How U-17 World Cup has taken players, coaches and fans by storm
Attending a matchday at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ is to live a football experience like no other. The group stage of the new-look 48-team tournament concluded on Tuesday after nine consecutive days of unrelenting thrills and drama. With eight games taking place per day – many simultaneously – at Doha’s spectacular Aspire […]
Iraq and UAE clash in final round of Asian qualifiers
After four qualification rounds spanning 25 months, more than 200 matches and 600 goals, only two Asian nations remain in the hunt for what could be the region’s final FIFA World Cup 26™ berth. With eight AFC nations having already confirmed their passage to North America, Iraq and United Arab Emirates now go toe-to-toe in […]
Colombia’s mindset is qualification key
Football is often about more than just 22 players on a pitch. At times, matches are won long before kick-off and often in the face of mounting pressure. Colombia knew that to earn their qualification to the Round of 32 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™, only a victory against Korea DPR would […]
Weekend of derbies present latest chance to make predictions and win Play Zone points
A bumper derby weekend in women’s football beckons while Italy and Norway clash at the top of Group I in FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifying. Add even more excitement to the games by predicting them with Fives! Fun and free to play, Fives allows users to make big predictions about five of the biggest games […]
Meister: Germany have found their flow
Title holders Germany ensured their progress to the knockout phase of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ in emphatic fashion with a 7-0 win over El Salvador – and coach Marc Meister is convinced there is more to come. Germany started the competition with consecutive 1-1 draws against Colombia and Korea DPR, and Meister […]
Albert inspires USA as Uganda, Czechia and Mali advance
There was drama and tension aplenty as the knockout-phase field was completed at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™. It was incredibly tight in Group K as all four sides finished level on points. Ultimately, France, Canada and Uganda progressed, with Chile missing out on goal difference. Uzbekistan and Paraguay then joined Republic of […]
Round of 32 ties confirmed at the U-17 World Cup
The Round of 32 fixtures at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ have been confirmed. The teams were ranked according to their performance in the group phase, with the match-ups determined based on this ranking. Read a full explainer of how the fixtures were determined Following a barnstorming group stage, yet more thrilling drama […]
Official Song of FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ released
FIFA has partnered with a pair of viral emerging artists – Egypt’s Nour and Nigeria’s Yarden – to create TMRW’S GOAT, the Official Song of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™. The multi-lingual anthem provides an inspirational soundtrack for the highly anticipated football festival that will take over Qatar’s Aspire Zone from 3 to […]
Final knockout places at stake as group stage concludes
We’re firmly into crunch time at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ as a host of sides look to stay perfect and some eye the points they need to secure a passage to the knockouts. Group I Czechia v USA 17:45 in Doha 15:45 in Prague 06:45 in Los Angeles 09:45 in Washington D.C. […]
Defence the key for miserly Japan
Some players like to watch videos of wingers and strikers as they hype themselves up for the next game. The team coach is often full of young men with eyes locked on highlight compilations featuring the likes of Ronaldinho, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. For Japan, however, the playlist is slightly different. The Japanese defence has […]