2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup

[3] Thus, they became the seventh consecutive incumbent title holders to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.

[10] The next day, Indonesia was announced as the winning bidder after the FIFA Council meeting in Shanghai, China.

The joint bid of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and UAE was left out from the list of FIFA U-20 World Cup bidders on 4 September 2019.

Brazil withdrew on 23 October 2019 due to expectations of low winning chances according to Brazilian network Rede Globo.

[10] Had they won this bid, they would have become the first country to host all categories of FIFA-organized men's tournament (senior, U-20, U-17, Futsal, Club, and Beach Soccer).