"The 2025 Under-17 World Cup gets under way in Qatar on Monday, with England and the Republic of Ireland among the nations involved. There will be 48 teams competing in the tournament, copying the format that will be in use at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. England's first match takes place on Tuesday against Venezuela at 15:15 GMT."
"Starting on Monday, 3 November, the tournament will last until Thursday, 27 November. The 48 teams are split into groups of four and face three other sides once in a round-robin format. The top two from each group will progress into the knockout rounds, as well as the eight best third-place teams from each group. The rest of the tournament is a knockout format. Eight matches will take place each day across the first nine days of the World Cup."
"The competition has been held every two years since its inauguration in 1985, although the 2021 tournament did not take place. However, the 2025 tournament marks the start of five U17 World Cups in the next five years - all hosted in Qatar. England won the tournament in 2017, while Nigeria are the most successful nation with five World Cup victories. Germany are the defending champions after beating France on penalties in the 2023 final in Indonesia."
The 2025 Under-17 World Cup in Qatar runs from 3 November to 27 November with 48 national teams competing. Teams are divided into 12 groups of four, each playing three round-robin matches; the top two from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance to the knockout stage. The tournament mirrors the 2026 senior World Cup format and schedules eight matches per day across the first nine days. Germany enter as defending champions after beating France on penalties in the 2023 final. England's group includes Venezuela, Haiti and Egypt, with matches on 4, 7 and 10 November.
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