From Friday, November 10, 2023, until Saturday, December 2, 2023, 24 teams from six confederations will compete at the first level of the FIFA international tournament roster. Held in Indonesia, the likes of Brazil, England, France, and others will battle to be crowned the champions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023. (More Football News)
Returning after a four-year hiatus due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the tournament will take place in Indonesia, with the hosts qualifying automatically. Brazil are the defending champions, having last won the competition in 2019.
Below are the details concerning the participants and schedule.
Here's the full FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023, Indonesia, roster for the group stage:
Group A: Indonesia (Host), Panama, Morocco, Ecuador
Group B: Spain, Canada, Mali, Uzbekistan
Group C: Brazil, IR Iran, New Caledonia, England
Group D: Japan, Poland, Senegal, Argentina
Group E: France, Burkina Faso, Korea Republic, United States of America
Group F: Mexico, Germany, Venezuela, New Zealand
Two, possibly three, teams will qualify for the round-of-16 from each group.
Here's the full FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023, Indonesia, Schedule in full, courtesy of FIFA:
(Kick-off times according to local timezone; Jakarta, Indonesia, is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Indian Standard Time)
Group stage
November 10, Friday
Group A - Panama v Morocco, 16:00, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Group B - Mali v Uzbekistan, 16:00, Manahan Stadium
Group A - Indonesia v Ecuador, 19:00, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Group B - Spain v Canada, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
November 11, Saturday
Group C - New Caledonia v England, 16:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group D - Japan v Poland, 16:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Group C - Brazil v IR Iran, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group D - Argentina v Senegal, 19:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
November 12, Sunday
Group E - France v Burkina Faso, 16:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group F - Venezuela v New Zealand, 16:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Group E - Korea Republic v USA, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group F - Mexico v Germany, 19:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
November 13, Monday
Group A - Morocco v Ecuador, 16:00, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Group B - Spain v Mali, 16:00, Manahan Stadium
Group A - Indonesia v Panama, 19:00, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Group B - Uzbekistan v Canada, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
November 14, Tuesday
Group C - Brazil v New Caledonia, 16:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group D - Senegal v Poland, 16:00 Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Group C - England v IR Iran, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group D - Japan v Argentina, 19:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
November 15, Wednesday
Group E - USA v Burkina Faso, 16:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group F - Mexico v Venezuela, 16:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Group E - France v Korea Republic, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group F - New Zealand v Germany, 19:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
November 16, Thursday
Group B - Canada v Mali, 16:00, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Group B - Uzbekistan v Spain, 16:00, Manahan Stadium
Group A - Morocco v Indonesia, 19:00, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Group A - Ecuador v Panama, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
November 17, Friday
Group D - Poland v Argentina, 16:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group D - Senegal v Japan, 16:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Group C - England v Brazil, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group C - IR Iran v New Caledonia, 19:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
November 18, Saturday
Group F - Germany v Venezuela, 16:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group F - New Zealand v Mexico, 16:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Group E - USA v France, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Group E - Burkina Faso v Korea Republic, 19:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Round of 16
November 20, Monday
Match 37 - Group A runners-up v Group C runners-up, 15:30, Manahan Stadium
Match 38 - Group B winners v Third-placed team from Group A, C or D, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
November 21, Tuesday
Match 43 - Group B runners-up v Group F runners-up, 15:30, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Match 44 - Group F winners v Group E runners-up, 15:30, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Match 40 - Group D winners v Third-placed team Group B, E or F, 19:00, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium
Match 41 - Group A winners v Third-placed team Group C, D or E, 19:00, Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
November 22, Wednesday
Match 42 - Group C winners v Third-placed team Group A, B or F, 15:30, Jakarta International Stadium
Match 39 - Group E winners v Group D runners-up, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
Quarter-final
November 24, Friday
Match 45 - Winner of Match 38 v Winner of Match 44, 15:30, Jakarta International Stadium
Match 46 - Winner of Match 37 v Winner of Match 40, 19:00, Jakarta International Stadium
November 25, Saturday
Match 47 - Winner of Match 39 v Winner of Match 42, 15:30, Manahan Stadium
Match 48 - Winner of Match 43 v Winner of Match 41, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
Semi-final
November 28, Tuesday
Match 49 - Winner of Match 46 v Winner of Match 45, 15:30, Manahan Stadium
Match 50 - Winner of Match 47 v Winner of Match 48, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
Third-place match
December 1, Friday
Match 51 - Loser of Match 49 v Loser of Match 50, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
Final
December 2, Saturday
Match 52 - Winner of Match 49 v Winner of Match 50, 19:00, Manahan Stadium
Panama and Morocco will kick-off the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 on November 10, 2023, at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya.
