
Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. ↑ "India 2017 continues to take shape".Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. ↑ "Under-17 World Cup schedule clashes with ISL, FIFA not ready to alter".Two-time champions, in 2005 and most recently in. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. It came as no surprise when Mexico were the top seeded among all 24 teams participating in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup draw in July. "India to Host 2017 U-17 FIFA World Cup". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. ↑ "FIFA executive vows to improve governance and boost female participation in football".↑ "Niger Republic U17 3–1 Nigeria U17: Golden Eaglets crash out of U17 Afcon".

"How did the teams fare in their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance". ↑ Easwar, Nisanth (27 September 2017).A total of 52 matches were contested, with. ↑ "At the FIFA U-17 World Cup, an Indian style of football will finally kick off on the global stage". Fans flocked to the six host stadiums throughout the competition, which was followed by more than a million people.On 27 October 2016, FIFA officially announced Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Margao, Navi Mumbai and New Delhi as the official host cities for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. On, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Guwahati were provisionally selected as host locations and was informed two more would be provisionally approved from the list ofīengaluru, Chennai, Goa, New Delhi and Pune. Venues Īfter being awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, eight locations were shortlisted: Bangalore, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Margao, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune. ConfederationĢ017 South American Under-17 Championshipġ. Starting from 2017, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will receive an additional spot (in total two spots), while UEFA will have five instead of six spots. In addition to India, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions.

Ī total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In failing to qualify, Nigeria became the first nation since Switzerland in 2009 to fail to qualify for the next edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup after winning the previous edition. All players of its representative team must have been born on or after 1 January 2000.

Each team had to name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The previous U-17 World Cup title holders, Nigeria, failed to qualify for this edition. The following is a list of all the squads of the national teams participating in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. As well as India, New Caledonia and Niger also made their first appearance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Qualified teams Īs host, India made their first ever appearance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their first appearance in the World Cup at any age level. 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in India from 6 to 28 October. FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 is scheduled to kick off on 6th October, with 24 countries from six confederations competing for one of the biggest honours in youth football.
