← Football World Cup U-17 Men's
Boys Under 17

FIFA U-17 World Cup

The world's best under-17 players. Where tomorrow's stars prove themselves today. 20 editions since 1985.

20
Editions
1985
First held
52
Teams in 2023
8
Different champions

All-Time Champions

🇧🇷
Brazil
4
titles
🇩🇪
Germany
2
titles
🇳🇬
Nigeria
2
titles
🇬🇭
Ghana
2
titles
🇲🇽
Mexico
2
titles
🇸🇦
Saudi Arabia
2
titles
🇨🇮
Côte d'Ivoire
2
titles
🇪🇸
Spain
1
title
🇵🇹
Portugal
1
title
🇫🇷
France
1
title
🇺🇸
USA
1
title

All Finals

Year 🏆 Champion Runner-Up Score Host
2023🇩🇪Germany🇫🇷France2–1Indonesia
2019🇧🇷Brazil🇲🇽Mexico2–1Brazil
2017🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England🇪🇸Spain5–2India
2015🇳🇬Nigeria🇲🇱Mali2–0Chile
2013🇳🇬Nigeria🇲🇽Mexico3–0UAE
2011🇺🇾Uruguay🇫🇷France2–0Mexico
2009🇨🇭Switzerland🇳🇬Nigeria1–0Nigeria
2007🇳🇬Nigeria🇩🇪Germany0–0 (3–0 pen)South Korea
2005🇲🇽Mexico🇧🇷Brazil3–0Peru
2003🇧🇷Brazil🇪🇸Spain1–0Finland
2001🇫🇷France🇧🇷Brazil3–0Trinidad & Tobago
1999🇪🇸Spain🇩🇪Germany4–0New Zealand
1997🇧🇷Brazil🇬🇭Ghana2–1Egypt
1995🇦🇷Argentina🇦🇷Argentina*2–0Ecuador
1993🇳🇬Nigeria🇬🇭Ghana2–1Japan
1991🇬🇭Ghana🇸🇾Syria1–0Italy
1989🇸🇦Saudi Arabia🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland2–2 (5–4 pen)Scotland
1987🇸🇸Soviet Union🇩🇪West Germany1–1 (4–2 pen)Canada
1985🇳🇬Nigeria🇩🇪West Germany2–0China

Stars Who Started Here

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Ronaldo
Part of Brazil's U-17 squad in 1993. A few years later he was the greatest striker on the planet. The pipeline is real.
Brazil · 1994–2011
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Played in the 2001 U-17 European Championship — the year before he signed for Sporting CP. The hunger was already there.
Portugal · 2003–present
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Nwankwo Kanu
Won the 1993 U-17 World Cup with Nigeria aged 16. Went on to win Champions League with Ajax and two FA Cups with Arsenal.
Nigeria · 1994–2010