2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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| كأس العالم تحت 17 سنة قطر 2025 Kaʾs al-ʿālam taht 17 sanat al-qadam 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 48 (from 6 confederations) |
The 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 20th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the annual international men's youth football tournament contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be held in Qatar on dates to be confirmed.[1]
This edition will be the opening of the annual cycle adopted by FIFA for the U-17 World Cup and the first to be played in the 48-team format instead of the previous biennial 24-team tournaments.[2] As part of these changes, FIFA also decided to grant Qatar the hosting rights for the tournament for a five-year period from, 2025 to 2029.[3]
Germany are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2023.
Format changes[edit]
Starting with this edition, the FIFA U-17 World Cup will feature a number of changes to its format adopted by FIFA during 2023. These changes stem from a proposal submitted by the Liberia Football Association at the 71st FIFA Congress held virtually on 21 May 2021, regarding FIFA's youth tournaments.[4][5] Following this proposal, FIFA initiated a consultative process among its member associations before publishing a report with proposals outlined by the FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger for future FIFA youth competitions, which included an annual 48-team U-17 World Cup.[6][7] Over the following months these proposals continued to be evaluated and analysed until they were approved by the FIFA Council in October 2023,[8][9] and then confirmed on 14 March 2024.[3][10]
The proposed new competition format to be confirmed is as follows:[7]
- The 48 participating teams would be divided into four 12-team mini-tournaments. Each mini-tournament would in turn be divided into 3 groups of 4 teams which would be played on a single round-robin basis.
- Within each mini-tournament, the three group winners plus the best second-placed team would advance to the knockout stage, consisting of semi-finals and final.
- The four mini-tournaments winners would qualify for the final-four consisting of semi-finals, thid place play-off and the grand final, which will determine the champions of the tournament.
Host selection[edit]
On 15 November 2023, FIFA launched a global call for expressions of interest from member associations to host the next five editions of the U17 World Cup (2025-2029) as a single consolidated package. Member associations had to express their interest no later than 4 December 2023.[11][12]
Four months later, after a FIFA Council meeting held on 14 March 2024, it was announced that Qatar would host the next five editions of the U17 World Cup (2025-2029), as part of the new annual cycle implemented by FIFA for the tournament.[13][14] Although FIFA did not disclose whether there were other interested member associations, a joint bid by Indonesia and Singapore and another by Denmark were known to have been submitted.[15][16] This will be the first time that Qatar hosts the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the third time that the tournament will be held in the Arab world.
Venues[edit]
TBD.
Teams[edit]
Qualification[edit]
A total of 48 teams will qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Qatar, who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 47 teams will qualify from six separate continental competitions. The new expanded slot allocation per confederation was approved by the FIFA Council meeting held on 15 May 2024:[17]
- AFC (Asia): 9 (including hosts Qatar)
- CAF (Africa): 10
- CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 8
- CONMEBOL (South America): 7
- OFC (Oceania): 3
- UEFA (Europe): 11
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team qualified | Appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||
| AFC (Asia) (Hosts + 8 teams) |
Host nation |  Qatar
|
8th | 1985 | 2005 | Fourth place (1991) |
| 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | TBD | |||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| CAF (Africa) (10 teams) |
2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) (8 teams) |
2025 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| CONMEBOL (South America) (7 teams) |
2025 South American U-17 Championship | TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| OFC (Oceania) (3 teams) |
2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship |  Fiji
|
1st | N/A | Debut | |
 New Caledonia
|
3rd | 2017 | 2023 | Group stage (2017, 2023) | ||
 New Zealand
|
11th | 1997 | 2023 | Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2015) | ||
| UEFA (Europe) (11 teams) |
2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship | TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
| TBD | ||||||
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| TBD | ||||||
Mini-tournaments[edit]
All times are local, AST – (UTC+3).
Mini-tournament 1[edit]
Group A[edit]
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Group B[edit]
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Group C[edit]
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Ranking of runner-ups[edit]
The best runner-up from the three groups advance to the knockout stage along with the three group winners.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Knockout stage[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Mini-tournament 2[edit]
Group A[edit]
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Group B[edit]
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Group C[edit]
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Ranking of runner-ups[edit]
The best runner-up from the three groups advance to the knockout stage along with the three group winners.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Knockout stage[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Mini-tournament 3[edit]
Group A[edit]
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Group B[edit]
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Group C[edit]
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Ranking of runner-ups[edit]
The best runner-up from the three groups advance to the knockout stage along with the three group winners.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Knockout stage[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Mini-tournament 4[edit]
Group A[edit]
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Group B[edit]
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Group C[edit]
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Ranking of runner-ups[edit]
The best runner-up from the three groups advance to the knockout stage along with the three group winners.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
Knockout stage[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Final Four[edit]
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, if it is played directly before the final, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup annually from 2025 to 2029". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 March 2024.
- ↑ Onyeagwara, Nnamdi (14 March 2024). "FIFA men's U17 World Cup increasing to 48 teams with next five to be held in Qatar". The New York Times.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "FIFA U-17 World Cup expands to 48 teams". FIFA. 14 March 2024.
- ↑ "FIFA Congress votes on future of FIFA Women's World Cup™ hosting and looks to explore new competition opportunities". FIFA. 21 May 2024.
- ↑ Kokoi, Anthony (25 May 2021). "LFA's Proposal Overwhelmingly Voted for at FIFA 71st Congress". Liberian Observer.
- ↑ "The most inclusive and thorough consultation process that football has ever seen". FIFA. 30 September 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "FIFA Proposal for the future of global youth competitions" (PDF). FIFA. 20 December 2021.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2022™ praised for its "unique cohesive power"". FIFA. 16 December 2022.
- ↑ "2023-2027: FIFA President lays out objectives for the future". FIFA. 16 March 2023.
- ↑ Sarmah, Bhargab (22 March 2024). "A closer look at FIFA's U-17 World Cup restructuring". CGTN.
- ↑ "Circular no. 1864 Expression of interest to host upcoming FIFA tournaments" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA gave MAs 20 days to bid for U-17, 5-year hosting packages before handing rights to Qatar and Morocco". Inside World Football. 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "FIFA Council takes key decisions ahead of the 74th FIFA Congress". FIFA. 14 March 2024.
- ↑ "Qatar to Host FIFA U-17 World Cup for Next Five Editions". Qatar Football Association. 14 March 2024.
- ↑ Deepanraj, Ganesan (4 December 2023). "Singapore and Indonesia express interest to co-host football's U-17, U-20 World Cup". The Straits Times.
- ↑ "FIFA moved goalposts as Danish bid for U17 World Cup ignored in favour of Qatar and Morocco". Inside World Football. 20 March 2024.
- ↑ "FIFA Council approves Women's International Match Calendar 2026-2029". FIFA. 15 May 2024.
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