2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | TBD |
Dates | 2019 |
Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 22nd 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.
Host selection
The bidding process to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was launched by FIFA in June 2017.[1] A member association may bid for both tournaments, but they will be awarded to different hosts. The timeline of the bidding process is as follows:[2]
7 July 2017 | Deadline for the member associations to declare their interest in hosting |
14 July 2017 | FIFA to send out the bidding and hosting documents |
18 August 2017 | Deadline for the member associations to re-confirm their interest in bidding |
1 November 2017 | Deadline for the member associations to submit the definitive bid |
Q4 2017 / Q1 2018 | Expected appointment date of the hosts by the FIFA Council |
Declared interest in hosting
Qualified teams
Currently a total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament, this will be the case unless FIFA change the format. In addition to the host who qualify automatically, 23 other teams qualify from six separate continental competitions.
- 1. ^ Teams that made their debut.
Sponsorship
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References
- ^ "Bidding process launched for 2019 men's youth tournaments". FIFA.com. 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Bidding for the following FIFA World Cups: FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 and FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 7 June 2017.
- ^ "India expresses interest to host FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2017.
- ^ "FIFA and adidas extend partnership until 2030". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Coca-Cola renews Fifa football sponsorship until 2022". Campaignlive.co.uk. Campagin. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Gazprom agrees Fifa sponsorship deal". SportsProMedia.com. SportsPro. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Hyundai-Kia drives on as FIFA Partner until 2022". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Qatar Airways announced as Official Partner and Official Airline of FIFA until 2022". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Visa extending World Cup deal for eight years". SportsBusinessDaily.com. Sports Business Daily. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Wanda Group becomes new FIFA Partner". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
External links
- FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA.com