All to know before the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, which will feature 48 teams for the first time.

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The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 is hosted by Qatar and will kick off on November 3, with the final on November 27.

The tournament will start with two matches: South Africa vs Bolivia, and Costa Rica vs the United Arab Emirates.

The U-17 World Cup final will take place at Doha’s 45,000-seat Khalifa International Stadium.

All matches until the final will be played across eight pitches at the Aspire Zone complex in Al Rayyan.

The U-17 World Cup 2025 is the first to be played in the 48-team format instead of the previous biennial 24-team tournaments.

The 48 teams will be divided into 12 groups for the tournament, with 104 matches in total.

The group stage will run until November 11, with the 32-team knockout stage scheduled to begin on November 14.

Here are the details on the teams, groups, format, match fixtures, kickoff times and venues for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025:

Groups and teams

⚽ 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, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Switzerland

⚽ Group G: Germany, Colombia, North Korea, El Salvador

⚽ Group H: Brazil,