2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	6–28 October
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Fourth place	Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	183 (3.52 per match)
Attendance	1,347,133 (25,906 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rhian Brewster (8 goals)
Best player	Phil Foden
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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in India from 6 to 28 October.

Qualified teams

As 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.^[1] As well as India, New Caledonia and Niger also made their first appearance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[2]

The previous U-17 World Cup title holders, Nigeria, failed to qualify for this edition. 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.^[3]

A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. 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.^[4]

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	Host Nation	India¹
AFC (Asia)	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Iraq Iran Japan Korea DPR
CAF (Africa)	2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations	Ghana Guinea Mali Niger¹
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Costa Rica [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Honduras Mexico United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	2017 South American Under-17 Championship	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
OFC (Oceania)	2017 OFC U-17 Championship	New Caledonia¹ New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	England France Germany Spain Turkey

1.^ Teams that will make their debut.

Venues

After 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.^[5] On 29 May 2015, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Guwahati were provisionally selected as host locations and was informed two more would be provisionally approved from the list of Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, New Delhi and Pune.^[6] 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.^[7]

Kolkata	Kochi	New Delhi
Salt Lake Stadium (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan)	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium)	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 66,600^[8]	Capacity: 41,700^[8]	Capacity: 58,000^[8]

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Navi Mumbai	Guwahati	Margao
DY Patil Stadium (Dr. DY Patil Stadium)	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium	Fatorda Stadium (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)
Capacity: 41,000^[8]	Capacity: 23,800^[8]	Capacity: 16,200^[8]

Results

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Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	1	5	1	+4	6
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6
United States	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6
India	3	0	3	1	9	-8	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay	3	3	0	0	10	5	+5	9
Mali	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1
Turkey	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5	1

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	5	6	-1	6
Guinea	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1
Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	3	7	-4	1

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	3	3	0	6	1	+5	9
Spain	3	2	1	7	2	+5	6
Niger	3	1	2	1	6	-5	3
Korea DPR	3	0	3	0	5	-5	0

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	14	3	+11	9
Japan	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	4
Honduras	3	1	0	2	7	11	-4	3
New Caledonia	3	0	1	2	2	13	-11	1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	9
Iraq	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	4
Mexico	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	3	0	1	2	0	7	-7	1

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	0

Germany	4
		Germany	1

		File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	3

Honduras	0
				File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	1

				England	3
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay	0

United States	5
		United States	1

		England	4
England	0(5)

Japan	0(3)
						England	5

						Spain	2
Mali	5

Iraq	1
		Mali	2

		Ghana	1
Ghana	2

Niger	0
				Mali	1

				Spain	3	Third place
France	1

Spain	2
		Spain	3			File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2

		Iran	1			Mali	0
Iran	2

Mexico	1