U-20 football World Cup 2021

FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2021
FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2021
Number of nations	24
venue	Indonesia
Games	52

The 2021 U-20 World Cup will take place in Indonesia . This is the 23rd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup . This is the first FIFA tournament to be held in Indonesia. It will also be only the second U-20 World Cup in Southeast Asia . Malaysia had 1,997 visitors. It will also be the first FIFA tournament in the region since the 2012 Futsal World Cup in Thailand .

Choice of host

The following originally applied for hosting the tournament: Brazil (application withdrawn), Myanmar and Thailand (application withdrawn), Bahrain , Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (application withdrawn), Peru and Indonesia. On October 24, 2019, Indonesia was announced as the host after the FIFA Council meeting in Shanghai .

Venues

The Indonesian Football Association has proposed 10 stadiums in 10 cities in 7 provinces. Eight of the stadiums are on Java Island, one on Bali and one on Sumatra. Of these ten stadiums, six should be selected in March 2020, but the announcement of the venues has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

qualification

23 teams from 6 continents will qualify for the final round of the U20 World Cup. The continental U19 and U20 championships serve this purpose. Host Indonesia are automatically qualified for the finals.

• The AFC provides five participants. Indonesia are automatically qualified for the finals. The U19 Asian Cup 2020 in Uzbekistan served as a qualifying tournament for four other participants .
• The European association UEFA has five starting places. The 2020 U19 European Championship in Northern Ireland will serve as the qualifying tournament .

• The African Football Association CAF provides four participants who will be determined by the U20 Africa Cup of Nations 2021 in Mauritania .

• Four teams from CONCACAF , the football association of North America and the Caribbean, are participating. The 2020 U20 championship serves as the qualifying tournament .

• The South American Association is also entitled to four starting places. The participants in the final round will be via the U20 South American Championship in 2021 .

• The Oceania Football Confederation will receive two starting places. The participants in the final round will be determined as part of the U20 Oceania Championship 2020 .

Attendees

5 from Asia	Indonesia
5 from Europe
4 from Africa
4 from North and Central America
4 from South America
2 from Oceania

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIFA.com: FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 - News - Five expressions of interest received for hosting FIFA U-20 World Cup 2021 - FIFA.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020 (UK English). 
2. ↑ FIFA.com: Who We Are - News - FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021 - FIFA.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020 (UK English). 
3. ↑ FIFA to choose four Indonesian stadiums for 2021 U-20 World Cup. In: The Star Online. January 18, 2020, accessed on June 1, 2020 .