The group phase of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ has delivered breathtaking goals and thrilling drama. Forty-eight teams have travelled to Doha for the expanded tournament and are vying for 32 places in the knockout stage of the competition.
View the qualified teams so far and information on how the match-ups for the next stage of the competition are decided.
Qualified teams
Portugal
Argentina
Italy
Brazil
Zambia
Austria
USA
Republic of Ireland
Belgium
Japan
Senegal
Croatia
South Africa
Egypt
Venezuela
Switzerland
Korea Republic
Korea DPR
Morocco
Germany
Colombia
Tunisia
England
How Round of 32 fixtures are determined
The 32 teams that qualify from the group stage will contest the Round of 32 according to the performance ranking after the group stage, following the schedule below:
1st-ranked group winner v 8th-ranked third place
2nd-ranked group winner v 7th-ranked third place
3rd-ranked group winner v 6th-ranked third place
4th-ranked group winner v 5th-ranked third place
5th-ranked group winner v 4th-ranked third place
6th-ranked group winner v 3rd-ranked third place
7th-ranked group winner v 2nd-ranked third place
8th-ranked group winner v 1st-ranked third place
9th-ranked group winner v 12th-ranked runner-up
10th-ranked group winner v 11th-ranked runner-up
11th-ranked group winner v 10th-ranked runner-up
12th-ranked group winner v 9th-ranked runner-up
1st-ranked runner-up v 8th-ranked runner-up
2nd-ranked runner-up v 7th-ranked runner-up
3rd-ranked runner-up v 6th-ranked runner-up
4th-ranked runner-up v 5th-ranked runner-up
