The draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 will be held in Doha on Sunday. The tournament, scheduled to take place from November 3 to 27, will mark the first time in history that 48 teams will participate.

FIFA previously awarded Qatar the hosting rights for five consecutive editions of the U-17 World Cup, beginning in 2025 under its new expanded format, which features 48 teams — a historic first across all FIFA tournaments.

The upcoming tournament will see 104 matches played over 25 days. All games will be held at eight grounds within the Aspire Academy, while the final will take place at Khalifa International Stadium.

Under the tournament format, the 48 qualified teams will be divided into 12 groups of four. The top two teams from each group, along with the eight best third-placed teams, will advance to the Round of 32, totalling 32 teams in the knockout stages. The knockout rounds will proceed from the Round of 32 to the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on November 27.

FIFA has seeded the participating teams into four pots based on their performance in the past five editions of the U-17 World Cup. Each pot contains 12 teams. Host nation Qatar is placed in Pot 1 and will lead Group A, playing the tournament opener on November 3.

* Pot 1 includes Qatar, Brazil, France, Mali, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, England, Japan, Paraguay, USA, and Senegal.

* Pot 2 has South Korea, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand, Chile, Venezuela, Croatia, Colombia, Honduras, and Burkina Faso in it.
* Pot 3 sees Costa Rica, Tajikistan, Panama, Indonesia, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Haiti in it.

* Pot 4 contains the names of UAE, Portugal, Czech Republic, Ireland, Switzerland, Zambia, Egypt, Uganda, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, and Fiji.

FIFA has allocated qualification slots to the continental federations as follows:
Asia (AFC): 9 teams - Qatar (as host), Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, UAE, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Tajikistan.

Europe (UEFA): 11 teams - Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, and Switzerland.

Africa (CAF): 10 teams - Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia, Egypt, and Uganda.

North, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF): 8 teams - Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and USA.

South America (CONMEBOL): 7 teams - Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.

Oceania (OFC): 3 teams - Fiji, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.

The U-17 World Cup began in 1985, with Nigeria holding the record for most titles (five), followed by Brazil with four. Saudi Arabia remains the only Arab nation to have won the title, doing so in 1989. The current champions are Germany, who won the most recent edition in 2023.

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