<Tr> <Th> Venue (s) </Th> <Td> 10 (in 10 host cities) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2017 2021 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under - 20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship . The tournament will be hosted by Poland between 23 May and 15 June 2019 . It will mark the first time Poland have hosted a FIFA tournament and the first in Europe since 2013 in Turkey . Poland hosted the UEFA football events in the past including the UEFA Euro 2012 which co-hosted with Ukraine and the 2017 UEFA European Under - 21 Championship . </P> <P> England won the previous tournament but will not defend their title after losing 3--0 to Norway in a play - off for the final qualifying place at the 2018 UEFA European Under - 19 Championship in Finland . England are the sixth consecutive champions to have failed to qualify for the subsequent U-20 World Cup . </P>

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