U-17 World Cup: list of qualifiers

The International Federation of Football (FIFA) has unveiled the list of 48 teams that will participate in the U-17 World Cup, with the final phase taking place in Qatar from November 3 to 27.

AFC: Qatar (host country), Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Japan, Uzbekistan, DPR Korea, Republic of Korea, and Tajikistan.

CAF: South Africa, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Uganda, Senegal, Tunisia, and Zambia.

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Concacaf: Canada, Costa Rica, United States, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, El Salvador.

CONMEBOL: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Venezuela.

OFC: Fiji, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.

UEFA: Germany, England, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Czech Republic, and Switzerland.

The U-17 World Cup winners

1985: Nigeria

1987: Soviet Union

1989: Saudi Arabia

1991: Ghana

1993: Nigeria

1995: Ghana

1997: Brazil

1999: Brazil

2001: France

2003: Brazil

2005: Mexico

2007: Nigeria

2009: Switzerland

2011: Mexico

2013: Nigeria

2015: Nigeria

2017: England

2019: Brazil

2023: Germany

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