The 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be hosted by Qatar and will begin on November 3rd, with the final to be held on November 27th. The tournament will begin with two matches, South Africa vs. Bolivia and Costa Rica vs. United Arab Emirates. The U-17 World Cup final will be held at the 45,000-seat Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. All matches up to the final will be played on eight pitches at Al Rayyan’s Aspire Zone complex. The 2025 U-17 World Cup will be held in a 48-team format for the first time, rather than the previous biennial 24-team tournament. The tournament will consist of 48 teams divided into 12 groups and a total of 104 games. The group stage will run until November 11th, with the 32-team knockout stage scheduled to begin on November 14th.
Here are the details of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 teams, groups, format, match dates, kick-off times and venues.
groups and teams
⚽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: USA, Burkina Faso, Tajikistan, Czech Republic
⚽Group J: Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Panama, Ireland
⚽Group K: France, Chile, Canada, Uganda
⚽Group L: Mali, New Zealand, Austria, Saudi Arabia
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format
The top two countries in each group will automatically qualify for the finals, with the top eight teams in third place also advancing to the finals.
The winners of the best 32 will advance to the round of 16, followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
In a knockout match, if the match is tied at the end of regular game time, overtime will not be played and the winner will be decided in a penalty shootout.
Match schedule
⚽Group stage
November 3rd
Group A: South Africa vs Bolivia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group C: Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group C: Senegal vs Croatia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4pm/1pm GST)
Group B: Japan vs Morocco (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30pm Japan time)
Group D: Argentina vs Belgium (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group B: New Caledonia vs Portugal (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm ET)
Group A: Qatar vs Italy (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Group D: Tunisia vs Fiji (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
November 4th
Group F: Ivory Coast vs Switzerland (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group H: Brazil vs Honduras (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm / 12:00 GMT)
Group F: Mexico vs South Korea (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4pm/1pm Japan time)
Group E: Haiti vs Egypt (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30 GMT)
Group G: Germany vs Colombia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group E: England vs Venezuela (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6.15pm CET)
Group G: North Korea vs El Salvador (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm/15:45 GMT)
Group H: Indonesia vs Zambia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm JST)
November 5th
Group I: Tajikistan vs Czech Republic (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group J: Panama vs Ireland (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3.30pm/12.30pm GST)
Group J: Paraguay vs Uzbekistan (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4pm JST)
Group L: Austria vs Saudi Arabia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30pm GST)
Group L: Mali vs New Zealand (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group I: USA vs Burkina Faso (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm ET)
Group K: France vs Chile (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Group K: Canada vs Uganda (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
November 6th
Group A: Bolivia vs Italy (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group B: Portugal vs Morocco (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group B: Japan vs New Caledonia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4pm/1pm Japan time)
Group D: Argentina vs Tunisia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30pm GST)
Group D: Fiji vs Belgium (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group C: United Arab Emirates vs Croatia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm ET)
Group A: Qatar vs South Africa (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Group C: Senegal vs Costa Rica (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
November 7th
Group E: England vs Haiti (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3.30pm/12.30pm GST)
Group G: El Salvador vs Colombia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group G: Germany vs North Korea (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4pm/13pm GST)
Group E: Egypt vs Venezuela (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30pm GST)
Group F: Mexico vs Ivory Coast (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group F: Switzerland vs South Korea (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm/6:15pm JST)
Group H: Brazil vs Indonesia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Group H: Zambia vs Honduras (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
November 8th
Group I: Czech Republic vs Burkina Faso (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group K: Uganda vs Chile (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group L: Mali vs Austria (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4pm/1pm GST)
Group K: France vs Canada (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30pm ET)
Group I: USA vs. Tajikistan (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45 p.m. ET/14:45 p.m. ET)
Group J: Paraguay vs Panama (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm JST)
Group J: Ireland vs Uzbekistan (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
Group L: Saudi Arabia vs New Zealand (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
November 9th
Group D: Fiji vs Argentina (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group D: Belgium vs Tunisia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group B: Portugal vs Japan (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30pm Japan time)
Group B: Morocco vs New Caledonia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4:30pm/13:30pm GST)
Group C: United Arab Emirates vs Senegal (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group C: Croatia vs Costa Rica (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group A: Bolivia vs Qatar (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Group A: Italy vs South Africa (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
November 10th
Group F: Switzerland vs Mexico (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group F: South Korea vs Ivory Coast (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm Japan Time)
Group G: El Salvador vs Germany (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30pm GST)
Group G: Colombia vs North Korea (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4:30pm/13:30 GMT)
Group H: Zambia vs Brazil (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group H: Honduras vs Indonesia (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group E: Egypt vs England (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6.45pm GST)
Group E: Venezuela vs Haiti (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
November 11th
Group K: Uganda vs France (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Group K: Chile vs Canada (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm ET/12:30pm ET)
Group J: Ireland vs Paraguay (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4.30pm/13.30pm GST)
Group J: Uzbekistan vs Panama (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4:30pm/13:30pm GST)
Group I: Czech Republic vs USA (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 5:45pm/14:45pm ET)
Group I: Burkina Faso vs Tajikistan (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Group L: Saudi Arabia vs Mali (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Group L: New Zealand vs Austria (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm ET)
Closed on November 12th and 13th
⚽ Round of 32
November 14th
Match 1 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Match 2 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm Japan Time)
Match 3 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4:00pm/13:00pm Japan Time)
Match 4 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30 GMT)
Match 5 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm Japan Time)
Match 6 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm ET)
Match 7 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Match 8 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm JST)
November 15th
Match 9 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Match 10 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Match 11 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4:00pm/13:00pm Japan Time)
Match 12 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30 GMT)
Match 13 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm GST)
Match 14 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm/15:15 GMT)
Match 15 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm/15:45 GMT)
Match 16 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm/15:45 GMT)
Closed on November 16th and 17th
⚽Round 16
November 18th
Match 1 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 8, 3:30pm/12:30pm GST)
Match 2 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 3, 3:30pm/12:30pm Japan Time)
Match 3 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 1, 4:00pm/13:00pm Japan Time)
Match 4 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30 GMT)
Match 5 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45pm Japan Time)
Match 6 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 6:15pm ET)
Match 7 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 9, 6:45pm/15:45 GMT)
Match 8 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm ET)
Closed on November 19th and 20th
⚽Quarterfinals
November 21st
Quarter-final 1 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 4, 3:30pm/12:30pm Japan time)
Quarter-final 2 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 4:30pm/13:30 GMT)
Quarter-final 3 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 2, 5:45pm/14:45 GMT)
Quarter-final 4 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm JST)
Closed on November 22nd and 23rd
⚽Semifinals
November 24th
Semi-final 1 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 5, 3:30pm/12:30 GMT)
Semi-final 2 (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 6:45pm/15:45 GMT)
Closed on November 25th and 26th
3rd place match
27 November (Aspire Zone, Pitch 7, 3:30pm/12:30 GMT)
⚽Finals
November 27th
Final (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, 9pm/6pm GMT)
