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#3 Australia
One of the most consistent teams in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the “Socceroos” earned the ticket to the event as many as 12 out of 16 occasions, which is second only to Brazil and USA who had the privilege to be present in 15 out of a possible 16.
The Australians missed the silverware by a whisker in 1999 following which they never made it to the last eight stage of the competition. The Aussies paid a visit to India last year for the AFC U-16 Championships but lost every match which tampered their qualification hopes.
The men in yellow have been the leading football nation under the Asian Football Federation (AFC), apart from Iran.Having won the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, they will defend their title two years from now in the United Arab Emirates. A couple of years ago, they were kicked out of the 2015 U-17 World Cup by virtue of a 0-6 thrashing by Nigeria who went on to lift the trophy.
