💎 Five stars who made their name at Under-20 World Cups

The 2025 edition of the U-20 World Cup will kick off this Saturday (27), in Chile.

See the complete schedule and which are the groups here .

And the tournament that has Argentina (six titles) and Brazil (five) as the greatest champions has already helped to reveal several stars since its first edition, in 1977.

Cases of the five that OneFootball listed below.

The first of the six titles won by Argentina featured the talent of El Pibe de Oro.

He was voted the best of the 1979 edition by scoring six times.

Only his teammate in Albiceleste, the current coach of Internacional Ramón Díaz, scored more, with eight.

– Saturday, 7 September 2019

He won the Ballon d'Or three times (1988, 1989, and 1992).

And he was one of the greatest strikers of all time even though he retired at just 28 years old due to repeated injuries.

He made his mark with the Netherlands team in the 1983 edition, held in Mexico.

– Thursday, 31 October 2019

Who remembers Galvão Bueno enchanted with the still very young Ronaldinho against Venezuela in the 1999 Copa América?

The " look what he did, look what he did, look what he did " became historic.

But Ronaldinho had already caught attention months before during the World Cup held in Nigeria.

Brazil would fall to Uruguay in the quarterfinals.

But he caught attention.

– Sunday, 21 May 2023

He didn't even have a full season as a professional athlete with Barcelona when he competed in the 2005 edition with Argentina.

He had nine games and one goal with Barça - that one after a pass from Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

But he made it clear in that World Cup what was to come.

Messi was the top scorer and best of the competition leading Argentina to the title over Nigeria - including qualification over Brazil in the semis.

– Thursday, 25 September 2025

He was still at the beginning of his journey with RB Salzburg when he competed in the 2019 edition in Poland.

And he made history by scoring NINE of the TWELVE goals for Norway in the match against Honduras.

He was the top scorer thanks to the goals scored in a single game.

Norway didn't even make it to the knockout stage. But Haaland attracted a lot of attention.

He would be confirmed as a reinforcement for Dortmund on December 29 of the same year to make a difference on the big European stages.

– Sunday, 29 December 2019

The list of players who have stood out in World Cups is extensive.

Owen, Diego Simeone, Suárez, Cavani, Xavi, Iniesta, Lautaro Martínez, Agüero, D'Alessandro, Philippe Coutinho, Oscar, Pogba, and Griezmann also stood out playing the tournament for their respective teams.

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