2017 Under-20 World Cup
The 2017 Under-20 World Cup is the 21st campaign of FIFA's global tournament at this age level and is being hosted by South Korea, running from 20 May to 11 June. Teams face each other once in the group stage before the group winners and runners-up, plus the four best third-placed teams, advance to the last-16.
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Qualification
Qualification for the finals took part in various tournaments across the different continents. Europe's five participants are those finishing as group winners and runners-up at the 2016 European Under-19 Championship, plus a playoff winner. Asia's four representatives are those teams reaching the semi-final stage of the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship. The four African teams at the tournament will be the semi-finalists at the 2017 African Under-20 Championship and the quartet of representatives from CONCACAF will come from the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. South America's four sides come from the 2017 South American Youth Championship, while Oceania's two participants are from the 2016 OFC Under-20 Championship. South Korea take one of the 24 berths without the need to qualify, as hosts of the tournament.
Group Stage
Group A
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 (Q) | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 20 May 2017 | Argentina | 0-3 | England | Calvert-Lewin, Armstrong, Solanke | |
| 20 May 2017 | South Korea | 3-0 | Guinea | Lee Seungwoo, Ling Minhyeok, Paik Seungho | |
| 23 May 2017 | England | 1-1 | Guinea | Cook | Tomori (OG) |
| 23 May 2017 | South Korea | 2-1 | Argentina | Lee Seungwoo, Paik Seungho | Marcelo Torres |
| 26 May 2017 | Guinea | 0-5 | Argentina | Marcelo Torres, Lautaro Martinez (2), Matias Zaracho, Marcos Senesi | |
| 26 May 2017 | England | 1-0 | South Korea | Dowell |
Group B
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Venezuela | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 (Q) | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 (Q) | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Vanuata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 20 May 2017 | Venezuela | 2-0 | Germany | Ronaldo Pena, Sergio Cordova | |
| 20 May 2017 | Vanuatu | 2-3 | Mexico | Bong Kalo, Ronaldo Wilkins | Kevin Magana, Ronaldo Cisneros, Edson Alvarez |
| 23 May 2017 | Venezuela | 7-0 | Vanuatu | Williams Velasquez, Sergio Cordova (2), Adalberto Penaranda, Wuilker Farinez, Jan Carlos Hurtado, Samuel Sosa |
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| 23 May 2017 | Mexico | 0-0 | Germany | ||
| 26 May 2017 | Germany | 3-2 | Vanuatu | Malcolm Badu, Fabian Reese, Emmanuel Iyoha | Bong Kalo (2) |
| 26 May 2017 | Mexico | 0-1 | Venezuela | Sergio Cordova |
Group C
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 (Q) | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 (Q) | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 21 May 2017 | Zambia | 2-1 | Portugal | Edward Chilufya, Fashion Sakala | Helder Ferreira |
| 21 May 2017 | Iran | 1-0 | Costa Rica | Mehdi Mehdikhani | |
| 24 May 2017 | Zambia | 4-2 | Iran | Fashion Sakala, Enock Mwepu, Emmanuel Banda, Patson Daka | Reza Shekari (2) |
| 24 May 2017 | Costa Rica | 1-1 | Portugal | Jimmy Marin | Diogo Goncalves |
| 27 May 2017 | Costa Rica | 1-0 | Zambia | Jostin Daly | |
| 27 May 2017 | Portugal | 2-1 | Iran | Diogo Goncalves, OG | Reza Shekari |
Group D
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 (Q) | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 (Q) | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 21 May 2017 | South Africa | 1-2 | Japan | Grant Margeman | Koki Ogawa, Ritsu Doan |
| 21 May 2017 | Italy | 0-1 | Uruguay | Rodrigo Amaral | |
| 24 May 2017 | South Africa | 0-2 | Italy | Riccardo Orsolini, Andrea Favilli | |
| 24 May 2017 | Uruguay | 2-0 | Japan | Nicolas Schiappacasse, Mathias Olivera | |
| 27 May 2017 | Japan | 2-2 | Italy | Ritsu Doan (2) | Riccardo Orsolini, Giuseppe Panico |
| 27 May 2017 | Uruguay | 0-0 | South Africa |
Group E
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 (Q) | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 22 May 2017 | France | 3-0 | Honduras | Jean-Kevin Augustin, Amine Harit, Martin Terrier | |
| 22 May 2017 | Vietnam | 0-0 | New Zealand | ||
| 25 May 2017 | France | 4-0 | Vietnam | Marcus Thuram, Jean-Kevin Augustin (2), Denis Poha | |
| 25 May 2017 | New Zealand | 3-1 | Honduras | Myer Bevan (2), Hunter Ashworth | Jorge Alvarez |
| 28 May 2017 | Honduras | 2-0 | Vietnam | Sendel Cruz, Jorge Alvarez | |
| 28 May 2017 | New Zealand | 0-2 | France | Allan Saint-Maximin (2) |
Group F
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | USA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 (Q) | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 (Q) | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 22 May 2017 | Ecuador | 3-3 | USA | Hernan Lino, Bryan Cabezas (2) | Josh Sargent (2), Luca De La Torre |
| 22 May 2017 | Saudi Arabia | 0-2 | Senegal | Ibrahima Niane, Ousseynou Diagne | |
| 25 May 2017 | Ecuador | 1-2 | Saudi Arabia | Jordy Caicedo | Abdulrahman Alyami (2) |
| 25 May 2017 | Senegal | 0-1 | USA | Josh Sargent | |
| 28 May 2017 | Senegal | 0-0 | Ecuador | ||
| 28 May 2017 | USA | 1-1 | Saudi Arabia | Brooks Lennon | Abdulelah Alamri |
Round of 16
The eight ties will be played between the 12 group winners and runners-up, plus the four best-ranked third-placed teams. Games will be played across three days from 30 May 2017 to 1 June 2017.
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 30 May 2017 | Venezuela | 1-0 (AET) | Japan | Yangel Herrera | |
| 30 May 2017 | South Korea | 1-3 | Portugal | Lee Sangheon | Xadas (2), Bruno Costa |
| 31 May 2017 | Uruguay | 1-0 | Saudi Arabia | Nicolas de la Cruz | |
| 31 May 2017 | England | 2-1 | Costa Rica | Ademola Lookman (2) | Randall Leal |
| 31 May 2017 | Zambia | 4-3 (AET) | Germany | Emmanuel Banda, Fashion Sakala, Enock Mwepu, Shemmy Mayembe | Philipp Ochs, Suat Serdar, Jonas Arweiler |
| 1 June 2017 | Mexico | Senegal | |||
| 1 June 2017 | France | Italy | |||
| 1 June 2017 | USA | New Zealand |
Quarter-Finals
Ties are due to be played on 4 and 5 June 2017.
Semi-Finals
Ties will be played on 8 June 2017.
Third Place Playoff
This will be played between the two losing semi-finalists in Suwon on 11 June 2017.
Final
The World Cup final will take place in Suwon on 11 June 2017.
Top Goalscorers
(Updated: 31st May)
4 Goals
- Sergio Cordova (Venezuela)
3 Goals
- Jean-Kevin Augustin (France)
- Josh Sargent (USA)
- Bong Kalo (Vanuatu)
- Reza Shekari (Iran)
- Ritsu Doan (Japan)
- Fashion Sakala (Zambia)
2 Goals
- Lee Seungwoo (South Korea)
- Paik Seungho (South Korea)
- Bryan Cabezas (Ecuador)
- Myer Bevan (New Zealand)
- Abdulrahman Alyami (Saudi Arabia)
- Marcelo Torres (Argentina)
- Lautaro Martinez (Argentina)
- Diogo Goncalves (Portugal)
- Riccardo Orsolini (Italy)
- Jorge Alvarez (Honduras)
- Allan Saint-Maximin (France)
- Ademola Lookman (England)
- Emmanuel Banda (Zambia)
- Enock Mwepu (Zambia)
