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The adjacent procreation of shot stars volition showcase their endowment connected the biggest signifier erstwhile the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 kicks disconnected successful Qatar connected Monday.
With an expanded tract of 48 teams, the tourney is acceptable to present a spectacle dissimilar immoderate before.
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list of 1 itemend of listHere’s everything you request to cognize astir the showpiece event:
What are the cardinal dates?
The FIFA U-17 World Cup volition beryllium held successful Qatar from November 3, with 2 matches – South Africa vs Bolivia and Costa Rica vs the United Arab Emirates – kicking disconnected the tournament.
The last volition beryllium played connected November 27, marking the decision of the 104-match tournament.
- Group stage: November 3 to 11
- Round of 32: November 14 and 15
- Round of 16: November 18
- Quarterfinals: November 21
- Semifinals: November 24
- Third-place playoff: November 27
- Final: November 27
Where is the tourney being held?
Qatar volition big 5 consecutive U-17 World Cups, starting this year.
At the 2025 edition, each matches up until the last volition instrumentality spot crossed 8 pitches astatine the Aspire Zone analyzable successful Al Rayyan, astir 9km (5.6 miles) from the centre of the capital, Doha.
The last volition beryllium played astatine Khalifa International Stadium, the 45,857-capacity venue that hosted six matches during the men’s FIFA 2022 World Cup. Built successful 1976, it is 1 of Qatar’s oldest stadiums.
This year’s tourney marks the 3rd clip the U-17 World Cup has been held successful the Arab world, aft Egypt hosted successful 1997 and the United Arab Emirates successful 2013.
The Khalifa International Stadium is the location of Qatar’s nationalist shot team. Having hosted large events similar the Qatar 2022 World Cup and AFC Asian Cup, it volition present big the last of the Under-17 World Cup [Lintao Zhang/Getty Images]How galore teams are taking part?
The 2025 U-17 World Cup is the archetypal to beryllium played successful the 48-team format alternatively of the erstwhile biennial 24-team tournaments.
The participating nations, from six confederations, person been divided into 12 groups, arsenic follows:
⚽ Group A: Qatar, Italy, South Africa, Bolivia
⚽ Group B: Japan, Morocco, New Caledonia, Portugal
⚽ Group C: Senegal, Croatia, Costa Rica, United Arab Emirates
⚽ Group D: Argentina, Belgium, Tunisia, Fiji
⚽ Group E: England, Venezuela, Haiti, Egypt
⚽ Group F: Mexico, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Switzerland
⚽ Group G: Germany, Colombia, North Korea, El Salvador
⚽ Group H: Brazil, Honduras, Indonesia, Zambia
⚽ Group I: US, Burkina Faso, Tajikistan, Czechia
⚽ Group J: Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Panama, Republic of Ireland
⚽ Group K: France, Chile, Canada, Uganda
⚽ Group L: Mali, New Zealand, Austria, Saudi Arabia
What is the tourney format?
The apical 2 teams successful each of the 12 groups, on with the 8 champion third-placed sides, volition suffice for the circular of 32.
From determination on, the tourney volition beryllium played successful a knockout format, featuring the circular of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.
Why is the U-17 World Cup important?
Youth World Cups are breathtaking to ticker arsenic they connection a glimpse into football’s future, showcasing young talents earlier they marque their people connected the biggest nonrecreational stages.
The U-17 World Cup holds peculiar value arsenic it often serves arsenic a launchpad for the stars of tomorrow.
Retired and existent players similar Cesc Fabregas, Toni Kroos, and Phil Foden — who went connected to radiance successful the world’s apical shot leagues — archetypal caught planetary attraction astatine the U-17 World Cup, each winning the tournament’s Golden Ball grant for the champion player.
Phil Foden, who presently plays for English Premier League broadside Manchester City, won the Golden Ball grant for the champion subordinate astatine the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup successful India, which England won by beating Spain successful the last [Anupam Nath/AP]Who are the favourites to win?
Brazil, aiming for a record-equalling 5th U-17 World Cup, volition beryllium the frontrunners successful Qatar. Heading into the tourney arsenic the reigning South American champions, Brazil are arguably the champion squad from the region, having held that crown for a grounds 14 times.
Nigeria’s nonaccomplishment to suffice for this World Cup means the Brazilians are the astir palmy squad astatine the 2025 edition.
Other contenders for the rubric are Portugal, who sealed their 3rd U-17 Euro rubric successful June, and France, who often bask a heavy tally astatine large tournaments.
Although Germany are the defending World Cup winners from 2023, expectations are debased this twelvemonth aft they failed to get past the radical signifier astatine the Euros.
Twice World Cup winners Mexico are besides the rubric favourites arsenic they marque their eighth successive quality astatine the finals, portion Asian champions Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia could beryllium the acheronian horses.
Who are the apical players to watch?
Italy’s attacking midfielder Samuele Inacio, the apical scorer astatine the Euros finals with 5 goals, is 1 to ticker astatine the tournament. Inacio, who plays for the Borussia Dortmund younker academy, is simply a changeless extremity menace acknowledgment to his sublime creativity successful the guardant line.
France guardant Djylian N’Guessan, who scored 9 times during the Euro qualifying and finals, is different cardinal subordinate from the region, known for his link-up play, calm finishing and fantabulous technique. N’Guessan, 17, besides played for his federation successful the caller U-20 World Cup successful Chile.
During the U-17 Euro successful Albania this year, Italy’s Samuele Inacio stole the limelight with his 5 goals [Ben McShane – Sportsfile/UEFA via Getty Images]
Although Argentina failed to scope the semifinals astatine the South American U-17 Championship, striker Thomas de Martis finished arsenic the apical scorer with six goals. Clinical successful the container and large astatine finishing, de Martis besides possesses fantabulous aerial ability.
Sadriddin Khasanov, named the astir invaluable subordinate (MVP) successful Uzbekistan’s U-17 Asian Cup triumph for his goal-scoring abilities and awesome skills, is besides connected the database of must-watch players, alongside Morocco’s midfield maestro Abdellah Ouazane, the subordinate of the tourney during their maiden U-17 Africa Cup of Nations rubric run.
Where to bargain tickets and ticker the tournament?
Tickets for the U-17 World Cup are connected wide merchantability and tin beryllium purchased connected FIFA’s authoritative platform. Five types of tickets are available, including a time pass, a dedicated summons for each of big federation Qatar’s matches, and a standalone last ticket.
A time pass, which provides entree to six selected pitches, costs astir $5.50, portion the tickets for the last commencement astatine astir $4.
Broadcasters for selected territories – including Brazil, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States – person been announced.
Five nations volition marque past successful Qatar by making their debut astatine the FIFA U-17 World Cup this twelvemonth 🙌
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇿🇲 Zambia pic.twitter.com/oiOyOwyiLj
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) April 19, 2025
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