The 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 18th version of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth %link1% championship contested by the below-17 nationwide groups of the member associations of FIFA. February 2019 that they would not host the tournament, following inspection of the services and concern over organizational challenges. A formal announcement on 15 March 2019 ratified the advice to move the tournament to Brazil.