Brazil, winner of five U-20 World Cups, second only to Argentina’s six titles, failed to qualify for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina earned SouthAmerica’s berths for the South Korea-hosted U-20 World Cup that kicks off in May. Brazil, which finished runner-up to Serbia at the 2015 U-20 World Cup, finished fifth in South Americanqualifying by tying an already eliminatedColombia, 0-0, on Saturday.
The USA begins its qualifying campaign Feb. 18 at the Concacaf U-20 Championship in Costa Rica from which four of the region’s team will earn berths at the WorldCup.
2017 U-20 World Cup Qualifiers
EUROPE
England
France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
SOUTHAMERICA
Argentina
Ecuador
Uruguay
Venezuela
OCEANIA
New Zealand
Vanuatu
ASIA
Iran
Japan
SaudiArabia
Vietnam
AFRICA (4 teams)
Qualifying tournament: Feb. 26-March 12
CONCACAF (4 teams)
Qualifying tournament: Feb. 17-March 5 inCosta Rica