The 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Spanish: Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA República Dominicana 2024) will be the 8th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be hosted by the Dominican Republic. It will be the first time the Dominican Republic has ever hosted a FIFA tournament.[1]
| Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17 de la FIFA República Dominicana 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| Dates | 16 October – 3 November |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | TBD |
Spain are the two-time defending champions.
Host selection edit
Dominican Republic was announced as the 2024 Women's U-17 World Cup hosts following the FIFA Council meeting on 23 June 2023 in Zürich, Switzerland.[1]
Venue edit
The city of Santo Domingo will host all the matches, confirmed by FIFA on 15 October 2023[2]
| Santo Domingo | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | |
| Capacity: 27,000 | |
Qualified teams edit
A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Dominican Republic who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions.
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) (3 teams) |
2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| CAF (Africa) (3 teams) |
2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) (Hosts + 2 teams) |
Host nation |  Dominican Republic
|
1st | None | Debut |
| 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship |  Mexico
|
7th | 2022 | Runners-up (2018) | |
 United States
|
6th | 2022 | Runners-up (2008) | ||
| CONMEBOL (South America) (3 teams) |
2024 South American U-17 Women's Championship |  Brazil
|
7th | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2022) |
 Colombia
|
6th | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) | ||
 Ecuador
|
1st | None | Debut | ||
| OFC (Oceania) (1 team) |
2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |  New Zealand
|
8th | 2022 | Third place (2018) |
| UEFA (Europe) (3 teams) |
2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD |
Draw edit
The official draw will take place in Summer 2024 in Santo Domingo. The teams were allocated based on their performances in the 5 previous U-17 Women's World Cups, five bonus points are added to each of the confederation's current champions that won the respective qualifying tournament (for this cycle). The hosts Dominican Republic are automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation will not meet in the group stage.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Squads edit
Players born between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2009 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
Group stage edit
All times are local, AST (UTC−4).
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage edit
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, if it is played directly before the final, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Third place match | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "FIFA Council appoints United States as host of new and expanded FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Copa Mundial Sub 17 femenina de la FIFA 2024: cuándo se juega, dónde y clasificados". 15 October 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
External links edit