The current champions are North Korea, who won a record third title at the 2024 edition in the Dominican Republic.

Continental confederations told FIFA it would be difficult to create a second championship, with the age limits in place at the time.

[2][3] On 4 April 2020, FIFA announced the decision of postponing the 2020 World Cup which was originally scheduled in five venues to be held from 2 to 21 November in India.

[9] Starting from 2025 the U-17 Women's World Cup and its men's counterpart will be held annually.

[11] Qualifying tournaments are: In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.