2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was 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. The tournament was hosted by Poland between 23 May and 15 June 2019. This was the first FIFA tournament hosted by Poland; the country had hosted UEFA international football events in the past including the UEFA Euro 2012 with Ukraine and the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Mistrzostwa Świata U-20 w Piłce Nożnej 2019
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
Dates23 May – 15 June
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ukraine (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Ecuador
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored153 (2.94 per match)
Attendance377,338 (7,257 per match)
Top scorer(s) Erling Haaland
(9 goals)
Best player Lee Kang-in
Best goalkeeper Andriy Lunin
Fair play award Japan
2017

England won the previous tournament in South Korea, but did not qualify for the tournament after finishing sixth at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland. In doing so, they became the sixth consecutive incumbent title holders to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament. The official match ball used in the tournament was Adidas Conext19.

Ukraine won their first FIFA U-20 World Cup title after beating South Korea 3–1 in the final. They did it in their first appearance further than the round of 16, becoming the first team from a former Soviet republic other than Russia to win a FIFA competition title since its dissolution in 1991. The Soviet Union, whose record is now inherited by Russia, previously won the inaugural U-20 World Cup in 1977.

In the group stage, Norway's 12–0 win against Honduras was the biggest winning margin in any FIFA men's football tournament finals, while Erling Haaland's nine goals in the same match made him the only player to score a triple hat-trick at any significant intercontinental tournament for national teams for any gender.

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. A member association may bid for both tournaments, but they would be awarded to different hosts.

Candidate countries

Two countries submitted formal bids to host the tournament.

  •  India
  •  Poland

FIFA announced Poland as the hosts after the FIFA Council meeting on 16 March 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia. Poland won the bid over India in a 9–5 vote.

Qualified teams

A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Poland, who qualified automatically as hosts, 23 other teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 June 2018. All 24 teams qualified had played in the tournament prior to this edition, making this the first and only (as of 2027) U-20 World Cup in which none of the teams that earned a spot were making their debut.

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC
(Asia)
2018 AFC U-19 Championship  Qatar 4th 2015 Runners-up (1981)
 Japan 10th 2017 Runners-up (1999)
 South Korea 15th 2017 Fourth place (1983)
 Saudi Arabia 9th 2017 Round of 16 (2011, 2017)
CAF
(Africa)
2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations  Senegal 3rd 2017 Fourth place (2015)
 Nigeria 12th 2015 Runners-up (1989, 2005)
 South Africa 4th 2017 Round of 16 (2009)
 Mali 7th 2015 Third place (1999, 2015)
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship  Mexico 16th 2017 Runners-up (1977)
 Panama 6th 2015 Group stage (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015)
 United States 16th 2017 Fourth place (1989)
 Honduras 8th 2017 Group stage (1977, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017)
CONMEBOL
(South America)
2019 South American U-20 Championship  Argentina 16th 2017 Champions (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007)
 Uruguay 15th 2017 Runners-up (1997, 2013)
 Ecuador 4th 2017 Round of 16 (2001, 2011)
 Colombia 10th 2015 Third place (2003)
OFC
(Oceania)
2018 OFC U-19 Championship  New Zealand 6th 2017 Round of 16 (2015, 2017)
 Tahiti 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009)
UEFA
(Europe)
Host nation  Poland 5th 2007 Third place (1983)
2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship  Italy 7th 2017 Third place (2017)
 Portugal 12th 2017 Champions (1989, 1991)
 Ukraine 4th 2015 Round of 16 (2001, 2005, 2015)
 France 7th 2017 Champions (2013)
 Norway 3rd 1993 Group stage (1989, 1993)

Venues

Bielsko-Biała, Bydgoszcz, Gdynia, Łódź, Lublin and Tychy were the six cities hosting the competition. Lubin (not to confuse with Lublin) ended up withdrawn from the list due to hotel capacity troubles and was replaced by Bielsko-Biała.

Bielsko-Biała Bydgoszcz Gdynia
Stadion Miejski
(Bielsko-Biała Stadium)
Stadion im. Zdzisława Krzyszkowiaka
(Bydgoszcz Stadium)
Stadion Miejski
(Gdynia Stadium)
Capacity: 15,076 Capacity: 20,247 Capacity: 15,139
Bielsko-Biała
Bydgoszcz
Gdynia
Łódź
Lublin
Tychy
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Location of the host cities of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Łódź Lublin Tychy
Stadion Widzewa
(Łódź Stadium)
Arena Lublin
(Lublin Stadium)
Stadion Miejski
(Tychy Stadium)
Capacity: 18,008 Capacity: 15,500 Capacity: 15,600

Organization

The emblem was unveiled on 14 December 2018. The emblem features a crocus, a flower that blooms every spring in Poland combined with the colors of the Polish flag, symbolising the new faces that will emerge to shape the tournament's trophy.

Grzywek, the official mascot was unveiled on 23 February 2019 one day before the final draw. Grzywek is inspired by a Polish bison distinctive name comes from the Polish word for "mane" – the long and coarse hair that adorns the neck of this striking animal – and also symbolises the country's pride at hosting its first ever FIFA competition.

Draw and schedule

The match schedule was unveiled on 14 December 2018, the same day as the official emblem.

The final draw was held on 24 February 2019, 17:30 CET (UTC+1), at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. The hosts Poland were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-20 World Cups (more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), and with five bonus points added to each of the 6 continental champions from the qualifying tournaments, as follows:

Pot Team Confederation 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Points
(20%)
Points
(40%)
Points
(60%)
Points
(80%)
Points
(100%)
Bonus
Total
points
1  Poland (H) UEFA Host nation, automatically assigned to Pot 1
 Portugal UEFA DNQ 5.6 4.2 10.4 8 +5 33.2
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 1.4 0.8 8.4 4 13 27.6
 France UEFA DNQ 4.8 8.4 DNQ 9 22.2
 United States CONCACAF 0.6 DNQ 0.6 8 8 +5 22.2
 Mexico CONCACAF DNQ 4.4 1.8 2.4 7 15.6
2  Mali CAF DNQ 0 1.2 8.8 DNQ +5 15.0
 Nigeria CAF 0.6 4.8 3.6 4.8 DNQ 13.8
 New Zealand OFC DNQ 0.8 0 3.2 4 +5 13
 Colombia CONMEBOL DNQ 4.8 4.8 3.2 DNQ 12.8
 South Korea AFC 1.4 1.6 3.6 DNQ 6 12.6
 Italy UEFA 1.4 DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 12.4
3  Saudi Arabia AFC DNQ 2.4 DNQ DNQ 4 +5 11.4
 Senegal CAF DNQ DNQ DNQ 6.4 4 10.4
 Argentina CONMEBOL DNQ 4.4 DNQ 1.6 3 9
 Ecuador CONMEBOL DNQ 1.6 DNQ DNQ 2 +5 8.6
 Ukraine UEFA DNQ DNQ DNQ 6.4 DNQ 6.4
 Honduras CONCACAF 0.6 DNQ DNQ 2.4 3 6
4  Japan AFC DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 4 4
 South Africa CAF 0.8 DNQ DNQ DNQ 1 1.8
 Panama CONCACAF DNQ 0.4 DNQ 0.8 DNQ 1.2
 Qatar AFC DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 DNQ 0
 Tahiti OFC 0 DNQ DNQ 0 DNQ 0
 Norway UEFA DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0

Teams from Pot 1 were drawn first, followed by Pot 2, Pot 3, and finally Pot 4, with each team (apart from Poland) also drawn to one of the positions within their group. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation.

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Poland
A2  Colombia
A3  Tahiti
A4  Senegal
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Mexico
B2  Italy
B3  Japan
B4  Ecuador
Group C
Pos Team
C1  Honduras
C2  New Zealand
C3  Uruguay
C4  Norway
Group D
Pos Team
D1  Qatar
D2  Nigeria
D3  Ukraine
D4  United States
Group E
Pos Team
E1  Panama
E2  Mali
E3  France
E4  Saudi Arabia
Group F
Pos Team
F1  Portugal
F2  South Korea
F3  Argentina
F4  South Africa

Match officials

A total of 21 refereeing trios (a referee and two assistant referees), 6 support referees, and 20 video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.

Confederation Referee Assistant referees Support referee Video assistant referees
AFC Ahmed Al-Kaf Abu Bakar Al-Amri
Rashid Al-Ghaithi
Ilgiz Tantashev Ammar Al-Jeneibi
Khamis Al-Marri
Fu Ming
Muhammad Taqi Ronnie Koh Min Kiat
Abdul Hannan bin Abdul Hasim
Adham Makhadmeh Ahmad Al-Roalle
Mohammad Al-Kalaf
CAF Mustapha Ghorbal Mahmoud Ahmed Kamel
Mokrane Gourari
Pacifique Ndabihawenimana Bakary Gassama
Gehad Grisha
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa
Maguette N'Diaye Elvis Noupue
Seydou Tiama
Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo Olivier Safari
Souleimane Amaldine
CONCACAF Ismail Elfath Kyle Atkins
Corey Parker
Iván Barton Adonai Escobedo
Alan Kelly
Fernando Guerrero Pablo Hernández
José Martínez
Saíd Martínez Walter López
Helpys Feliz
CONMEBOL Raphael Claus Danilo Manis
Bruno Pires
Joel Alarcón Julio Bascuñán
Andrés Rojas
Wilton Sampaio
Jesús Valenzuela
Gery Vargas
Leodán González Richard Trinidad
Martín Soppi
Alexis Herrera Jorge Urrego
Tulio Moreno
Fernando Rapallini Diego Bonfá
Gabriel Chade
OFC Abdelkader Zitouni Folio Moeaki
Bernard Mutukera
David Yareboinen
UEFA Benoît Bastien Hicham Zakrani
Frédéric Haquette
Sandro Schärer Artur Soares Dias
Marco Guida
Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Juan Martínez Munuera
Benoît Millot
Paweł Raczkowski
Pol van Boekel
Jesús Gil Manzano Ángel Nevado Rodríguez
Diego Barbero Sevilla
Ivan Kružliak Tomaš Somoláni
Branislav Hancko
Davide Massa Filippo Meli
Fabiano Preti
Michael Oliver Simon Bennett
Stuart Burt
Daniel Siebert Jan Seidel
Rafael Foltyn
Slavko Vinčić Tomaž Klančnik
Andraž Kovačič

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 and on or before 31 December 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Each team had to name a preliminary squad of between 22 and 50 players. From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Colombia 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Poland (H) 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Tahiti 0–3 Senegal
Report
  • Sagna 1', 29', 50'
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Poland 0–2 Colombia
Report
  • Angulo 23'
  • Sandoval 90+3'
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 17,463
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Senegal 2–0 Colombia
  • Niane 34' (pen.)
  • Lopy 85' (pen.)
Report
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Poland 5–0 Tahiti
  • Bednarczyk 18'
  • Zylla 37'
  • Steczyk 39', 61'
  • Benedyczak 74'
Report
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 15,894
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Senegal 0–0 Poland
Report
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 15,829
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Colombia 6–0 Tahiti
  • Sinisterra 8', 37'
  • Hernández 38', 42', 70'
  • Caicedo 87'
Report
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 4,693
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mexico 1–2 Italy
  • De la Rosa 37'
Report
  • Frattesi 3'
  • Ranieri 67'
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 7,893
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Japan 1–1 Ecuador
  • Yamada 68'
Report
  • Tagawa 45' (o.g.)
Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Attendance: 3,018
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Mexico 0–3 Japan
Report
  • Miyashiro 21', 77'
  • Tagawa 52'
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 4,930
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Ecuador 0–1 Italy
Report
  • Pinamonti 15'
Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Attendance: 6,717
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Ecuador 1–0 Mexico
  • Plata 12'
Report
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 4,208
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Italy 0–0 Japan
Report
Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Attendance: 6,702
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 13 5 +8 3
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Honduras 0–5 New Zealand
Report
  • Diego 8' (o.g.)
  • Waine 17', 27'
  • Singh 51'
  • Conroy 90+1'
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 4,484
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Uruguay 3–1 Norway
  • Núñez 21'
  • Ginella 29'
  • B. Rodríguez 87'
Report
  • Borchgrevink 47'
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 4,626
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Honduras 0–2 Uruguay
Report
  • Acevedo 41'
  • Schiappacasse 90+1'
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 6,173
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Norway 0–2 New Zealand
Report
  • Stensness 71'
  • Kitolano 83' (o.g.)
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Norway 12–0 Honduras
  • Haaland 7', 20', 36' (pen.), 43', 50', 67', 77', 88', 90'
  • Østigård 30'
  • Hauge 46'
  • Markovic 82'
Report
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 5,646
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
New Zealand 0–2 Uruguay
Report
  • Núñez 40'
  • B. Rodríguez 90+5'
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Qatar 0–4 Nigeria
Report
  • Effiom 12'
  • Offia 24'
  • Dele-Bashiru 68'
  • Salawudeen 74'
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 3,010
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Ukraine 2–1 United States
  • Buletsa 26'
  • Popov 51'
Report
  • Servania 32'
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Qatar 0–1 Ukraine
Report
  • Popov 59'
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
United States 2–0 Nigeria
  • Soto 18', 46'
Report
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

United States 1–0 Qatar
  • Weah 76'
Report
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Nigeria 1–1 Ukraine
  • Tijani 51' (pen.)
Report
  • Sikan 30'
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 3,143
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mali 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3  Panama 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Panama 1–1 Mali
  • Valanta 87' (pen.)
Report
  • Konté 39'
Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
France 2–0 Saudi Arabia
  • Fofana 43'
  • Gouiri 75'
Report
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Panama 0–2 France
Report
  • Zagadou 44'
  • Cuisance 52'
Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Attendance: 5,656
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Saudi Arabia 3–4 Mali
  • Al-Buraikan 9'
  • Tambakti 20' (pen.)
  • Al-Ghannam 63'
Report
  • S. Koïta 36'
  • Koné 54'
  • B. Traoré 70'
  • Camara 90'
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Saudi Arabia 1–2 Panama
  • Al-Buraikan 53'
Report
  • Mackenzie 7'
  • Valanta 78'
Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Mali 2–3 France
  • S. Koïta 14'
  • Diakite 90+5'
Report
  • Cuisance 12'
  • Diaby 65' (pen.)
  • Gouiri 87'
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 5,445
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal 1–0 South Korea
  • Trincão 7'
Report
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Argentina 5–2 South Africa
  • Vera 4'
  • Barco 63' (pen.), 71'
  • Álvarez 78'
  • Gaich 90+2'
Report
  • Phillips 23'
  • Foster 85' (pen.)
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 8,351
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Portugal 0–2 Argentina
Report
  • Gaich 33'
  • Pérez 84'
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 11,874
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
South Africa 0–1 South Korea
Report
  • Kim Hyun-woo 69'
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 2,698
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

South Africa 1–1 Portugal
  • Monyane 53' (pen.)
Report
  • Leão 19'
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 7,429
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
South Korea 2–1 Argentina
  • Oh Se-hun 42'
  • Cho Young-wook 57'
Report
  • Ferreira 88'
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 10,129
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Poland 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 Knockout stage
2 D  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3 B  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 E  Panama 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
5 F  Portugal 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
6 C  Norway 3 1 0 2 13 5 +8 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams would be matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:

Third-placed teams
qualified from groups
1A
vs
1B
vs
1C
vs
1D
vs
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
2 June – Łódź
 
 
 Colombia (p)1 (5)
 
7 June – Łódź
 
 New Zealand1 (4)
 
 Colombia0
 
3 June – Tychy
 
 Ukraine1
 
 Ukraine4
 
11 June – Gdynia
 
 Panama1
 
 Ukraine1
 
2 June – Gdynia
 
 Italy0
 
 Italy1
 
7 June – Tychy
 
 Poland0
 
 Italy4
 
4 June – Bielsko-Biała
 
 Mali2
 
 Argentina2 (4)
 
15 June – Łódź
 
 Mali (p)2 (5)
 
 Ukraine3
 
4 June – Bydgoszcz
 
 South Korea1
 
 France2
 
8 June – Gdynia
 
 United States3
 
 United States1
 
3 June – Lublin
 
 Ecuador2
 
 Uruguay1
 
11 June – Lublin
 
 Ecuador3
 
 Ecuador0
 
4 June – Lublin
 
 South Korea1 Third place match
 
 Japan0
 
8 June – Bielsko-Biała14 June – Gdynia
 
 South Korea1
 
 South Korea (p)3 (3) Italy0
 
3 June – Łódź
 
 Senegal3 (2)  Ecuador (a.e.t.)1
 
 Senegal2
 
 
 Nigeria1
 

Round of 16

Italy 1–0 Poland
  • Pinamonti 38' (pen.)
Report
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 10,232
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Colombia 1–1 (a.e.t.) New Zealand
  • Reyes 11'
Report
  • Just 35'
Penalties
  • Vera
  • Carbonero
  • Perea
  • Sandoval
  • Angulo
  • Balanta
  • Cuesta
5–4
  • Singh
  • Bell
  • Mata
  • Stensness
  • McCowatt
  • Cacace
  • Conroy
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 9,283
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Uruguay 1–3 Ecuador
  • R. Araújo 11'
Report
  • Alvarado 31' (pen.)
  • Quintero 75'
  • Plata 83' (pen.)
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 10,562
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Ukraine 4–1 Panama
  • Sikan 23', 45+1'
  • Popov 41'
  • Buletsa 83'
Report
  • Walker 50'
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 7,219
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Senegal 2–1 Nigeria
  • Sagna 36'
  • Niane 45+3'
Report
  • Makanjuola 50'
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 6,854
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Japan 0–1 South Korea
Report
  • Oh Se-hun 84'
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 10,021
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

France 2–3 United States
  • Gouiri 41'
  • Alioui 55'
Report
  • Soto 25', 74'
  • Rennicks 83'
Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Attendance: 8,469
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Argentina 2–2 (a.e.t.) Mali
  • Gaich 49'
  • Diaby 91' (o.g.)
Report
  • Diaby 67'
  • Konté 120+1'
Penalties
  • Pérez
  • Chancalay
  • Gaich
  • Sosa
  • Vera
4–5
  • Dramé
  • B. Traoré
  • S. Koïta
  • Diaby
  • Sissoko
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 9,146
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Quarter-finals

Colombia 0–1 Ukraine
Report
  • Sikan 11'
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 8,443
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Italy 4–2 Mali
  • Koné 12' (o.g.)
  • Pinamonti 60', 83' (pen.)
  • Frattesi 84'
Report
  • S. Koïta 38'
  • Camara 79'
Tychy Stadium, Tychy
Attendance: 11,567
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

United States 1–2 Ecuador
  • Weah 36'
Report
  • Cifuentes 30'
  • Espinoza 43'
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 6,389
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

South Korea 3–3 (a.e.t.) Senegal
  • Lee Kang-in 62' (pen.)
  • Lee Ji-sol 90+8'
  • Cho Young-wook 96'
Report
  • Diagné 37'
  • Niane 76' (pen.)
  • Ciss 120+1'
Penalties
  • Kim Jung-min
  • Cho Young-wook
  • Um Won-sang
  • Choi Jun
  • Oh Se-hun
3–2
  • Danfa
  • Mbow
  • Ciss
  • Dia N'Diaye
  • Diagné
Bielsko-Biała Stadium, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 10,627
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Semi-finals

Ukraine 1–0 Italy
  • Buletsa 65'
Report
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 7,776
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Ecuador 0–1 South Korea
Report
  • Choi Jun 39'
Lublin Stadium, Lublin
Attendance: 12,614
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Third place match

Italy 0–1 (a.e.t.) Ecuador
Report
  • Mina 104'
Gdynia Stadium, Gdynia
Attendance: 8,937
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Final

Ukraine 3–1 South Korea
  • Supryaha 34', 53'
  • Tsitaishvili 89'
Report
  • Lee Kang-in 5' (pen.)
Łódź Stadium, Łódź
Attendance: 16,344
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Lee Kang-in Serhiy Buletsa Gonzalo Plata
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Erling Haaland
(9 goals, 0 assists,
270 minutes played)
Danylo Sikan
(4 goals, 0 assists,
280 minutes played)
Amadou Sagna
(4 goals, 0 assists,
334 minutes played)
Golden Glove
Andriy Lunin
FIFA Fair Play Trophy

Goalscorers

The top scorer of the tournament was Erling Haaland; all his nine goals were scored in the same game.

There were 153 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.

9 goals

  • Erling Haaland

4 goals

  • Andrea Pinamonti
  • Amadou Sagna
  • Danylo Sikan
  • Sebastian Soto

3 goals

  • Adolfo Gaich
  • Cucho Hernández
  • Amine Gouiri
  • Sékou Koïta
  • Ibrahima Niane
  • Serhiy Buletsa
  • Denys Popov

2 goals

  • Ezequiel Barco
  • Luis Sinisterra
  • Gonzalo Plata
  • Michaël Cuisance
  • Davide Frattesi
  • Taisei Miyashiro
  • Mohamed Camara
  • Boubacar Konté
  • Ben Waine
  • Diego Valanta
  • Dominik Steczyk
  • Firas Al-Buraikan
  • Cho Young-wook
  • Lee Kang-in
  • Oh Se-hun
  • Vladyslav Supryaha
  • Timothy Weah
  • Darwin Núñez
  • Brian Rodríguez

1 goal

  • Julián Álvarez
  • Cristian Ferreira
  • Nehuén Pérez
  • Fausto Vera
  • Iván Angulo
  • Deiber Caicedo
  • Andrés Reyes
  • Luis Sandoval
  • Alexander Alvarado
  • José Cifuentes
  • Jhon Espinoza
  • Richard Mina
  • Sergio Quintero
  • Nabil Alioui
  • Moussa Diaby
  • Youssouf Fofana
  • Dan-Axel Zagadou
  • Luca Ranieri
  • Kyosuke Tagawa
  • Kota Yamada
  • Abdoulaye Diaby
  • Ousmane Diakite
  • Ibrahima Koné
  • Boubacar Traoré
  • Roberto de la Rosa
  • Matt Conroy
  • Elijah Just
  • Sarpreet Singh
  • Gianni Stensness
  • Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • Maxwell Effiom
  • Success Makanjuola
  • Okechukwu Offia
  • Aliu Salawudeen
  • Muhamed Tijani
  • Christian Borchgrevink
  • Jens Petter Hauge
  • Eman Markovic
  • Leo Skiri Østigård
  • Axel McKenzie
  • Ernesto Walker
  • Jakub Bednarczyk
  • Adrian Benedyczak
  • Marcel Zylla
  • Rafael Leão
  • Trincão
  • Khalid Al-Ghannam
  • Hassan Tambakti
  • Amadou Ciss
  • Cavin Diagné
  • Dion Lopy
  • Lyle Foster
  • James Monyane
  • Keenan Phillips
  • Choi Jun
  • Kim Hyun-woo
  • Lee Ji-sol
  • Heorhiy Tsitaishvili
  • Justin Rennicks
  • Brandon Servania
  • Nicolás Acevedo
  • Ronald Araújo
  • Francisco Ginella
  • Nicolás Schiappacasse

1 own goal

  • Darwin Diego (against New Zealand)
  • Kyosuke Tagawa (against Ecuador)
  • Abdoulaye Diaby (against Argentina)
  • Ibrahima Koné (against Italy)
  • John Kitolano (against New Zealand)

Marketing

Sponsorship

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  • Adidas
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