The FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival is an international youth football competition organised by FIFA for national teams of players up to the age of 15. Open to all 211 FIFA member associations, it is played in a small-sided, festival-style format in which every team plays around nine matches, and has been described by FIFA as its largest ever tournament.[1] The competition was created as part of FIFA's stated commitment to promote youth football, with the U-15 tournament for boys and girls approved by the FIFA Council in December 2025.
