| كأس العالم تحت 17 سنة قطر 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | November |
| Teams | 48 (from 6 confederations) |
←2025 2027 → | |
The2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 21st edition of theFIFA U-17 World Cup, the annual international men's youthfootball tournament contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations ofFIFA. It is will be held in Qatar in November.[1] This edition is the second edition of the annual cycle adopted by FIFA for the U-17 World Cup as well as the second to be played in a 48-team format (previously, held as a biennial 24-team tournament).[2] As part of these changes, FIFA also granted Qatar the hosting rights for the tournament for a five-year period from 2025 to 2029.[3]
On 15 November 2023, FIFA launched a global call for expressions of interest from member associations to host the next five editions of the U17 World Cup (2025–2029) as a single consolidated package. Member associations had to express their interest no later than 4 December 2023.[4][5]
After aFIFA Council meeting held on 14 March 2024, it was announced that Qatar would host the next five editions of the U-17 World Cup (2025–2029), as part of the new annual cycle implemented by FIFA for the tournament.[6][7]
This came with some controversy, asDenmark claimed that FIFA changed the format to a five year package without clearly informing other potential bidders.[8][9]
Amnesty International andHuman Rights Watch have both criticized FIFA and Qatar in 2025 for not yet addressing the severe human rights violations surrounding the hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, claiming that they are not taking responsibility for what Amnesty calls "the vast number of migrant workers who were exploited and, in many cases, died to make the 2022 World Cup possible".[10][11][12]
2025 was the first time that Qatar hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the third time that the tournament was held in theArab world.
A total of 48 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition toQatar, who qualified automatically as the host nation, the other 47 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation per confederation was approved by the FIFA Council meeting held on 15 May 2024:[13]
| Qualifying tournament | Team | Qualification date | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | ||||
| Host nation |  Qatar | 14 March 2024 | 9th | 1985 | 2025 | 2 | Fourth place (1991) |
| 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||||||
| 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||
| 2026 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification | |||||||
| 2026 South American U-17 Championship | |||||||
| 2025 OFC U-16 Men's Championship |  New Caledonia | 27 August 2025 | 4th | 2017 | 2025 | 3 | Group stage (2017,2023,2025) |
 New Zealand | 12th | 1997 | 2025 | 10 | Round of 16 (2009,2011,2015) | ||
 Fiji | 30 August 2025 | 2nd | 2025 | 2 | Group stage (2025) | ||
| 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualification | |||||||