2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Chile were announced as the 2025 U-20 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 17 December 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is believed the decision was made as a compensation for Chile losing hosting rights for the 2030 FIFA World Cup to Morocco, Portugal and Spain, as Chile was the only nation in the four-nation bid of Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay not included in the eventual outcome for the opening matches.{{Cite web |title=ANFP postula a Chile para organizar el Mundial Sub-20 de 2025 |url=https://www.radioagricultura.cl/deportes/anfp-postula-a-chile-para-organizar-el-mundial-sub-20-de-2025_20231206/ |access-date=21 December 2023 |website=Agricultura |language=es |date=6 December 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Scott |date=2023-12-06 |title=With a letter to FIFA: Milad applies for the U20 World Cup with the threat of resigning from Conmebol after Chile's failure at the 2030 Cup|url=https://athletistic.com/football/443123.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Athletistic |language=en-US}}

This is the second time that Chile will host the tournament, after doing so in 1987. Only Australia (1981, 1993) and Argentina (2001, 2023) have also hosted the tournament multiple times.

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On 18 December 2023, Pablo Milad, president of the Football Federation of Chile, revealed a preliminary list with 12 stadia in 10 cities. Milad also announced that between 4 and 6 stadia will be chosen by FIFA for the final tournament.{{cite news |last1=Huerta |first1=Rodrigo |title="Entre cuatro a seis recintos": Milad revela las sedes que postularán para el Mundial Sub 20 |trans-title="Between four and six stadia": Milad reveals the potential host cities for the U-20 World Cup |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/entre-cuatro-a-seis-recintos-milad-revela-las-sedes-que-postularan-para-el-mundial-sub-20-n/ |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=Diario AS |date=18 December 2023 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Ortega |first1=Claudio |title=Las diez ciudades que pelearán por ser sede del Mundial Sub 20 de Chile, sus estadios y cuántos serán finalmente elegidos |trans-title=The ten cities that will compete on hosting the U-20 World Cup in Chile, their stadis and how many will finally be chosen |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2023/12/19/1116197/sedes-estadios-chile-mundial-sub20.html |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=El Mercurio |date=19 December 2023 |language=es}}

A total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Chile, who qualified automatically as the hosts, 23 other teams qualify through six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation remain unchanged from the previous editions and was confirmed by the FIFA Council on the same day the host country was announced.

• AFC (Asia): 4
• CAF (Africa): 4
• CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 4
• CONMEBOL (South America): 5 (including the hosts Chile)
• OFC (Oceania): 2
• UEFA (Europe): 5

New Caledonia will make their debut in the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/news/articles/new-caledonia-new-zealand-qualify-2025-fifa-u-20-world-cup|title=New Caledonia and New Zealand qualify for 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup|publisher=FIFA|date=16 July 2024|access-date=24 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lnc.nc/article/nouvelle-caledonie/sports/football/mondial-2025-la-caledonie-qualifiee-au-bout-du-suspense-face-aux-salomon|title=Mondial 2025 : la Calédonie qualifiée au bout du suspense face aux Salomon|trans-title=World Cup 2025: Caledonia qualify after a thriller against the Solomons|work=Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes|last=Guillot|first=Pierre|date=15 July 2024|access-date=24 July 2024|language=fr}} Of the returnees, Australia, Cuba, Chile, Paraguay, and Spain will make a 10-year return as they last qualified in 2013. Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Panama, Norway, and Ukraine will make a return from 2019.

Regarding the absentees, reigning champions Uruguay failed to qualify for the first time since 2005. Honduras and Ecuador failed to qualify after appearing in the last four and three consecutive editions respectively. From UEFA, Israel failed to qualify this time around after finishing 3rd place in the last edition. Dominican Republic, England, Fiji, Guatemala, Iraq, Slovakia and Uzbekistan failed to qualify after appearing in 2023.

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Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2009 (inclusive) are eligible to compete in the tournament.

The 24 teams involved will be organised into four pots of six teams based on a performance ranking system, in order to be subsequently drawn into six groups of four teams. The hosts Chile were automatically seeded to Pot 1 and assigned into the first position of Group A, while the remaining teams were seeded into pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-20 World Cups (with more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), and with five bonus points added to each of the 6 continental champions from the qualifying tournaments, as follows:

The draw will take place approximately three months prior to the start of the competition, which would be late June 2025.{{cite web |title=Regulations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/26983ccd3059721a/original/Regulations-for-the-FIFA-U20-World-Cup-Chile-2025_EN.pdf |publisher=FIFA |access-date=14 February 2025}}

The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.

All times are local, Chile Summer Time (UTC–3).

The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Article 13.1):

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| points obtained among games between tied teams;

| goal difference among games between tied teams;

| goals scored among games between tied teams;

| goal difference in all group matches;

| goals scored in all group matches;

| fair play points: {{unordered list

| first yellow card: –1 point;

| indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;

| direct red card: –4 points;

| yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;

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| drawing of lots.

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The Emblem draws inspiration from Chile’s unique geography and heritage. The design prominently features elements such as the Andes Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, and the vibrant colors of Chilean culture, reflecting the nation’s deep love for football. The emblem is expected to resonate with both local fans and the global football community.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/chile-2025/articles/brand-launch|title=Brand launched for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025|publisher=FIFA|date=30 January 2025|access-date=5 February 2025}}

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• {{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/chile-2025}}
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