These are the countries that have won the U-17 World Cup most often.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has officially appointed Indonesia as the host of the 2023 U-17 World Cup.

This international football tournament for the under-17 age group is scheduled to take place in Indonesia from November 10th to December 2nd, 2023.

Indonesia has replaced Peru in this role. On October 24th, 2019, FIFA appointed Peru as the host of the 2021 U-17 World Cup. However, following the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA cancelled the event and postponed it until 2023.

Then, on April 3rd, 2023, FIFA removed Peru as the host of the 2023 U-17 World Cup and appointed Indonesia as the replacement host, as Peru was deemed not to have sufficient infrastructure readiness.

Thanks to its status as host, the Indonesian U-17 national team will participate in this year's U-17 World Cup, despite failing to qualify through the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers.

To participate in the U-17 World Cup, each country must undergo qualification from their respective confederations. This year's U-17 World Cup in Indonesia will feature 24 youth national teams from 6 confederations.

So, which countries have won the U-17 World Cup title?

"To date, there are nine winners of the U-17 World Cup title: Nigeria, Brazil, Ghana, Mexico, France, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and England," said FIFA management, quoted from its official website on Monday (June 26th, 2023).

Since the inaugural U-17 World Cup, Nigeria has won the U-17 World Cup 5 times, more than any other participating country.

Next is Brazil, which has won 4 titles. The Samba team last won the U-17 World Cup trophy in 2019.

Mexico and Ghana have each won 2 titles. The remaining countries – France, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and England – have each won 1 title.

The following is a list of national teams that have won the U-17 World Cup from 1985-2019:

1. Nigeria: 5 titles (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015)
2. Brazil: 4 titles (1997, 1999, 2003, and 2019)
3. Ghana: 2 titles (1991 and 1995)
4. Mexico: 2 titles (2005 and 2011)
5. France: 1 title (2001)
6. Soviet Union: 1 title (1987)
7. Saudi Arabia: 1 title (1989)
8. England: 1 title (2017)