2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 23rd 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. It will be hosted by Indonesia, which will be the first FIFA tournament hosted by the country.[1] It will also be only the second U-20 World Cup to be held in Southeast Asia, first since 1997, and the first FIFA tournament in the region since the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Piala Dunia di Bawah Usia 20 Tahun FIFA 2023
Piala Dunia U-20 FIFA 2023
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)

Indonesia was originally due to host the tournament in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced FIFA to cancel the tournament, who awarded the 2023 hosting rights to the country on 24 December 2020.[2]

Ukraine will be the defending champions, having won in 2019.

Host selection
Further information: 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup § Host selection

Five bids to host the original 2021 tournament were submitted in 2019,[3] and Indonesia was announced as the winning bidder on 24 October 2019.[1]

After the 2021 tournament was cancelled, it was decided on 24 December 2020 to award the 2023 hosting rights to Indonesia.[2]

Qualified teams

A total of 24 teams will qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Indonesia which automatically qualified as hosts, 23 other teams will qualify from six separate continental competitions. Russia banned from participation due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC
(Asia)		 Host nation  Indonesia 2nd 1979 Group stage (1979)
2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
CAF
(Africa)		 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
CONCACAF
(Central, North America
and Caribbean)		 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
CONMEBOL
(South America)		 2023 South American U-20 Championship TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
OFC
(Oceania)		 2022 OFC U-19 Championship TBC
TBC
UEFA
(Europe)		 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC


Development and preparation

After being awarded hosts of the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the government of Indonesia formed the tournament's organizing committee (Indonesia FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee, or "INAFOC").[4] Indonesian president Joko Widodo appointed Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali as the committee's chair.[5]

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 and on or before 31 December 2007 will be eligible to compete in the tournament.

Each team must name a preliminary squad of between 22 and 50 players. From the preliminary squad, the team will name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad can be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.[6]

References
  1. "FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "Five expressions of interest received for hosting FIFA U-20 World Cup 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. Kukuh Wahyudi (22 February 2020). "INASFOC (sic) Telah Ditetapkan Jadi Nama Panitia, Kini PSSI Diinstruksikan Membuat Logo Piala Dunia U-20 2021" [INASFOC (sic) has been Determined as the Committee's Name, Now PSSI are Instructed to Create the 2021 U-20 World Cup's logo]. Bolalob.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. Nirmala Maulana Achmad, ed. (1 July 2020). "Zainudin Amali Ditunjuk Jadi Ketua Penyelenggara Piala Dunia U20 2021" [Zainudin Amali is Appointed as the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee Chair]. Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "Matches and Tournaments – FIFA Official Documents". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
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