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FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

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This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Debut of national teams

More information Year, Debuting teams ...

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 the 2023 tournament.

More information Rank, Team ...

Teams that have finished in the top four

More information Team, Titles ...
1 = includes results representing Soviet Union
2 = includes results representing West Germany

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R2 – Round 2 (since 2007: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 – Round 1
  •    – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew
  •  X  – Disqualified
  • 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.

More information Team, Confederation ...

Results of defending champions

More information Year, Defending champions ...

Results of host nations

More information Year, Host nation ...

Results by confederation

AFC

More information 1985 (16), 1987 (16) ...

CAF

More information 1985 (16), 1987 (16) ...

CONCACAF

More information 1985 (16), 1987 (16) ...

CONMEBOL

More information 1985 (16), 1987 (16) ...

OFC

More information 1985 (16), 1987 (16) ...

UEFA

More information 1985 (16), 1987 (16) ...

Awards

Team: tournament position

Most championships
5;  Nigeria (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top two
8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top three
8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015),  Brazil (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)
Most World Cup appearances
18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993) and  United States (every tournament except 2013)
Most second-place finishes
4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most third-place finishes
3;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2003)
Most fourth-place finishes
3;  Argentina (2001, 2013, 2023)
Most third–fourth-place finishes
6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships
2;  Brazil (1997–1999),  Nigeria (2013–2015)
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
4;  Ghana (1991–1997)
Most consecutive finishes in the top three
5;  Ghana (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
5;  Ghana (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finals tournaments
14;  United States (1985–2011),  Brazil (1995–2023)
Most consecutive second-place finishes
no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third-place finishes
no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes
2;  Argentina (2001–2003)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles
16 years;  Brazil (2003–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
14 years;  Brazil (2005–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
22 years;  Germany (1985–2007)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
18 years;  France (2001–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals
26 years;  Soviet Union, later continued by  Russia (1987–2013)

Host team

Best finish by a host team
Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)
Worst finish by a host team
Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)

Defending champions

Best finish by defending champions
Champions;  Brazil (1999),  Nigeria (2015)
Worst finish by defending champions
Did not qualify;  Soviet Union (1989),  Saudi Arabia (1991),  France (2003),  Mexico (2007),   Switzerland (2011),  Nigeria (2017),  England (2019)
Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament
Quarter-finals;  Brazil (2001)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team
Champions;  Nigeria (1985),  Soviet Union (1987),   Switzerland (2009)

Other

Most finishes in the top two, never become champions
4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most finishes in the top four, never become champions
6;  Spain (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)
Most appearances, never become champions
18;  United States (all except 2013)
Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two
6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)
Most appearances, never finish in the top two
18;  United States (all except 2013)
Most appearances, never finish in the top four
10;  Costa Rica (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)

All time

Most appearances in the group stage
18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993),  United States (every tournament except 2013)
Most progression from the group stage
16;  Brazil (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)
Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage
7;  Brazil (1995–2007)
Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage
8;  Canada (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

Most matches played
94;  Brazil
Fewest matches played
3;  Sudan,  Finland,  Togo,  Sierra Leone,  Rwanda,  Yemen,  Denmark,  Algeria,  Malawi,  South Africa,  India,  Solomon Islands,  Indonesia
Most wins
62;  Brazil
Most losses
34;  United States
Most draws
15;  Argentina
Most goals scored
208;  Brazil
Most goals conceded
110;  United States
Fewest goals scored
0;  Rwanda,  Algeria,  Solomon Islands
Fewest goals conceded
3;  Scotland,  Togo,  Rwanda
Highest goal difference
+127;  Brazil
Lowest goal difference
–81;  New Zealand
Most played final
2 times;  Brazil v  Ghana (1995, 1997),  Brazil v  Mexico (2005, 2019)

In one tournament

Most goals scored
26;  Nigeria (2013)
Most goals scored, champions
26;  Nigeria (2013)
Most goals scored, hosts
19;  Brazil (2019)
Fewest goals scored, champions
8;  Saudi Arabia (1989),  Ghana (1991),  Brazil (1999)

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored in a tournament
10; Victor Osimhen ( Nigeria) (2015)
Most goals scored in a match
4; David ( Spain, vs  New Zealand) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo ( Colombia, vs  Finland) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly ( Ivory Coast, vs  Denmark) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho ( Nigeria, vs  Mexico) (2013)
Most goals scored in one final
2; Phil Foden ( England), Sergio Gomez ( Spain) (2017)
Fastest goal in a final
3rd minute; Wilson Oruma ( Nigeria, vs  Ghana) (1993)
Latest goal from kickoff in a final
90+3rd minute; Lázaro ( Brazil, vs  Mexico) (2019)

Team

Biggest margin of victory
13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a match, one team
13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
13;  Spain 13–0 New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a final, one team
5;  England (2017)
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
7;  England 5–2 Spain  (2017)
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
0;  Brazil 0–0 Australia  (1999),  Nigeria 0–0 Spain  (2007)
Biggest margin of victory in a final
3;  France (2001),  Mexico (2005),  Nigeria (2013),  England (2017)
Most goals in a tournament, one team
26;  Nigeria (2013)

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament
183 goals, 2017
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
77 goals, 1989
Most goals per match in a tournament
3.52 goals per match, 2017
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.4 goals per match, 1989

Top scoring teams by tournament

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Host records

Best performance by host(s)
Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)
Worst performance by host(s)
Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)
Had its best performance when hosting

Penalty shoot-outs

Most shoot-outs, team, all-time
4;  Argentina,  Brazil,  France,  Nigeria
Most wins, team, all-time
3;  Germany
Most losses, team, all-time
3;  France
Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)
2;  Saudi Arabia
Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)
2;  United States

Most wins, penalty shoot-out

More information Team, Won ...

See also


References

  1. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1985–1989) to Germany.
  2. The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were once 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.
  4. includes results representing West Germany.
  5. includes results representing Soviet Union.
  6. includes results representing Czechoslovakia.
  7. Australia represented OFC before 2006.

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