2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2021 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 between 20 May and 12 June 2021,[1] which will be the first FIFA tournament hosted by the country.[2]
| Piala Dunia di Bawah Usia 20 Tahun 2021 Piala Dunia U-20 2021 Piala Dunia U-20 FIFA 2021 | |
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| Dates | 20 May – 12 June[1] |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Ukraine are the defending champions.
Host selection
Five bids to host the tournament were submitted per 23 May 2019.[3] On 4 September 2019 there were three active bids under consideration.[4] On 23 October 2019 it was reported that Brazil withdrew their bid due to low winning chances.[5] The next day, Indonesia was announced as the winning bidder after the FIFA Council meeting in Shanghai, China.[2]
Indonesia had never hosted any FIFA tournament before, however had co-hosted the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and solely hosted the 1962 and 2018 Asian Games.
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Peru had hosted one FIFA tournament, the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. They originally won the bid to host the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup but later withdrawn by FIFA.
- Withdrawn bids
Thailand had hosted the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup while Myanmar had never hosted any FIFA tournament.
The joint bid of Myanmar and Thailand was withdrawn in favor of the Indonesian bid on 27 August 2019.[6]
Bahrain had never hosted any FIFA tournament. Saudi Arabia had hosted four FIFA tournaments, the last three were the first three editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup, originally King Fahd Cup, named after the then-Saudi king. United Arab Emirates had held seven FIFA tournaments, namely the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and four FIFA Club World Cups (2009, 2010, 2017, and 2018). Saudi and UAE were also the only countries in the bidding process to had hosted the U-20 World Cup before, in 1989 and 2003 respectively.
The joint bid of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and UAE was left out from the list of FIFA U-20 World Cup bidders on 4 September 2019.[4]
Brazil had the most impressive record of hosting FIFA tournaments among the bidding countries; it had hosted two men's senior FIFA World Cups (1950 and 2014), the 2016 Olympic men's and women's football tournaments, the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was about to host the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup during the bidding process. It also hosted the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup and the first three editions of the FIFA-organized Beach Soccer World Cup (2005, 2006, and 2007), to make a total of 11 FIFA tournaments hosted.
Brazil withdrew on 23 October 2019 due to expectations of low winning chances according to Brazilian network Rede Globo.[5] Had they won this bid, they would have become the first country to host all categories of FIFA-organized men's tournament (senior, U-20, U-17, Futsal, Club, and Beach Soccer).
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.
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| AFC (Asia) (Host + 4 teams) |
Host nation | |
2nd | 1979 | Group stage (1979) |
| 2020 AFC U-19 Championship | TBD | ||||
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| CAF (Africa) (4 teams) |
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | TBD | |||
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| TBD | |||||
| CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) (4 teams) |
2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| CONMEBOL (South America) (4 teams) |
2021 South American U-20 Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| OFC (Oceania) (2 teams) |
2020 OFC U-19 Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| UEFA (Europe) (5 teams) |
2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD |
Venues
The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has proposed 10 stadiums across 10 cities in 7 provinces and two time zones. Four of them are located in regencies instead of cities; Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Cikarang (Bekasi Regency), Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong (Bogor Regency), Jalak Harupat Stadium in Soreang (Bandung Regency), and Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar (Gianyar Regency) – the only proposed venue to be outside of WIB time zone (UTC+7). Eight are located in the island of Java (four of which are built inside the Jakarta metropolitan area), one in Sumatra, and one in Bali. West Java had the most proposed venues with four; in Cikarang, Cibinong, Soreang, and Bekasi City (Patriot Stadium).[7]
Among these venues, six would be selected to eventually host the tournament. The announcement was to be held in March 2020,[8] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed to later that year. On 26 June 2020, the PSSI announced the selected 6 venues.[9] All West Java venues but Soreang were not selected, along with Mandala Krida Stadium in Yogyakarta. The selection will be approved by FIFA sometime in September 2020.
| Jakarta | Surabaya | Soreang | ||
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| Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium | Jalak Harupat Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 77,193 | Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | ||
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| Surakarta | Gianyar | Palembang | ||
| Manahan Stadium | Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 22,931 | Capacity: 23,000 | ||
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Development and preparation
The government of Indonesia has formed the tournament's organizing committee by the name of Indonesia FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee (INAFOC).[10] During a cabinet meeting on 1 July 2020, Indonesian president Joko Widodo appointed Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali as the committee's chair.[11]
Draw and schedule
The final draw will probably be held in early 2021. The 24 teams will be drawn into six groups of four teams. The hosts Indonesia were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1, while the remaining teams will be seeded into their respective pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-20 World Cups (more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), with bonus points awarded to confederation champions. Teams from Pot 1 were drawn first, followed by Pot 2, Pot 3, and finally Pot 4, with each team (apart from Indonesia) will also be drawn to one of the positions within their group. No group should contain more than one team from each confederation.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Players born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2005 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 16.
All times are local time.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team is allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
References
- "Workshop Virtual untuk Persiapan Piala Dunia U-20" [Virtual Workshop for U-20 World Cup Preparation]. pssi.org (in Indonesian). Football Association of Indonesia. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "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.
- "Five expressions of interest received for hosting FIFA U-20 World Cup 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "Three bids submitted for FIFA U-20 World Cup 2021™". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- Siqueira, Igor (23 October 2019). "Fifa deve escolher China para Mundial de Clubes 2021; Brasil perde força por Sub-20" [FIFA should choose China for Club World Cup 2021; Brazil loses strength by U-20]. O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "Indonesia, the lone ASEAN bid for FIFA U-20 World Cup 2021". ASEAN Football Federation. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- Murfi Aji (24 October 2019). "10 Stadion yang Diajukan PSSI Untuk Piala Dunia U-20 2021" [10 Stadiums Which PSSI Proposed for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup]. Bolalob.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- Mohammad Ilham, ed. (25 January 2020). "PSSI Tunda Pengumuman Resmi Venue Piala Dunia U-20, GBT Belum Aman" [PSSI Postponed Official Announcement on U20 World Cup's Official Venues, GBT Still Under Question]. JawaPos.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- Cakrayuri Nuralam (27 June 2020). "6 Stadion Ini Ditetapkan PSSI Gelar Piala Dunia U-20 2021" [These 6 Stadiums is Determined by PSSI to Held the 2021 U-20 World Cup]. Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- 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.
- Nirmala Maulana Achmad (1 July 2020). Nirmala Maulana Achmad (ed.). "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.