Final competition dates in Qatar are to be confirmed. Regarding the preliminary competition: Slot allocation: AFC: 9 (including hosts Qatar) CAF: 10 Concacaf: 8 CONMEBOL: 7 UEFA: 11 OFC: 3 Qualified teams (4/48) Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand (*), Qatar (hosts). Note: (*) Confederation qualifying champions Remaining qualifying competitions 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Dates: 5-22 May (final tournament) Venue: Saudi Arabia 2026 CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations Dates: TBC (UNAF and UNIFFAC qualifiers), TBC (final tournament) Venue: TBC 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers Dates: 3-12 February Venues: Various 2026 CONMEBOL Copa America Sub 17 Dates: TBC Venue: TBC 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Dates: 15-31 March (round 2 League A) Venues: Various
Costa Rica, Haiti, Panama and USA punch tickets to Qatar 2026 with table-topping efforts at the Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers. https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/articles/concacaf-qualifiers-round-up-one
wow USA just scraping through over Dominican Republic on goal difference. This team may not be as good as last years, we'll see...
Impressive wins for Jamaica and Honduras book their passage to Qatar 2026 while a draw was enough for Cuba to also qualify. https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/articles/concacaf-qualifiers-round-up-two Three Caribbean islands - Haiti. Jamaica and Cuba - have all qualified!
Two-time U-17 World Cup champions Mexico sign off continental qualifiers in style, with a fourth straight win. https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments.../mexico-snare-final-concacaf-qatar-2026-berth
Slot allocation AFC: 9 (including hosts Qatar) CAF: 10 Concacaf: 8 CONMEBOL: 7 UEFA: 11 OFC: 3 Qualified teams (12/48) Costa Rica, Cuba, Fiji, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand (*), Panama, Qatar (hosts), United States. Note: (*) Confederation qualifying champions Remaining qualifying competitions 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Dates: 5-22 May (final tournament) Venue: Saudi Arabia 2026 CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations Dates: February/March (UNAF and UNIFFAC qualifiers), TBC (final tournament) Venue: TBC 2026 CONMEBOL Copa America Sub 17 Dates: TBC Venue: TBC 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Dates: 15-31 March (round 2 League A) Venues: Various