The 39 teams that qualified for the U17 World Cup have been determined.

According to FIFA's allocation, Africa has 10 slots in the U17 World Cup. Of these, 8 teams qualify directly by finishing in the top two positions in their respective groups at the African U17 Championship. The remaining two slots are determined through play-off matches between the third-placed teams from the four groups.

Tanzania U17 team qualifies for the World Cup for the first time (Photo: CAF).

After just the first two matches of the African U17 Championship, the first team to qualify for the U17 World Cup has been determined: Tanzania U17. This team impressively secured two victories against Mozambique and Angola.

Currently, the Tanzania U17 team is leading Group C with 6 points, 4 points ahead of second-placed Mali and 5 points ahead of Angola and Mozambique.

This is the first time the Tanzania U17 team has qualified for the U17 World Cup. Like Vietnam U17, Montenegro U17, Greece U17, Romania U17, and Serbia U17, they are making their debut in this world -level tournament.

In the final round of group stage matches of the U17 African Championship on May 19th and 20th, the remaining 7 teams that qualify directly for the World Cup in Africa will be determined. Meanwhile, the two remaining wildcard spots will be decided on May 23rd.

According to FIFA, the draw for the U17 World Cup will take place on May 21st in Zurich, Switzerland. At that time, the Vietnam U17 team will know their opponent.

Vietnam U17 will find out their opponent on May 21st (Photo: AFC).

The 2026 U17 World Cup will take place from November 19th to December 13th in Qatar, featuring 48 participating teams. Since last year, FIFA has made this tournament an annual event to promote the development of youth football worldwide.

To date, FIFA has confirmed 39 participating teams. Africa has only confirmed one spot, the U17 Tanzania team. Asia has confirmed nine spots: U17 Qatar (hosts), U17 Saudi Arabia, U17 Tajikistan, U17 Australia, U17 Uzbekistan, U17 Japan, U17 China, U17 South Korea, and U17 Vietnam.

Europe has 11 teams participating in the World Cup: Spain, Belgium, Montenegro, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Romania, and Serbia. Seven South American teams are also participating: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, and Venezuela.

The CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean) region has confirmed its 8 participating teams: the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti. The Oceania region has 3 participating teams: New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Fiji.

Most likely, the Vietnam U17 team will be in the fourth seed group. Therefore, the "Golden Star Warriors" could potentially face top teams in the world such as Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and France.

In last year's tournament, the Indonesian U17 team was in the same group as Brazil, Zambia, and Honduras. The team from the archipelago suffered a 0-4 defeat against Brazil, but they also made history by securing their first World Cup victory, beating Honduras 2-1.

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