The FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ kicks off on 27 September, with 24 teams from across planet football set to battle it out for the prestigious trophy.
Here, FIFA runs you through some of the records those sides and their players will hope to break.
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Biggest victories
1. Norway 12-0 Honduras (group stage) 2019
2. Brazil 10-0 Belgium (Round of 16) 1997
3. Ecuador 9-0 Fiji (group stage) 2023
4. Spain 8-0 Spain (group stage) 2009
5. Tahiti 0-8 Venezuela (group stage) 2009
Highest scoring matches
1. Korea Republic 3-10 Brazil (group stage) 1997 – 13 goals
2. Norway 12-0 Honduras (group stage) 2019 – 12 goals
3. Brazil 10-0 Belgium (Round of 16) 1997 – 10 goals
4. Ecuador 9-0 Fiji (group stage) 2023 – 9 goals
4. Germany 8-1 Fiji (group stage) 2015 – 9 goals
4. Mali 5-4 Cameroon (Round of 16) 1999 – 9 goals
4. Spain 6-3 Chile (group stage) 1995 – 9 goals
4. Poland 7-2 Côte d’Ivoire (group stage) 1983 – 9 goals
Top scorers
1. Javier Saviola (Argentina) 2001 – 11 goals
2. Adailton (Brazil) 1997 – 10 goals
3. Erling Haaland (Norway) 2019 – 9 goals
4. Dominic Adiyiah (Ghana) 2009 – 8 goals
4. Ramon Diaz (Argentina) 1979 – 8 goals
6. Joseba Etxeberria (Spain) 1995 – 7 goals
6. Marcel Witeczek (West Germany) 1987 – 7 goals
6. Cesare Casadei (Italy) 2023 – 7 goals
Most goals in a single match by a player
1. Erling Haaland (Norway) against Honduras (12-0) 2019 – 9 goals
2. Adailton (Brazil) against Korea Republic (10-3) 1997 – 6 goals
3. Kosta Salapasidis (Australia), against Argentina (4-3) 1997 – 4 goals
3. Fernando Llorente (Spain), against Chile (7-0) 2005 – 4 goals
Fastest goals scored
1. Amadou Sagna (Senegal), 9 seconds, against Tahiti (2-1) 2019
2. Monday Odiaka (Nigeria), 14 seconds, against Canada (2-0) 1985
3. John Owoeri (Nigeria), 18 seconds, against Netherlands (1-1 aet, Nigeria won 10-9 on penalties) 2005
4. Igor Zazulin (Russia), 24 seconds, against Cameroon (2-0) 1993
5. Adama Bojang (The Gambia), 25 seconds, against Honduras (2-1) 2023
Most appearances
1. Cesar Pellegrin (Uruguay) 1997, 1999 – 14
2. Freddy Adu (USA) 2003, 2005, 2007 – 13
3. Gavilan (Spain) 2003, 2005 – 12
3. Joao Pinto (Portugal) 1989, 1991 – 12
3. Yuichiro Nagai (Japan) 1997, 1999 – 12
3. Pablo Zabaleta (Argentina) 2003, 2005 – 12
Youngest player
Peter Ogaba (Nigeria) 14 years and 151 days, in the 1-1 draw with Czechia (group stage) 1989
Youngest goalscorer
Kendry Paez (Ecuador) 16 years and 22 days, in the 9-0 win over Fiji (group stage) 2023
Highest attendances
1. 127,000 | Portugal 0-0 Brazil aet (Portugal won 4-2 on penalties) (final), Estadio da Luz, 1991
2. 112,000 | Portugal 1-0 Australia (semi-final), Estadio da Luz, 1991
3. 110,000 | Argentina 0-1 Brazil (final), Estadio Azteca, 1983
4. 108,900 | Mexico 1-1 Australia (group stage), Estadio Azteca, 1983
5. 90,000 | Portugal 2-1 Mexico (quarter-final), Estadio da Luz, 1991
