It's a tournament that has helped launch the careers of soccer luminaries such as Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta and organisers of the Under-20 World Cup hope the prospect of seeing tomorrow's stars will make New Zealanders embrace the 2015 tournament.
The Under-20 World Cup ranks as the second-biggest soccer tournament behind the World Cup and 24 teams will descend on this country in 2015.
Yesterday the seven host cities were unveiled by Prime Minister John Key, with North Harbour Stadium named to host the first game on May 30 as well as the final on June 20.
Nine cities bid to host games with Nelson, which withdrew from the running, and Napier the two to miss out.
Auckland will host nine of the 52 matches, including a semifinal and final, along with Whangarei, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.