Qualification
Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Egypt received automatic entry to the cup, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament.
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | AFC U-19 Championship 2008 | United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Australia South Korea |
| CAF (Africa) | 2009 African Youth Championship | Ghana Cameroon Nigeria South Africa |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Costa Rica United States Honduras Trinidad and Tobago |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2009 South American Youth Championship | Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Venezuela1 |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2008 OFC U-20 Championship | Tahiti1 |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship | Germany Italy Czech Republic Hungary Spain England |
| Host nation | Egypt | |
- 1.^ Teams that will make their debut.
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