{"id":3604,"date":"2026-05-20T12:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/?p=3604"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:26:16","slug":"draw-procedures-for-this-years-fifa-u-17-world-cup-and-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/diwan.news\/indexphp\/2026\/05\/20\/draw-procedures-for-this-years-fifa-u-17-world-cup-and-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Draw procedures for\u00a0this year\u2019s\u00a0FIFA U-17 World Cup\u2122 and FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup\u2122\u00a0confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" data-attachment-id=\"3605\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/diwan.news\/indexphp\/2026\/05\/20\/draw-procedures-for-this-years-fifa-u-17-world-cup-and-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-confirmed\/attachment\/mail-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mail (4)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?fit=676%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4-1024x576.png?resize=676%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?resize=945%2C532&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?w=1352 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul class=\"yiv0063027130email__subheading\">\n<li><em>Official draws to take place\u00a0in Zurich\u00a0this\u00a0coming\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0opening day of\u00a0World Football Week<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>This year\u2019s editions\u00a0will\u00a0be held\u00a0between October and\u00a0December<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tournament match schedules, featuring date and venue of each fixture, to be released after draws<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>FIFA has confirmed the draw procedures for this year\u2019s editions of the FIFA U-17 World\u00a0Cup\u2122 and the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World\u00a0Cup\u2122. The draws for both tournaments will take place at FIFA\u2019s Zurich headquarters from 15:00 local time (CET) this Thursday, 21\u00a0May\u00a02026, and will be live-streamed on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2330619_en&amp;name=7awH4q5P3ws%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUdzIOUUMQ3%2bDzf7ygS%2bL7euVKgVSFq4GPY%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0FIFA+<\/a>\u00a0, TikTok and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2330619_en&amp;name=jKcgfr88MYE%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUdwwppQt6NjokpSDYKsdgAo8ZH7cthzGTU%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the second year in a row in which these now annual U-17 showpiece events will be staged in Qatar and Morocco, which will host the competitions up until the 2029\u00a0instalments inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>The tenth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup will be staged in Morocco from 17\u00a0October to 7\u00a0November\u00a02026. Last year\u2019s competition, which was the first instalment under the expanded 24-team format, saw Korea\u00a0DPR retain their crown, and they will be looking to create tournament history by reigning supreme for a third straight edition.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the draw, the 24 qualified nations have been placed into four pots of six teams each, with hosts Morocco automatically assigned to pot\u00a01 and the remaining sides allocated according to the FIFA ranking system. This system is based on the total number of points obtained over the last five editions of the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup, held in 2025, 2024, 2022, 2018 and 2016. The greatest value was given to results from the most recent instalment of the tournament, with a progressively lower weighting applied to performances in previous editions.<\/p>\n<p>The top five teams in the ranking were allotted to pot\u00a01 alongside Morocco, with the remaining sides placed into pots 2, 3 and 4 accordingly. The six tournament groups will each consist of four teams, with one drawn from each pot. Whenever possible, FIFA\u2019s general principle is to ensure that no group contains more than one team from the same confederation.<\/p>\n<p>For the purposes of the draw, placeholders featuring the confederation name will be used for four of the qualified teams from the CAF region, which will only be confirmed after the draw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pot allocation for the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup Morocco 2026\u2122<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pot 1<\/strong>: Morocco, Spain, Korea\u00a0DPR, Japan, USA, Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pot 2<\/strong>: Brazil, Mexico, CAF 1, Germany, France, China\u00a0PR<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pot 3<\/strong>: New Zealand, CAF 2, Poland, CAF 3, CAF 4, Chile<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pot 4<\/strong>: Venezuela, Norway, Samoa, Australia, Puerto Rico, Argentina<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026\u2122, which will be the 21st\u00a0edition of the tournament, is set to be contested between 19\u00a0November and 13\u00a0December, with 48 teams poised to compete for the global crown. Portugal took the trophy home at last year\u2019s event, which was the inaugural edition under the expanded format.<\/p>\n<p>For the draw, the 48 qualified nations will be placed into four pots of 12 teams each, with hosts Qatar assigned to pot\u00a01 and the remaining sides allocated according to the FIFA ranking system. This system is based on the total number of points obtained over the last five editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in 2025, 2023, 2019, 2017 and 2015. The greatest value is given to results from the most recent instalment of the tournament, with a progressively lower weighting applied to performances in previous editions.<\/p>\n<p>The top teams in the ranking will be allotted to\u00a0pot 1 alongside Qatar, with the remaining sides placed into pots 2, 3 and 4 accordingly. The 12 tournament groups will each consist of four teams, with one drawn from each pot.<\/p>\n<p>As two of CAF\u2019s qualified teams will only be confirmed after the draw, the seeding for the tournament has yet to be finalised. For the purposes of the draw, placeholders featuring the confederation name will be used for these two teams. CAF has been allocated ten slots in total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The qualified teams are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFC<\/strong>: Qatar (hosts), Australia, China\u00a0PR, Japan, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Concacaf<\/strong>: Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, USA<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONMEBOL<\/strong>: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela<\/p>\n<p><strong>OFC<\/strong>: Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p><strong>UEFA<\/strong>: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Spain<\/p>\n<p>The match schedules for the tournaments, including the venue, date and kick-off time for each fixture, will be published following the completion of the draws. Further information on this year\u2019s editions of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2330619_en&amp;name=g%2fGwM3MmKMELjrcDhy6eezPi10IcYUMw&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUd6Q4r8MEyh6Vn%2fi2sRGTE24N4UOmWDSSIGpLs9OfqX9EsMIz6ORt5kiC2WC1KBUj3DB66X6myMWQ%3d%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0FIFA U-17 World Cup<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2330619_en&amp;name=g%2fGwM3MmKMFrYv81RJvqF7mE8pAT4eGgLeQMyZQ26QU%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUd6Q4r8MEyh6Vn%2fi2sRGTE24N4UOmWDSSIkCkxXqAPR1aV%2bIyBbrv%2fB64Rb741M%2fbvNvRfRc3A0hdymCfG8HkJeNZ9KHkPfjSM%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0is available on the respective tournament pages of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2330619_en&amp;name=mOCBhvApfTR9QN%2fhtf6XjQ%3d%3d&amp;target=zCAaou1lSM20VG9vlbKQY31A3%2bG1%2fpeN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0FIFA.com<\/a>\u00a0.<br \/><br \/>The draws, which will be held at the Home of FIFA, coincide with the opening day of this year\u2019s World Football Week (21-25\u00a0May). One campaign set to be promoted during the week is the global Be Active initiative led by FIFA and the World Health Organization, which focuses on encouraging children to clock\u00a0up at least 60\u00a0minutes of daily activity, with a view to promoting healthy bodies and happy minds.<\/p>\n<p>Together, stakeholders across the game have an important role to play in helping to inspire participation. World Football Week provides an opportunity to engage as many children as possible in football and physical activity, with every session, activation and moment helping to support the development of lifelong healthy habits. More information on World Football Week can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2330619_en&amp;name=DpBkvSCX8G6RH28U1%2boQmw%3d%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUfADE1U%2bUwLD7RUb2%2bVspBjxRtp%2bDDSy0iQb3OIH07la%2bxcoTEGqTa%2fI0sy1DSU%2b1w%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0\u201cCampaigns\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0section on Inside\u00a0FIFA.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Official draws to take place\u00a0in Zurich\u00a0this\u00a0coming\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0opening day of\u00a0World Football Week This year\u2019s editions\u00a0will\u00a0be held\u00a0between October and\u00a0December Tournament match schedules, featuring date and venue of each fixture, to be released after draws FIFA has confirmed the draw procedures for this year\u2019s&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/diwan.news\/indexphp\/2026\/05\/20\/draw-procedures-for-this-years-fifa-u-17-world-cup-and-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-confirmed\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diwan.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mail-4.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3606,"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3604\/revisions\/3606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diwan.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}