Qatar in five-year annual FIFA Under-17 World Cup hosting deal. The tournament has also been expanded to 48 teams and will be held every year between 2025 and 2029.
Event Location
Qatar, Qatar
Start Time
23 March 2024, 12:00 AM
End Time
30 April 2024, 12:00 AM
Qatar will host the next five editions of the men’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup, global soccer’s governing body has unveiled.
Following a FIFA Council meeting earlier this week, it has also been decreed that from 2025, the national teams youth tournament will take place annually instead of biennially – meaning that Qatar will stage World Cups every year between 2025 and 2029.
Meanwhile, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which has been expanded to 24 teams and will be played annually as of 2025, will be hosted by Morocco until 2029.
These decisions followed a global call for expressions of interest in hosting both competitions, with a focus on leveraging the use of existing footballing infrastructure in the interest of tournament efficiencies and sustainability.
Qatar U-17 World Cup.
