A spectacular draw ceremony was held Sunday to finalize groups of the 48 participating teams at the November 3 to 27 tournament that will be followed by millions of fans around the world.
In interesting match-ups, Belgium will face Argentina while defending champions Germany taking on Colombia.
The 25-day tournament promises to serve up some thrilling action at the state-of-the-art Aspire Zone complex. The expansive facility has produced some of the world’s elite athletes and a number of Qatar’s football stars.
The draw that determined the make-up of each of the 12 groups was overseen by FIFA Head of Youth Tournaments Roberto Grassi, with Abdulaziz al-Sulaiti, who lined up for Qatar at the 2005 instalment of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and Julian Draxler, who lifted the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany, serving as draw assistants.
This tournament's final is scheduled for November 27, 2025, at the iconic Khalifa International Stadium. This venue was a key stadium during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The same venue also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2006 Asian Games.
This year’s groundbreaking edition of the tournament kicks off on November 3, with the state-of-the-art Aspire Zone complex to be its beating heart.
The centralised hub of football history will foster a festival atmosphere over the 25-day competition, creating an inspiring environment for the teams to excel and a family-friendly experience for fans to enjoy, serving up a unique blend of fun activities, global flavours and world-class football.
All of the participating teams will harbour ambitions of turning out at Khalifa International Stadium on 27 November, when one of the jewels of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will provide a stunning backdrop to the final and the stage on which the U-17 world champions will be crowned.
The draw
- 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, Korea Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Switzerland
- Group G: Germany, Colombia, Korea DPR, El Salvador
- Group H: Brazil, Honduras, Indonesia, Zambia
- Group I: USA, 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.
