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Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan will jointly host the final stage of the U-20 World Cup in 2027.
Idman.biz reports that AFFA has released information about this.
It was reported that the decision was made during the regular meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee on October 2.
This historic achievement is the result of the successful sports policy of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, including their attention to the development of football in our countries.
It should be noted that the 25th U-20 World Championship, which has been organized every two years since 1977, will be hosted by Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Thus, for the first time in football history, the World Cup will be held in Azerbaijan in a men's competition. Also, for the first time, the Azerbaijani men's national team will participate in the final stage of the World Championship.
So far, Argentina has been the world champion 6 times and Brazil 5 times. Portugal and Serbia have each won the World Cup 2 times, while Uruguay, Ghana, Spain, Russia, Germany, England, France and Ukraine have each won the cup once. Europe's giant clubs have discovered countless talented football players from the U-20 World Championships, which have a considerable reputation. In the 24th World Championship currently held in Chile, 24 teams are competing in 6 groups. The winner of the last tournament held in Argentina in 2023 was the Uruguay team.
