Brazil is the second-most successful with four titles and two runners-up. Nigeria is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with five titles and three runners up. The 2017 tournament which was hosted by India became the most attended in the history of the tournament, with the total attendance of the FIFA U-17 World Cup reaching 1,347,133. ![]() It began as a competition for players under the age of 16 with the age limit raised to 17 from the 1991 edition onwards. The first edition was staged in 1985 in China, and tournaments have been played every two years since then. ![]() Following FIFA's then secretary-general Sepp Blatter's recommendation after he was in Singapore for the 1982 Lion City Cup, FIFA created the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The Lion City Cup was the first under-16 football tournament in the world. The FIFA U-17 World Cup is a competition that was inspired by the Lion City Cup that was created by the Football Association of Singapore in 1977.
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