India is all set to host it's first FIFA tournament when the Under-17 World Cup kicks off just under two months from now with 24 teams from across the globe competing across six venues in India for the final to be played in the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on October 26.
Goal continues to examine the history of the prestigious youth tournament ever since its inception in 1985 to the current day in a two-part series.
After covering the history of the tournament till 2005 in the first part, we look at the hisory post that in our second and final part.
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Fans' opportunity to feast their eyes on the trophyHistory of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup (From 2007):
Getty Images| Year | Hosts | Winners | Runners-Up | Famous players | No.of teams |
| 2007 | South Korea | Nigeria | Spain | Toni Kroos,Danny Welbeck, Maicon, Victor Moses | 24 |
| 2009 | Nigeria | Switzerland | Nigeria | Neymar, Isco, Alvaro Morata, Granit Xhaka | 24 |
| 2011 | Mexico | Mexico | Uruguay | Raheem Sterling,Emre Can, Lucas Piazon, Nathaniel Chalobah | 24 |
| 2013 | UAE | Nigeria | Mexico | Kelechi Iheanacho, Leonardo Suarez, Gabriel Boschilia, Nathan | 24 |
| 2015 | Chile | Nigeria | Mali | Johannes Eggestien, Victor Osimhen,Dante Rigo, Luis Henrique | 24 |
| 2017 | India | TBD | TBD | TBD | 24 |
Most successful countries in the history of the competition:
| No. | Country | Winners | Runners-Up |
| 1 | Nigeria | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ghana | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Mexico | 2 | 1 |