2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Spanish: Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA República Dominicana 2024) will be the 8th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be hosted by the Dominican Republic, the first FIFA tournament hosted by the country.[1] This will be the final edition to feature 16 teams before expanding to 24 teams in 2025.[2] It will also be the final edition to be held biannually.

2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA República Dominicana 2024
Tournament details
Host countryDominican Republic
Dates16 October – 3 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2022
2025

Spain are the two-time defending champions.

Host selection

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Dominican Republic was announced as the 2024 Women's U-17 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 23 June 2023 in Zürich, Switzerland.[1]

Qualified teams

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A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Dominican Republic who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions.

Notable absentees include China, Morocco, Tanzania, Germany, France and Canada.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC (Asia)
(3 teams)
2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup   Japan 8th 2022 Champions (2014)
  North Korea 7th 2018 Champions (2008, 2016)
  South Korea 4th 2018 Champions (2010)
CAF (Africa)
(3 teams)
2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament   Kenya 1st None Debut
  Nigeria 7th 2022 Third place (2022)
  Zambia 2nd 2014 Group stage (2014)
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)
(Hosts + 2 teams)
Host nation   Dominican Republic 1st None Debut
2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship   Mexico 7th 2022 Runners-up (2018)
  United States 6th 2022 Runners-up (2008)
CONMEBOL (South America)
(3 teams)
2024 South American U-17 Women's Championship   Brazil 7th 2022 Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2022)
  Colombia 6th 2022 Runners-up (2022)
  Ecuador 1st None Debut
OFC (Oceania)
(1 team)
2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship   New Zealand 8th 2022 Third place (2018)
UEFA (Europe)
(3 teams)
2024 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship   England 3rd 2016 Fourth place (2008)
  Poland 1st None Debut
  Spain 6th 2022 Champions (2018, 2022)

Venues

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The cities of Santiago de los Caballeros and Santo Domingo were confirmed by Dominican Football Federation on 29 April 2024 to host the competition.[3]

Location of the host cities of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024.
2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup venues
Santiago de los Caballeros Santo Domingo
Estadio Cibao Universitario Estadio Félix Sánchez
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 27,000
   

Draw

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The official draw took place on 22 June 2024 at the Monument to Fray Anton de Montesinos in Santo Domingo.[4] The teams were allocated based on their performances in the 5 previous U-17 Women's World Cups, five bonus points added to the qualifying tournament winners (for this cycle).[5] The hosts team, Dominican Republic, was automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation were drawn so as to not meet in the group stage.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Dominican Republic H
  Spain
  Japan
  North Korea

  United States
  Brazil
  Mexico
  New Zealand

  Nigeria
  Colombia
  England
  Zambia

  South Korea
  Poland
  Ecuador
  Kenya

Squads

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Players born between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2009 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Group stage

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All times are local, AST (UTC−4).[6]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dominican Republic (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 October 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Nigeria  v  Ecuador
Report

Nigeria  v  Dominican Republic
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 October 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  v  United States
Report
South Korea  v  Colombia
Report

Spain  v  South Korea
Report
Colombia  v  United States
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Colombia  v  Spain
Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Kenya  v  England
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England  v  Mexico
Report

Mexico  v  Kenya
Report

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan  v  Poland
Report
Brazil  v  Zambia
Report

Japan  v  Brazil
Report
Zambia  v  Poland
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Zambia  v  Japan
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Poland  v  Brazil
Report

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, if it is played directly before the final, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 October – Santiago de los Caballeros
 
 
1A
 
30 October – Santiago de los Caballeros
 
2B
 
 
 
26 October – Santiago de los Caballeros
 
 
 
1C
 
3 November – Santo Domingo
 
2D
 
 
 
27 October – Santo Domingo
 
 
 
1B
 
31 October – Santo Domingo
 
2A
 
 
 
27 October – Santo Domingo
 
 Third place match
 
1D
 
3 November – Santo Domingo
 
2C
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

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1Cv2D

1Av2B

1Bv2A

1Dv2C

Semi-finals

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W25vW27

W26vW28

Third place match

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LSF1vLSF2

Final

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WSF1vWSF2

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA Council appoints United States as host of new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024". FIFA. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Santo Domingo y Santiago serán sedes de la Copa Mundial Sub-17 Femenina de la FIFA 2024" (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 29 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Draw: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™". FIFA. 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Draw Procedures - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024™" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Match Schedule – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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