Editing U-20 World Cup

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The '''U-20 World Cup''' is an international tournament for [[National_team#U-20_National_Team|National Teams]]. The competition for [[U-20|Under-20 players]] begins a season after the World Cup, and follows the same format.
The tournament is being held since [[Global_season#Season_16_.282002_April_28.29|global season16]].

Unlike the World Cup, the U-20 World Cup offers a lot of chances to motivated teams with a smaller user base or shorter history in Hattrick. Because players are only eligible until their 21st birthday, U-20 competition places a premium on organization and training, and there is very little carry-over from one competition to the next.

===Campaigns===
A new U-20 World Cup campaign is started nearly as soon as the old campaign is completed, which takes two [[Season|seasons]]. 
The qualification round starts with U-20 national teams from all countries that are a part of Hattrick at the start of the campaign. 32 teams advance from this round to the World Cup. There are three round-robin group stages, with 4 teams to a group and the top two teams qualifying for the next stage. The final two rounds are playoff matches, beginning with the semi-finals and culminating in the World Cup Final.
The final rounds of a U-20 WC campaign are hosted by one nation. This nation is determined by the [[Hattrick_Team|HTs]]. 

= Editions =
Eighteen countries were or are being visited so far for the final rounds of the U-20 World Cup. [[Oceania]] has been visited once, [[Africa]] and [[South America]] twice each, [[North America]] and [[Asia]] thrice each (the others times the host was from [[Europe]]).

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|+ '''U-20 WC Edition'''
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee 
! Edition
! Host (Final Position)
! Season(s)
! Teams
! Champions
! Runner-up
! Semi-finalists
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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXX|U-20 WC 30]] || {{Flag|BUL}}-->
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXIX|U-20 WC 29]]
| {{Flag|KAZ}}<br>(33-48 - Q)
! 71-72
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|USA}}
| {{Flag|ITA}}
| {{Flag|IRL}}<br>{{Flag|CZE}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXVIII|U-20 WC 28]]
| {{Flag|SWE}}<br>(65-81 - Q) 
! 69-70
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|ITA}}
| {{Flag|DEU}}
| {{Flag|ESP}}<br> {{Flag|RUS}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXVII|U-20 WC 27]]
| {{Flag|SLV}}<br>(97-112 - Q)
! 67-68
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|ROM}}
| {{Flag|NED}}
| {{flag|COL}}<br> {{flag|POL}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXVI|U-20 WC 26]]
| {{Flag|USA}}<br>(17 - 32 Q)
! 65-66
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|DEN}}
| {{Flag|BLR}}
| {{Flag|DEU}}<br> {{Flag|SUI}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXV|U-20 WC 25]]
| {{Flag|PAK}}<br>(49 - 64 Q)
! 63-64
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|SUI}}
| {{Flag|BEL}}
| {{Flag|CZE}}<br> {{Flag|CHI}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXIV|U-20 WC 24]]
| {{Flag|CIV}}<br>()
! 61-62
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|DEU}}
| {{Flag|CHI}}
| {{Flag|ENG}}<br> {{Flag|ROM}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXIII|U-20 WC 23]]
| {{Flag|FRO}}<br>()
! 59-60
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|NED}}
| {{Flag|BEL}}
| {{Flag|USA}}<br> {{Flag|IRN}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXII|U-20 WC 22]]
| {{Flag|ROU}}<br>()
! 57-58
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|DEU}}
| {{Flag|MLT}}
| {{Flag|FIN}}<br>{{Flag|Oman}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XXI|U-20 WC 21]]
| {{Flag|BEL}}<br>()
! 55-56
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|NOR}}
| {{Flag|FIN}}
| {{Flag|POL}}<br>{{Flag|SVK}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XX|U-20 WC 20]]
| {{Flag|ITA}}<br>(Champions)
! 53-54
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|ITA}}
| {{Flag|EST}}
| {{Flag|FRA}}<br> {{Flag|FIN}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XIX|U-20 WC 19]]
| {{Flag|NOR}}<br>(49-64 - Q)
! 51-52
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|FIN}}
| {{Flag|SUI}}
| {{Flag|GER}}<br> {{Flag|AUT}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XVIII|U-20 WC 18]]
| {{Flag|FIN}}<br>(3-4 - SF)
! 49-50
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|NED}}
| {{Flag|BEL}}
| {{Flag|FIN}}<br> {{Flag|POL}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XVII|U-20 WC 17]]
| {{Flag|PAN}}<br>(81-96 - Q)
! 47-48
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|GER}}
| {{Flag|POL}}
| {{Flag|ITA}}<br> {{Flag|FRA}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XVI|U-20 WC 16]]
| {{Flag|POL}}<br>(13-16 - R3)
! 45-46
| align="center"| 128
| {{Flag|ITA}}
| {{Flag|NOR}}
| {{Flag|FIN}}<br> {{Flag|KAZ}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XV|U-20 WC 15]]
| {{Flag|BIH}}<br>(49-64 - Q)
! 43-44
| align="center"| 124
| {{Flag|BEL}}
| {{Flag|ESP}}
| {{Flag|ENG}}<br> {{Flag|POL}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XIV|U-20 WC 14]]
| {{Flag|IRN}}<br>(17-24 - R2)
! 41-42
| align="center"| 124
| {{Flag|GER}}
| {{Flag|HUN}}
| {{Flag|ESP}}<br> {{Flag|FRA}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XIII|U-20 WC 13]]
| {{Flag|CAN}}<br>(25-32 - R2)
! 39-40
| align="center"| 124
| {{Flag|GER}}
| {{Flag|ITA}}
| {{Flag|NED}}<br> {{Flag|ARG}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XII|U-20 WC 12]]
| {{Flag|KEN}}<br>(97-112 - Q)
! 37-38
| align="center"| 124
| {{Flag|ITA}}
| {{Flag|FRA}}
| {{Flag|BEL}}<br> {{Flag|NOR}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup XI|U-20 WC 11]]
| {{Flag|FIN}}<br>(33-48 - Q)
! 35-36
| align="center"| 122
| {{Flag|ROU}}
| {{Flag|ESP}}
| {{Flag|GER}}<br> {{Flag|ITA}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup X|U-20 WC 10]]
| {{Flag|PER}}<br>(17-24 - R2)
! 33-34
| align="center"| 118
| {{Flag|EST}}
| {{Flag|POL}}
| {{Flag|ENG}}<br> {{Flag|SUI}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup IX|U-20 WC 09]]
| {{Flag|MAS}}<br>(33-48 - Q)
! 31-32
| align="center"| 114
| {{Flag|GER}}
| {{Flag|MEX}}
| {{Flag|CZE}}<br> {{Flag|FIN}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup VIII|U-20 WC 08]]
| {{Flag|ISR}}<br>(49-64 - Q)
! 29-30
| align="center"| 108
| {{Flag|SWE}}
| {{Flag|EST}}
| {{Flag|AUT}}<br> {{Flag|BEL}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup VII|U-20 WC 07]]
| {{Flag|MEX}}<br>(7-8 - R4)
! 27-28
| align="center"| 102
| {{Flag|NOR}}
| {{Flag|AUT}}
| {{Flag|SWE}}<br> {{Flag|BEL}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup VI|U-20 WC 06]]
| {{Flag|ITA}}<br>(9-12 - R3)
! 25-26
| align="center"| 92
| {{Flag|EST}}
| {{Flag|ESP}}
| {{Flag|USA}}<br> {{Flag|GER}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup V|U-20 WC 05]]
| {{Flag|CHI}}<br>(49-64 - Q)
! 23-24
| align="center"| 82
| {{Flag|ROU}}
| {{Flag|NED}}
| {{Flag|EST}}<br> {{Flag|GER}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup IV|U-20 WC 04]]
| {{Flag|EGY}}<br>(7-8 - R3)
! 22
| align="center"| 40
| {{Flag|NOR}}
| {{Flag|ESP}}
| {{Flag|NED}}<br> {{Flag|ROU}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup III|U-20 WC 03]] 
| {{Flag|ROM}}<br>(Champions)
! 20
| align="center"| 40
| {{Flag|ROU}}
| {{Flag|POL}}
| {{Flag|EST}}<br> {{Flag|AUT}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup II|U-20 WC 02]] 
| {{Flag|OCE}}<br>(7-8 - R3)
! 18
| align="center"| 40
| {{Flag|SWE}}
| {{Flag|ENG}}
| {{Flag|DEN}}<br> {{Flag|USA}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
! [[U-20 World Cup I|U-20 WC 01]] 
| {{Flag|GER}}<br>(13-16 - R2)
! 16
| align="center"| 40
| {{Flag|SWE}}
| {{Flag|OCE}}
| {{Flag|USA}}<br>{{Flag|ENG}}
|}
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Germany hosted the first U-20 WC in season 16, just one season after the [[World Cup I|first World Cup]] had been played. 
The first U-20 WC started with the 40 top teams according to the [[rank]]ing. The other 10 teams competed for a minor cup called [[Emerging Leagues U20 Cup]] at the same time.

= Medals =
Seven Countries have won the gold medal more than once: Netherlands and Estonia twice; Norway, Sweden, Italy thrice;  Romania four and Germany six times. Germany has also won the most medals. {{Template:U20WCRankingTable|Nation|Total}}

= Finals =
Sweden and Germany are the only countries to have won two consecutive U-20 World Cups.

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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXVIII – Final|Final 28]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXVII – Final|Final 27]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXVI – Final|Final 26]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXV – Final|Final 25]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXIV – Final|Final 24]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXIII – Final|Final 23]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXII – Final|Final 22]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XXI – Final|Final 21]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XX – Final|Final 20]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XIX – Final|Final 19]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XVIII – Final|Final 18]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XVII – Final|Final 17]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XVI – Final|Final 16]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XV – Final|Final 15]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XIV – Final|Final 14]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XIII – Final|Final 13]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XII – Final|Final 12]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup XI – Final|Final 11]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup X – Final|Final 10]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup IX – Final|Final 9]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup VIII – Final|Final 8]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup VII – Final|Final 7]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup VI – Final|Final 6]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup V – Final|Final 5]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup IV – Final|Final 4]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup III – Final|Final 3]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup II – Final|Final 2]]
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{{WCFinals|[[U-20 World Cup I – Final|Final 1]]
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