 | Israel | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 |
| 48 | Romania | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 13 |
| 49 | Gambia | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 13 |
| 50 | Scotland | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | –3 | 12 |
| 51 | Croatia | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | –6 | 12 |
| 52 | Turkey | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | –10 | 11 |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 11 |
| 54 | Qatar | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | –17 | 11 |
| 55 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 30 | –17 | 10 |
| 56 | Slovakia | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 9 |
| 57 | Norway | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 7 |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 59 | Iran | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | –11 | 7 |
| 60 | South Africa | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | –14 | 7 |
| 61 | Panama | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 38 | –27 | 7 |
| 62 | Tunisia | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 | –12 | 6 |
| 63 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 5 |
| 64 | Angola | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 5 |
| 65 | Algeria | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 5 |
| 66 | Congo | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 4 |
| 67 | Belgium | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | –10 | 4 |
| 68 | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| 69 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
| 70 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
| 71 | El Salvador | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 3 |
| 72 | Guatemala | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | –17 | 3 |
| 73 | North Korea | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | –18 | 3 |
| 74 | Fiji | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | –23 | 3 |
| 75 | Benin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| 76 | Jordan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
| 77 | Bahrain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| 78 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 79 | Burundi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 |
| 80 | Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 1 |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | –16 | 1 |
| 82 | Guinea | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | –18 | 1 |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 0 |
| 84 | Malaysia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
| 85 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
| 87 | Vanuatu | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 0 |
| 88 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 |
| 90 | Myanmar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
| 91 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | –16 | 0 |
| 92 | Tahiti | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | –35 | 0 |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Former countries
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| Czechoslovakia (1977–1993) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| West Germany (1977–1989) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 29 |
| East Germany (1987–1989) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 |
| Soviet Union (1977–1991) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 37 |
| Yugoslavia (1977–1991) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 13 |

## Comprehensive team results by tournament
### Legend

* 1st — Champions
* 2nd — Runners-up
* 3rd — Third place
* 4th — Fourth place
* QF — Quarter-finals
* R2 — Round 2 (since 1997; round of 16)
* R1 — Round 1 (group stage)
* • — Did not qualify
* × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
* XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
* — Hosts
* Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
| Team | Confederation | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Algeria | CAF | × | QF | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Angola | CAF | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | • | 1st | R1 | 2nd | • | • | QF | R1 | • | 1st | 1st | R2 | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | • | QF | • | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | Q | 18 |
| Australia | AFC | × | × | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | × | 4th | 4th | QF | R2 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | Q | 16 |
| Austria | UEFA | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| Bahrain | AFC | • | • | × | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Belgium | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Benin | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | × | × | × | R1 | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 3rd | • | QF | 1st | 1st | QF | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | QF | QF | QF | 1st | 3rd | R2 | 2nd | 1st | • | 2nd | • | • | QF | Q | 20 |
| Bulgaria | UEFA | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Burundi | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Cameroon | CAF | × | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Canada | CONCACAF | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 |
| Chile | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | R2 | 3rd | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | Q | 7 |
| China | AFC | × | × | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | QF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 | • | • | QF | R2 | R2 | • | QF | QF | Q | 12 |
| Congo | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 1 |
| Costa Rica | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | • | • | R1 | 4th | R2 | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | 9 |
| Croatia | UEFA | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Cuba | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
| Czech Republic | UEFA | • | • | • | QF | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | 2nd | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | CONCACAF | • | • | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | 1 |
| East Germany | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R1 | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | R1 | 3rd | R2 | • | 5 |
| Egypt | CAF | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 | R1 | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | • | • | • | • | | 8 |
| El Salvador | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| England | UEFA | • | • | 4th | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | 3rd | • | R2 | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R2 | R1 | • | 1st | • | R2 | • | 12 |
| Ethiopia | CAF | × | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Fiji | OFC | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | 2 |
| Finland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| France | UEFA | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | 4th | 1st | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | Q | 9 |
| Team | Confederation | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Gambia | CAF | × | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | 2 |
| Germany | UEFA | • | • | 1st | • | • | 2nd | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R2 | R1 | QF | • | QF | • | • | QF | R2 | • | • | • | 11 |
| Ghana | CAF | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 2nd | • | 4th | QF | 2nd | • | • | • | 1st | • | 3rd | R2 | • | • | • | | 7 |
| Greece | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Guatemala | CONCACAF | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | × | • | R1 | • | 2 |
| Guinea | CAF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 2 |
| Honduras | CONCACAF | R1 | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | 9 |
| Hungary | UEFA | R1 | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Indonesia | AFC | × | R1 | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 |
| Iran | AFC | R1 | • | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 3 |
| Iraq | AFC | R1 | • | × | • | • | • | QF | × | × | • | × | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | R1 | • | 5 |
| Israel | UEFA | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | 1 |
| Italy | UEFA | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | Q | 9 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | R1 | × | × | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | × | • | R1 | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| Jamaica | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Japan | AFC | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | 2nd | R1 | QF | R2 | R2 | • | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | Q | 12 |
| Jordan | AFC | • | • | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | UEFA | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Malaysia | AFC | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Mali | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | 3rd | • | QF | • | • | 7 |
| Mexico | CONCACAF | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | • | × | QF | QF | • | R2 | QF | • | R1 | • | QF | • | 3rd | R2 | R1 | QF | R1 | • | Q | 17 |
| Morocco | CAF | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 3 |
| Myanmar | AFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Netherlands | UEFA | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| New Caledonia | OFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| New Zealand | OFC | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | Q | 8 |
| Nigeria | CAF | × | • | • | R1 | 3rd | R1 | 2nd | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | 2nd | QF | R2 | QF | R2 | R2 | • | R2 | QF | | 13 |
| North Korea | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | × | • | 3 |
| Norway | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | Q | 4 |
| Panama | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | Q | 7 |
| Paraguay | CONMEBOL | R1 | QF | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | 4th | R2 | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | Q | 10 |
| Poland | UEFA | • | 4th | R1 | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | 5 |
| Portugal | UEFA | • | QF | • | • | • | • | 1st | 1st | R1 | 3rd | • | R2 | • | • | • | R2 | • | 2nd | R2 | QF | QF | R1 | • | • | 12 |
| Team | Confederation | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Qatar | AFC | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | 3rd | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| Romania | UEFA | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Russia | UEFA | 1st | 2nd | • | R1 | 4th | • | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | R2 | R1 | • | Q | 10 |
| Scotland | UEFA | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Senegal | CAF | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | R2 | QF | R1 | | 4 |
| Serbia | UEFA | • | R1 | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Slovakia | UEFA | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | 2 |
| South Africa | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | | 4 |
| South Korea | AFC | • | R1 | R1 | 4th | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | R2 | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | QF | • | R2 | 2nd | 4th | Q | 17 |
| Spain | UEFA | R1 | QF | R1 | • | 2nd | • | R1 | QF | • | 4th | QF | 1st | • | 2nd | QF | QF | R2 | QF | QF | • | • | • | • | Q | 16 |
| Sweden | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Switzerland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Syria | AFC | | | | | | | R1 | QF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| Tahiti | OFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | R1 | × | × | × | • | R1 | • | • | 2 |
| Togo | CAF | × | × | • | • | × | R1 | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CONCACAF | | | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Tunisia | CAF | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | | 3 |
| Turkey | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Ukraine | UEFA | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | 1st | • | Q | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| United States | CONCACAF | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | 4th | • | QF | • | R2 | R2 | R2 | QF | R2 | QF | R1 | • | R1 | QF | QF | QF | QF | Q | 18 |
| Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 4th | 3rd | QF | QF | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | 2nd | 4th | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | R1 | 2nd | R2 | 4th | R2 | 1st | • | 16 |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | QF | QF | • | • | R2 | • | 5 |
| Vanuatu | OFC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 1 |
| Venezuela | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | 2 |
| Vietnam | AFC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 1 |
| Zambia | CAF | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | | 3 |
| Team | Confederation | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |

## Teams that have finished in the top four

| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| Argentina | 6 (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007) | 1 (1983) | | 1 (2003) |
| Brazil | 5 (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011) | 4 (1991, 1995, 2009, 2015) | 3 (1977, 1989, 2005) | |
| Portugal | 2 (1989, 1991) | 1 (2011) | 1 (1995) | |
| Serbia | 2 (1987, 2015) | | | |
| Uruguay | 1 (2023) | 2 (1997, 2013) | 1 (1979) | 3 (1977, 1999, 2017) |
| Ghana | 1 (2009) | 2 (1993, 2001) | 1 (2013) | 1 (1997) |
| Spain | 1 (1999) | 2 (1985, 2003) | | 1 (1995) |
| Russia | 1 (1977) | 1 (1979) | 1 (1991) | 1 (1985) |
| Germany | 1 (1981) | 1 (1987) | | |
| England | 1 (2017) | | 1 (1993) | 1 (1981) |
| France | 1 (2013) | | | 1 (2011) |
| Ukraine | 1 (2019) | | | |
| Nigeria | | 2 (1989, 2005) | 1 (1985) | |
| Italy | | 1 (2023) | 1 (2017) | 1 (2019) |
| Mexico | | 1 (1977) | 1 (2011) | |
| South Korea | | 1 (2019) | | 2 (1983, 2023) |
| Qatar | | 1 (1981) | | |
| Japan | | 1 (1999) | | |
| Czech Republic | | 1 (2007) | | |
| Venezuela | | 1 (2017) | | |
| Mali | | | 2 (1999, 2015) | |
| Poland | | | 1 (1983) | 1 (1979) |
| Chile | | | 1 (2007) | 1 (1987) |
| Romania | | | 1 (1981) | |
| East Germany | | | 1 (1987) | |
| Republic of Ireland | | | 1 (1997) | |
| Egypt | | | 1 (2001) | |
| Colombia | | | 1 (2003) | |
| Hungary | | | 1 (2009) | |
| Ecuador | | | 1 (2019) | |
| Israel | | | 1 (2023) | |
| Australia | | | | 2 (1991, 1993) |
| United States | | | | 1 (1989) |
| Paraguay | | | | 1 (2001) |
| Morocco | | | | 1 (2005) |
| Austria | | | | 1 (2007) |
| Costa Rica | | | | 1 (2009) |
| Iraq | | | | 1 (2013) |
| Senegal | | | | 1 (2015) |
    1 = includes results representing Yugoslavia
    2 = includes results representing Soviet Union
    3 = includes results representing West Germany

## Results of defending champions

| Year | Defending champions | Finished |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | Runners-up |
| 1981 | Argentina | Group stage |
| 1983 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Brazil | Champions |
| 1987 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Portugal | Champions |
| 1993 | Portugal | Group stage |
| 1995 | Brazil | Runners-up |
| 1997 | Argentina | Champions |
| 1999 | Argentina | Round of 16 |
| 2001 | Spain | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Argentina | Fourth place |
| 2005 | Brazil | Third place |
| 2007 | Argentina | Champions |
| 2009 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Ghana | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | France | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Serbia | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | England | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Ukraine | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Uruguay | Did not qualify |

## Results of host nations

| Year | Host nation | Finish |
| 1977 | Tunisia | Group stage |
| 1979 | Japan | Group stage |
| 1981 | Australia | Quarter-finals |
| 1983 | Mexico | Group stage |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | Fourth place |
| 1987 | Chile | Fourth place |
| 1989 | Saudi Arabia | Group stage |
| 1991 | Portugal | Champions |
| 1993 | Australia | Fourth place |
| 1995 | Qatar | Group stage |
| 1997 | Malaysia | Group stage |
| 1999 | Nigeria | Quarter-finals |
| 2001 | Argentina | Champions |
| 2003 | United Arab Emirates | Quarter-finals |
| 2005 | Netherlands | Quarter-finals |
| 2007 | Canada | Group stage |
| 2009 | Egypt | Quarter-finals |
| 2011 | Colombia | Quarter-finals |
| 2013 | Turkey | Round of 16 |
| 2015 | New Zealand | Round of 16 |
| 2017 | South Korea | Round of 16 |
| 2019 | Poland | Round of 16 |
| 2023 | Argentina | Round of 16 |
| 2025 | Chile | to be determined |

## Results of confederations
### AFC

| | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Teams | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 26 |
| Top 8 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 19 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 6 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 3 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |

### CAF

| | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Teams | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 79 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 39 |
| Top 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 24 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 13 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |

### CONCACAF

| | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Teams | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 78 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 25 |
| Top 8 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 19 |
| Top 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| Top 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |

### CONMEBOL

| | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | | 48 |
| Top 8 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 47 |
| Top 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 33 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 20 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |

### OFC

| | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Teams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 6 |
| Top 8 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |

### UEFA

| | 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) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Teams | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 143 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 61 |
| Top 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 63 |
| Top 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 34 |
| Top 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 17 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |

## Awards

At the end of each FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.
There are four awards:
* the Golden Ball (commercially termed "adidas Golden Ball") for best player assigned by members of the media;
* the Golden Boot (commercially termed "adidas Golden Boot" for best scorer;
* the Golden Glove Award (commercially termed "adidas Golden Glove" for the best goalkeeper assigned since 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup;
* the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play;

### Golden Ball

The Adidas Golden Ball award is awarded to the player who plays the most outstanding football during the tournament. It is selected by the media poll. Since the 2007 tournament, those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively.
| World Cup | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| 1977 Tunisia | Volodymyr Bessonov | Júnior Brasília | Cléber |
| 1979 Japan | Diego Maradona | Julio César Romero | Ramón Díaz |
| 1981 Australia | Romulus Gabor | Michael Zorc | Roland Wohlfarth |
| 1983 Mexico | Geovani | Roberto Oscar Zárate | Luis Islas |
| 1985 Soviet Union | Paulo Silas | Gérson | Juan Carlos Unzué |
| 1987 Chile | Robert Prosinečki | Zvonimir Boban | Marcel Witeczek |
| 1989 Saudi Arabia | Bismarck | Kasey Keller | Christopher Nwosu |
| 1991 Portugal | Emílio Peixe | Giovane Élber | Paulo Torres |
| 1993 Australia | Adriano | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1995 Qatar | Caio | Dani | Joaquín Irigoytía |
| 1997 Malaysia | Nicolás Olivera | Marcelo Zalayeta | Pablo Aimar |
| 1999 Nigeria | Seydou Keita | Pius Ikedia | Pablo Couñago |
| 2001 Argentina | Javier Saviola | Andrés D'Alessandro | Djibril Cissé |
| 2003 United Arab Emirates | Ismail Matar | Dudu | Dani Alves |
| 2005 Netherlands | Lionel Messi | John Obi Mikel | Taye Taiwo |
| 2007 Canada | Sergio Agüero | Maxi Moralez | Giovani dos Santos |
| 2009 Egypt | Dominic Adiyiah | Alex Teixeira | Giuliano |
| 2011 Colombia | Henrique Almeida | Nélson Oliveira | Jorge Enríquez |
| 2013 Turkey | Paul Pogba | Nicolás López | Clifford Aboagye |
| 2015 New Zealand | Adama Traoré | Danilo | Sergej Milinković-Savić |
| 2017 South Korea | Dominic Solanke | Federico Valverde | Yangel Herrera |
| 2019 Poland | Lee Kang-in | Serhiy Buletsa | Gonzalo Plata |
| 2023 Argentina | Cesare Casadei | Alan Matturro | Lee Seung-won |
| 2025 Chile | | | |

### Golden Boot

The Golden Boot (known commercially as the Adidas Golden Shoe) is awarded to the top goalscorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists made and, if still tied, less playing minutes recorded during the tournament.
| World Cup | Golden Boot | Goals | Silver Boot | Goals | Bronze Boot | Goals |
| 1977 Tunisia | Guina | 4 | Hussein Saeed | 3 | Luis Plascencia | 3 |
| 1979 Japan | Ramón Díaz | 8 | Diego Maradona | 6 | Andrzej Palasz | 5 |
| 1981 Australia | Mark Koussas | 4 | Taher Amer | 4 | Ralf Loose | 4 |
| 1983 Mexico | Geovani | 6 | Joachim Klemenz | 5 | Jorge Luis Gabrich | 4 |
| 1985 Soviet Union | Sebastián Losada | 3 | Fernando | 3 | Odiaka Monday | 3 |
| 1987 Chile | Marcel Witeczek | 7 | Davor Šuker | 6 | Camilo Pino | 5 |
| 1989 Saudi Arabia | Oleg Salenko | 5 | Marcelo Henrique | 3 | Christopher Ohen | 3 |
| 1991 Portugal | Sergei Sherbakov | 5 | Ismael Urzaiz | 4 | Pedro Pineda | 4 |
| 1993 Australia | Henry Zambrano | 3 | Chris Faklaris | 3 | Vicente Nieto | 3 |
| 1995 Qatar | Joseba Etxeberria | 7 | Caio | 5 | Dani | 4 |
| 1997 Malaysia | Adaílton | 10 | David Trezeguet | 5 | Kostas Salapasidis | 4 |
| 1999 Nigeria | Pablo Couñago | 5 | Mahamadou Dissa | 5 | Taylor Twellman | 4 |
| 2001 Argentina | Javier Saviola | 11 | Adriano | 6 | Djibril Cissé | 6 |
| 2003 United Arab Emirates | Eddie Johnson | 4 | Daisuke Sakata | 4 | Fernando Cavenaghi | 4 |
| 2005 Netherlands | Lionel Messi | 6 | Fernando Llorente | 5 | Oleksandr Aliyev | 5 |
| 2007 Canada | Sergio Agüero | 6 | Adrián | 5 | Maxi Moralez | 4 |
| 2009 Egypt | Dominic Adiyiah | 8 | Vladimir Koman | 5 | Aarón | 4 |
| 2011 Colombia | Henrique Almeida | 5 | Álvaro Vázquez | 5 | Alexandre Lacazette | 5 |
| 2013 Turkey | Ebenezer Assifuah | 6 | Bruma | 5 | Jesé | 5 |
| 2015 New Zealand | Viktor Kovalenko | 5 | Bence Mervo | 5 | Marc Stendera | 4 |
| 2017 South Korea | Riccardo Orsolini | 5 | Josh Sargent | 4 | Jean-Kévin Augustin | 4 |
| 2019 Poland | Erling Haaland | 9 | Danylo Sikan | 4 | Amadou Sagna | 4 |
| 2023 Argentina | Cesare Casadei | 7 | Marcos Leonardo | 5 | Óscar Cortés | 4 |
| 2025 Chile | | | | |

### Golden Glove

The Golden Glove is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
| World Cup | Golden Gloves |
| 2009 Egypt | Esteban Alvarado |
| 2011 Colombia | Mika |
| 2013 Turkey | Guillermo de Amores |
| 2015 New Zealand | Predrag Rajković |
| 2017 South Korea | Freddie Woodman |
| 2019 Poland | Andriy Lunin |
| 2023 Argentina | Sebastiano Desplanches |
| 2025 Chile | |

### FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA Fair Play Award is given to the team who has the best fair play record during the tournament with the criteria set by FIFA Fair Play Committee.
| Tournament | FIFA Fair Play Award |
| 1977 Tunisia | Brazil |
| 1979 Japan | Poland |
| 1981 Australia | Australia |
| 1983 Mexico | South Korea |
| 1985 USSR | Colombia |
| 1987 Chile | West Germany |
| 1989 Saudi Arabia | United States |
| 1991 Portugal | Soviet Union |
| 1993 Australia | England |
| 1995 Qatar | Japan |
| 1997 Malaysia | Argentina |
| 1999 Nigeria | Croatia |
| 2001 Argentina | Argentina |
| 2003 United Arab Emirates | Colombia |
| 2005 Netherlands | Colombia |
| 2007 Canada | Japan |
| 2009 Egypt | Brazil |
| 2011 Colombia | Nigeria |
| 2013 Turkey | Spain |
| 2015 New Zealand | Ukraine |
| 2017 South Korea | Mexico |
| 2019 Poland | Japan |
| 2023 Argentina | United States |
| 2025 Chile | |

## Records and statistics
### Most World Cup appearances

    19, Brazil, as of 2023

### Most consecutive finals tournaments

    16, Brazil (1981–2011)

### Most tournament wins (player)

    2, three players:
* Fernando Brassard ( Portugal; 1989 and 1991)
* João Vieira Pinto ( Portugal; 1989 and 1991)
* Sergio Agüero ( Argentina; 2005 and 2007)

### Largest win margin in one match

    12 goals ( Norway 12–0 Honduras, 30 May 2019)

### Most goals scored in a match by a single player

    9 goals (Erling Haaland for Norway against Honduras, 30 May 2019)