National team appearances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup

This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals.

Debut of national teams

Year	Debutants
1985	Argentina Australia Bolivia Brazil China PR Congo Costa Rica Guinea Hungary Italy Mexico Nigeria Qatar Saudi Arabia United States West Germany^[1]
1987	Canada Ivory Coast Ecuador Egypt France South Korea Soviet Union^[2]
1989	Bahrain Colombia Cuba East Germany Ghana Portugal Scotland
1991	Spain Sudan United Arab Emirates Uruguay
1993	Chile Czechoslovakia^[3] Japan Poland Tunisia
1995	Oman
1997	Austria Mali New Zealand Thailand
1999	Burkina Faso Jamaica Paraguay
2001	Croatia Iran Trinidad and Tobago
2003	Cameroon Finland Sierra Leone Yemen
2005	Gambia North Korea Netherlands Peru Turkey
2007	Belgium England Haiti Honduras Syria Tajikistan^[2] Togo
2009	Algeria Malawi Switzerland
2011	Czech Republic^[3] Denmark Panama Rwanda Uzbekistan^[2]
2013	Iraq Morocco Russia^[2] Slovakia^[3] Sweden Venezuela
2015	South Africa

Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

Legend

1st — Champions
2nd — Runners-up
3rd — Third place
4th — Fourth place
QF — Quarterfinals (1985-2005: first group stage, and since 2007: second group stage; final 8)
R2 — Round 2 (since 2007: knockout round of 16)
R1 — Round 1
• — Did not qualify
— Did not enter / Withdrew
XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
— Hosts
q — Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)
Algeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•
Argentina	R1	•	QF	3rd	R1	3rd	QF	•	4th	3rd	•	QF	R2	R2	4th	q
Australia	QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF	•	2nd	QF	R1	R1	•	•	R2	•	q
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
Bahrain	•	•	4th	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•
Bolivia	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Brazil	3rd	R1	QF	QF	•	2nd	1st	1st	QF	1st	2nd	R2	R1	4th	QF	q
Burkina Faso	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Canada	•	R1	R1	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
China PR	QF	•	R1	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•
Chile	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q
Ivory Coast	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	QF	•
Colombia	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	4th	•	R2	4th	•	•	•
Congo	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•
Costa Rica	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	QF	QF	QF	R2	R1	•	•	q
Croatia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1
Cuba	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Czech Republic	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Denmark	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
East Germany	•	•	QF	•
Ecuador	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	q
Egypt	•	R1	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
England	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
France	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	QF	•	QF	•
Gambia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•
Germany	2nd	•	•	QF	•	R1	4th	R1	•	•	•	3rd	R2	3rd	•
Ghana	•	•	R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	R1	4th	•	•	•	•
Guinea	4th	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q
Haiti	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•
Honduras	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	QF	q
Hungary	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R2	•	R2	•
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Italy	R1	4th	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	R2
Jamaica	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Japan	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	R1	QF	R2	•
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•	R1	•	q
Mali	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	q
Mexico	R1	R1	•	R1	R1	•	R1	QF	•	QF	1st	•	R2	1st	2nd	q
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•
Malawi	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	R1	•
New Zealand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	R1	R2	R2	R1	q
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF	•	1st	QF	•	•	2nd	R1	•	1st	2nd	•	1st	q
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	4th	QF	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Panama	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	•
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	q
Peru	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•
Poland	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Portugal	•	•	3rd	•	•	QF	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•
Qatar	R1	QF	•	4th	R1	R1	•	QF	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•
Russia	•	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2
Rwanda	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Saudi Arabia	QF	R1	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Scotland	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Slovakia	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•
South Africa	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q
South Korea	•	QF	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	q
Spain	•	•	•	2nd	•	R1	3rd	R1	R1	2nd	•	2nd	3rd	•	•
Sudan	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Sweden	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	•
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	q
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Tajikistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•
Togo	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•
Trinidad and Tobago	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	•
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	QF	•	•	•
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	R1	•
United States	R1	R1	R1	QF	QF	R1	R1	4th	R1	QF	QF	R2	R2	R2	•	q
Uruguay	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	•	•	R1	•	QF	2nd	QF	•
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Yemen	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•

Teams that have finished in the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Nigeria	4 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013)	3 (1987, 2001, 2009)
Brazil	3 (1997, 1999, 2003)	2 (1995, 2005)	1 (1985)	1 (2011)
Ghana	2 (1991, 1995)	2 (1993, 1997)	1 (1999)	1 (2007)
Mexico	2 (2005, 2011)	1 (2013)
Soviet Union	1 (1987)
Saudi Arabia	1 (1989)
France	1 (2001)
Switzerland	1 (2009)
Spain		3 (1991, 2003, 2007)	2 (1997, 2009)
Germany		1 (1985)	2 (2007, 2011)	1 (1997)
Scotland		1 (1989)
Australia		1 (1999)
Uruguay		1 (2011)
Argentina			3 (1991, 1995, 2003)	2 (2001, 2013)
Ivory Coast			1 (1987)
Portugal			1 (1989)
Chile			1 (1993)
Burkina Faso			1 (2001)
Netherlands			1 (2005)
Sweden			1 (2013)
Colombia				2 (2003, 2009)
Guinea				1 (1985)
Italy				1 (1987)
Bahrain				1 (1989)
Qatar				1 (1991)
Poland				1 (1993)
Oman				1 (1995)
United States				1 (1999)
Turkey				1 (2005)

Results of defending champions

Year	Defending Champions	Finish
1987	Nigeria	Runners-up
1989	Soviet Union	Did not Qualify
1991	Saudi Arabia	Did not Qualify
1993	Ghana	Runners-up
1995	Nigeria	Quarter-finals
1997	Ghana	Runners-up
1999	Brazil	Champions
2001	Brazil	Quarter-finals
2003	France	Did not Qualify
2005	Brazil	Runners-up
2007	Mexico	Did not Qualify
2009	Nigeria	Runners-up
2011	Switzerland	Did not Qualify
2013	Mexico	Runners-up
2015	Nigeria

Results of host nations

Year	Host Nation	Finish
1985	China PR	Quarter-finals
1987	Canada	Round 1
1989	Scotland	Runners-up
1991	Italy	Round 1
1993	Japan	Quarter-finals
1995	Ecuador	Quarter-finals
1997	Egypt	Quarter-finals
1999	New Zealand	Round 1
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Round 1
2003	Finland	Round 1
2005	Peru	Round 1
2007	South Korea	Round 1
2009	Nigeria	Runners-up
2011	Mexico	Champions
2013	United Arab Emirates	Round 1
2015	Chile	To be determined

Notes

↑ FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977-1991) to Germany.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as successor teams of Czechoslovakia.

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 United Arab Emirates 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Team appearances