2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 22nd 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. The bidding to host the tournament will begin in 2017.

Host selection

After earning the hosting rights for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017, India is set to continue its upward surge in international representation as the All India Football Federation plans to bid for the U-20 World Cup in the near future. According to AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, it could be as early as 2019, with the bidding process set to begin in 2017.

Speaking at Soccerex convention in Manchester, Das said, "If we are going to host the U-17 World Cup, definitely we will look to host bigger events. Going forward, we will be bidding for the Under-20 World Cup, it’s a natural progression."[1]

Venues

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Qualifying

Currently a total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament, this will be the case unless FIFA change the format. In addition to the hostwho qualify automatically, 23 other teams qualify from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation TBD
2018 AFC U-19 Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
CAF (Africa) 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)		 2019 CONCACAF U-20 Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
CONMEBOL (South America) 2019 South American Youth Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
OFC (Oceania) 2018 OFC U-20 Championship TBD
TBD
UEFA (Europe) 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Group Stage

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Knockout Stage

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References

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External links

  1. ↑ [1] Sportskeeda 9 September 2015.
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