MIAMI – The eight Concacaf nations participating in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ later this year have learned their opponents.

Teams were drawn into twelve groups during Sunday’s draw in Doha. The event defined the group-stage matchups and subsequent ties for the biggest-ever edition of the showpiece that will feature 48 teams for the first time.

Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, the United States, Panama, and El Salvador earned the right to represent the region as the group winners in the 2025 Concacaf Men’s U-17 Qualifiers.

Here are the complete pairings for the group stage:

Group A: Qatar, Italy, South Africa, Bolivia

Group B: Japan, Morocco, New Caledonia, Portugal

Group C: Senegal, Croatia, Costa Rica, United Arab Emirates

Group D: Argentina, Belgium, Tunisia, Fiji

Group E: England, Venezuela, Haiti, Egypt

Group F: Mexico, Korea Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Switzerland

Group G: Germany, Colombia, Korea DPR, El Salvador

Group H: Brazil, Honduras, Indonesia, Zambia

Group I: USA, Burkina Faso, Tajikistan, Czechia

Group J: Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Panama, Republic of Ireland

Group K: France, Chile, Canada, Uganda

Group L: Mali, New Zealand, Austria, Saudi Arabia

 

 

The top two teams in each group, along with the eight best third-placed sides, will qualify for the Round of 32. From the Round of 32 onwards, the tournament will be played in a knockout format.

In knockout fixtures, if a game is level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time will be played, and a penalty shootout will determine the winner of the match.

Mexico is the only Concacaf nation to have previously won the tournament, in 2005 and 2011. El Salvador will make its debut in the tournament.

The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 will take place in Qatar from November 3 to 27. All matches up until the final will be held across eight pitches at the Aspire Zone complex in Al Rayyan. The final will be played at Khalifa International Stadium, which is also on the Aspire Zone site.