2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Association football tournament
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The 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Arabic: كأس العالم للسيدات تحت 17 سنة المغرب 2026; French: Coupe du Monde Féminine U-17 de la FIFA Maroc 2026) will be the tenth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be hosted by Morocco from 17 October to 7 November 2026. This is the third FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be held in Africa and Morocco being the second Arab country to host it after Jordan in 2016. This is the second of five consecutive FIFA U-17 Women's World Cups to be held in Morocco, set to be played annually until 2029.[1]
North Korea are the defending champions, having won a record fourth title in 2025.
Host selection
Morocco was announced as the 2025–2029 Women's U-17 World Cups host country following the FIFA Council meeting on 14 March 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.[1]
Venues
To be confirmed.
Slot allocation
Teams
Qualification
A total of 24 teams will qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Morocco, who qualified automatically as the host nation, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions.
Argentina, Australia and Puerto Rico will make their debut, with Puerto Rico participating in their first ever FIFA competition. Venezuela are qualified for the first time since 2016.
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay and South Korea failed to qualify after taking part in 2025.
| Qualifying tournament | Team | Qualification date | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Host nation |  Morocco |
14 March 2024 | 3rd | 2022 | 2025 | 2 | Round of 16 (2025) | |
| 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup |  Australia |
11 May 2026 | 1st | Debut | ||||
 China |
5th | 2012 | 2025 | 2 | Round of 16 (2025) | |||
 Japan |
10th | 2008 | 2025 | 10 | Champions (2014) | |||
 North Korea |
9th | 2008 | 2025 | 3 | Champions (2008, 2016, 2024, 2025) | |||
| 2026 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification | 10–12 July 2026 | |||||||
| 10–12 July 2026 | ||||||||
| 10–12 July 2026 | ||||||||
| 10–12 July 2026 | ||||||||
| 2026 CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification |  Canada |
22 March 2026 | 9th | 2008 | 2025 | 2 | Fourth place (2018) | |
 Mexico |
9th | 2010 | 2025 | 9 | Runners-up (2018) | |||
 Puerto Rico |
1st | Debut | ||||||
 United States |
8th | 2008 | 2025 | 6 | Runners-up (2008) | |||
| 2026 South American U-17 Women's Championship |  Argentina |
6 May 2026 | 1st | Debut | ||||
 Brazil |
9th | 2008 | 2025 | 6 | Fourth place (2025) | |||
 Chile |
9 May 2026 | 3rd | 2010 | 2022 | 1 | Group stage (2010, 2022) | ||
 Venezuela |
4th | 2010 | 2016 | 1 | Fourth place (2014, 2016) | |||
| 2025 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |  New Zealand |
11 August 2025 | 10th | 2008 | 2025 | 10 | Third place (2018) | |
 Samoa |
2nd | 2025 | 2 | Group stage (2025) | ||||
| 2026 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship |  Germany |
7 May 2026 | 8th | 2008 | 2022 | 1 | Third place (2008) | |
 France |
8 May 2026 | 5th | 2008 | 2025 | 2 | Champions (2012) | ||
 Norway |
10 May 2026 | 2nd | 2025 | 2 | Group stage (2025) | |||
 Spain |
11 May 2026 | 8th | 2010 | 2025 | 7 | Champions (2018, 2022) | ||
 Poland |
14 May 2026 | 2nd | 2024 | 1 | Quarter-finals (2024) | |||
Draw
The draw will take place on 21 May 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland.[2]
| Pot | Team | Confederation | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 | Total points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points (20%) |
Points (40%) |
Points (60%) |
Points (80%) |
Points (100%) | |||||||||
| 1 | Morocco (H) | CAF | Host nation, automatically assigned to Pot 1 | ||||||||||
| Spain | UEFA | 2.6 | 5.6 | 9 | 12.8 | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| North Korea | AFC | 2.8 | 2.8 | W | 12.8 | 21 | 39.4 | ||||||
| Japan | AFC | 3.2 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 10 | 27.4 | ||||||
| United States | CONCACAF | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 10 | 26.2 | ||||||
| Canada | CONCACAF | 0.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | DNQ | 13 | 18.6 | ||||||
| 2 | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 9 | 18.6 | |||||
| Mexico | CONCACAF | 1.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 11 | 17.8 | ||||||
 CAF 1[a] | CAF | 0.2 | DNQ | 5.4 | 7.2 | 3 | 15.8 | ||||||
| Germany | UEFA | 1.4 | 2.4 | 7.8 | DNQ | DNQ | 11.6 | ||||||
| France | UEFA | DNQ | DNQ | 0.6 | DNQ | 8 | 8.6 | ||||||
| China | AFC | DNQ | DNQ | 1.8 | DNQ | 6 | 7.8 | ||||||
| 3 | New Zealand | OFC | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 5.4 | |||||
| CAF 2[b] | CAF | 1.2 | 4 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 5.2 | ||||||
| Poland | UEFA | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 4 | DNQ | 4 | ||||||
| CAF 3[c] | CAF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| CAF 4[d] | CAF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2.4 | DNQ | 2.4 | ||||||
| Chile | CONMEBOL | DNQ | DNQ | 1.8 | DNQ | DNQ | 1.8 | ||||||
| 4 | Venezuela | CONMEBOL | 1.8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1.8 | |||||
| Norway | UEFA | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Samoa | OFC | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Australia | AFC | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | CONCACAF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
Group stage
All times are local, MST (UTC+1).
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
|---|
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[3]
|
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage |
| 4 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage |
| 4 | CAF 1[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Poland | v | CAF1 |
|---|---|---|
| CAF1 | v | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| CAF1 | v | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Norway |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage |
| 4 | CAF 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Norway | v | CAF2 |
|---|---|---|
| CAF2 | v | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| CAF2 | v | Canada |
|---|---|---|
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | CAF 3[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | France |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage |
| 4 | Venezuela |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Japan | v | CAF3 |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | v | CAF3 |
|---|---|---|
| CAF3 | v | France |
|---|---|---|
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Samoa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | CAF 4[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage |
| 4 | China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| CAF4 | v | China |
|---|---|---|
| United States | v | CAF4 |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | v | CAF4 |
|---|---|---|
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage |
| 4 | Chile |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.
| Tie-breaking criteria for third-placed teams |
|---|
The ranking of third-placed teams was determined as follows:[3]
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Third place Group A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Third place Group B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C | Third place Group C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D | Third place Group D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | E | Third place Group E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | F | Third place Group F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Third-placed teams tiebreakers
See also
Notes
- The winners of African Qualifiers Path 1 between Guinea/Nigeria and Benin/Sierra Leone.
- The winners of African Qualifiers Path 2 between Senegal/Cameroon and Ghana/Liberia.
- The winners of African Qualifiers Path 3 between Zambia/DR Congo and Ethiopia/Burundi.
- The winners of African Qualifiers Path 4 between Tanzania/South Africa and Uganda/Kenya.
