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·21. Oktober 2025
U17 World Cup: All the winning countries since the first edition

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·21. Oktober 2025
All the U17 World Cup winners
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Africa holds the record for the most victories in the U17 World Cup.
The credit goes first and foremost to Nigeria, which has achieved the remarkable feat of winning the tournament seven times, with their latest triumph dating back to 2015.
In the upcoming edition, scheduled for November 3–27 in Qatar, the continent's ten representatives will be aiming to raise that total to eight titles.
That mission will be anything but easy, especially with all the heavyweights from European and South American football set to compete.
Here’s the complete list of past champions by country:
Nigeria – 5 titles: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015
Brazil – 4 titles: 1997, 1999, 2003, 2019
Ghana – 2 titles: 1991, 1995
Mexico – 2 titles: 2005, 2011
Germany – 1 title: 2023
France – 1 title: 2001
Soviet Union – 1 title: 1987
Saudi Arabia – 1 title: 1989
Switzerland – 1 title: 2009
England – 1 title: 2017