FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup - All you need to know

10/13/2026 - 9:16 PM

Concacaf Ready for W U-17 World Cup

Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States ready to represent Concacaf.

MIAMI – The 10th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will have four teams from Concacaf playing for the title: Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States.

WHAT

The 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be the 10th edition of the tournament, with Morocco hosting the competition for a second consecutive time.

Divided in six groups for the first stage of the competition, the two top two teams in each group will qualify for the Round of 16, along with the four best third-placed teams. The tournament will then progress in a single-elimination knockout format to determine the next World Champion.

The Groups are divided as follows:

Group A: Morocco, New Zealand, Germany, Argentina

Group B: Korea DPR, Puerto Rico, Poland, Nigeria

Group C: Canada, Brazil, Norway, Ghana

Group D: Japan, Zambia, France, Venezuela

Group E: United States, Samoa, Kenya, China PR

Group F: Spain, Mexico, Australia, Chile

WHEN & WHERE

The 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will take place from 17 October to 7 November 2026 in the city of Rabat, Morocco.

WHO

Concacaf will have four representatives in Morocco: Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

The North American teams clinched their spot to the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup earlier in the year, as they became the winners in the Final Round of the 2026 Concacaf Women's U-17 Qualifiers:

Canada: The Canucks will be taking part in their 7th FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup tournament, their best result being earning 4th place in 2018.

Mexico: La Femenil will be participating in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the sixth time, becoming Runner-ups in 2018, as well as earning 3rd place in the 2025 edition.

United States: A 5th participation for the Stars and Stripes in the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, becoming the first Runner-ups of the competition in 2008, their latest award coming in 2024 after earning Third place.

History for Puerto Rico football

Puerto Rico is making history for its federation and the region, as the U-17 Women’s teams is the country’s first team in any category and in any level to qualify to a FIFA World Cup, doing so as the best runner-up across the three groups in the 2026 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers.