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| + | Qualification for the finals took part in various tournaments across the different continents. Europe's six participants were those sides finishing in the top three group places at the [[2014 European Under-19 Championship]], while Asia's four representatives were those teams reaching the semi-final stage of the 2014 AFC Under-19 Championship. The four African teams at the tournament will be the semi-finalists at the 2015 African Under-20 Championship and the quartet of representatives from CONCACAF will come from the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. South America's four sides come from the 2015 South American Youth Championship, while Oceania's sole participant is from the 2014 OFC Under-20 Championship. New Zealand take one of the 24 berths without the need to qualify, as hosts of the tournament. | ||
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Revision as of 16:47, 9 July 2014
The 2015 Under-20 World Cup is the 20th campaign of FIFA's global tournament at this age level and is being hosted by New Zealand, running from 30 May to 20 June. Teams face each other once in the group stage before the winners and runners-up in each of the five groups pair up in the round of 16.
Qualification
Qualification for the finals took part in various tournaments across the different continents. Europe's six participants were those sides finishing in the top three group places at the 2014 European Under-19 Championship, while Asia's four representatives were those teams reaching the semi-final stage of the 2014 AFC Under-19 Championship. The four African teams at the tournament will be the semi-finalists at the 2015 African Under-20 Championship and the quartet of representatives from CONCACAF will come from the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. South America's four sides come from the 2015 South American Youth Championship, while Oceania's sole participant is from the 2014 OFC Under-20 Championship. New Zealand take one of the 24 berths without the need to qualify, as hosts of the tournament.
