Overview

• The tournament runs from 27 September to 19 October in Chile with 24 teams split into six groups, advancing the top two plus the four best third-placed teams to a 16-team knockout phase.
• Brazil starts Group C against Mexico on 28 September in Santiago before facing Morocco on 1 October and Spain on 4 October.
• Many headline talents are absent because clubs are not obliged to release players outside FIFA international windows, including Endrick, Estêvão, Lamine Yamal, Claudio Echeverri and Franco Mastantuono.
• Coach Ramon Menezes’ 21-player Brazil squad features Pedrinho (Zenit), Wesley (Al-Nassr) and Deivid Washington (Chelsea) as the South American champions seek a sixth U-20 title.
• FIFA’s Technical Study Group led by Arsène Wenger will evaluate every match, and Brazil’s games will air on Sportv, CazéTV and FIFA+.