2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
كأس العالم تحت 17 سنة قطر 2025
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates3–27 November
Teams48 (from 6 confederations)
Venue1[+] (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up Austria
Third place Italy
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played104
Goals scored326 (3.13 per match)
Attendance100,073 (962 per match)
Top scorer(s)Austria Johannes Moser
(8 goals)
Best playerPortugal Mateus Mide
Best goalkeeperPortugal Romário Cunha
Fair play award Czech Republic
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2026 →

The 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 20th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 3–27 November.[1][2] This edition marked the last of the biannual scheduling and the first the new annual cycle adopted by FIFA for the U-17 World Cup and expanded to be the first to be played in a 48-team format.[3] As part of these changes, FIFA also granted Qatar the hosting rights for the tournament for a five-year period from 2025 to 2029.[4]

Germany were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2023. They were eliminated in the round of 32 by Burkina Faso, the earliest exit for a team holding the U-17 World Cup title who qualified for the subsequent tournament.

Portugal won their first title after defeating Austria 1–0 in the final.

Format changes

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Starting with this edition, the FIFA U-17 World Cup featured a number of changes to its format adopted during 2023. These changes stemmed from a proposal submitted by the Liberia Football Association at the 71st FIFA Congress held virtually on 21 May 2021, regarding FIFA's youth tournaments.[5][6] FIFA initiated a consultative process among its member associations before publishing a report by the FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger, which included an annual 48-team U-17 World Cup.[7][8] Over the following months these proposals continued to be evaluated and analysed until they were approved by the FIFA Council in October 2023,[9][10] and then confirmed on 14 March 2024.[4]

The original new competition format would have had 48 participating teams divided into four 12-team mini-tournaments consisting of three groups of four teams in single round-robin format. Within each mini-tournament, the three group winners plus the best second-placed team would advance to the semi-finals (essentially tournament's round of 16) and final (essentially tournament's quarter-finals). The four mini-tournaments winners would qualify for the final four consisting of semi-finals, third place play-off and the grand final, which would determine the champions of the tournament.[8]

In March 2025, FIFA announced that the format would be changed to mirror that of the FIFA World Cup from 2026 onwards. The teams were divided into 12 groups of four teams each, with each group playing in a single round-robin format, thus each team played three matches. The top two teams from each group (24 teams) and the eight best third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage, starting at the round of 32 all the way to the final. In total, the tournament included 104 matches, double the amount of past editions.[11]

Host selection

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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.[12][13]

After a FIFA 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.[14][15] This was the first time that Qatar hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the third time that the tournament was held in the Arab world.

Controversies

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Although FIFA did not disclose whether there were other interested member associations, a joint bid by Indonesia and Singapore and another by Denmark were known to have been submitted.[16][17]

The Danish Football Association accused FIFA of changing the format to a five-year package without clearly announcing it. They said that they and other potential bidders were blindsided by FIFA when Qatar and Morocco—who was chosen to host the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup during the same years—ended up with the deal, saying that "FIFA moved the goalposts".[17][18]

This joined previous controversies regarding Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, such as violations of the human rights of migrant workers and FIFA's ban on the Danish football team training with pro-human rights shirts.[19] In 2024, Amnesty International criticized FIFA and Qatar for not yet addressing the "severe" human rights violations surrounding the hosting of the 2022 World Cup, claiming that they are not taking responsibility for "the vast number of migrant workers who were exploited and in many cases died to make the 2022 World Cup possible".[20][21] In 2025, Amnesty reported that "the Qatari authorities continued to fail to investigate effectively the deaths of migrant workers and to hold employers or authorities accountable, preventing any assessment of whether the deaths were work-related and depriving families of the opportunity to receive compensation."[22] Also in 2025, Human Rights Watch stated that despite scrutiny regarding migrant worker deaths building up to the tournament, Qatar "has failed to prevent, investigate, or compensate" for the deaths of thousands of them.[23]

Venues

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The host venues were announced by FIFA on 22 May 2025.[24]

All matches were held in the city of Al Rayyan inside the "Aspire Zone" sport complex. The final took place at the Khalifa International Stadium, which was also in the Aspire Zone. The eight pitches used were named after eight former Qatar national football team players; Mohammed Ghanim (pitch 1), Ibrahim Khalfan (pitch 2), Badr Bilal (pitch 3), Khalid Salman (pitch 4), Khaled Ballan (pitch 5), Mansour Muftah (pitch 7), Mahmoud Soufi (pitch 8), and Adel Ahmed Malalla (pitch 9). Only Soufi and Ballan had died before the tournament started.[25][26]

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2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup venues
Al Rayyan
Aspire Zone
Khalifa International Stadium 8 pitches
Capacity: 45,857

Teams

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Qualification

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  Teams qualified
  Teams failed to qualify
  Teams withdrew or suspended
  Did not enter
  Not a FIFA member

A total of 48 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Qatar, who qualified automatically as the host nation, the other 47 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The new expanded slot allocation per confederation was approved by the FIFA Council meeting held on 15 May 2024:[27]

  • AFC (Asia): 9 (including the hosts Qatar)
  • CAF (Africa): 10
  • CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 8
  • CONMEBOL (South America): 7
  • OFC (Oceania): 3
  • UEFA (Europe): 11

El Salvador, Fiji, Republic of Ireland, Uganda and Zambia made their debut in the tournament. Uganda made their first appearance in a FIFA tournament.

Bolivia qualified for its first U-17 World Cup since 1987 and to any FIFA tournament for the first time since the 1994 FIFA World Cup. After hosting the 2023 edition, Indonesia qualified by merit to a FIFA U-17 World Cup and any FIFA tournament for the first time.[a] Switzerland qualified for only the second time ever, their first return to the U-17 World Cup since winning it in 2009.

Ecuador, Iran, Poland and Spain failed to qualify having appeared at the 2023 edition. Record champions Nigeria did not qualify for the second consecutive tournament.

Qualifying tournament Team Qualification date Appearance(s) Previous best performance
Total First Last Streak
Host nation  Qatar 14 March 2024 8th 1985 2005 1 Fourth place (1991)
2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup  Saudi Arabia 6 April 2025 4th 1985 1989 1 Champions (1989)
 Uzbekistan 2011 2023 2 Quarter-finals (2011, 2023)
 Indonesia 7 April 2025 2nd 2023 2 Group stage (2023)
 Japan 10 April 2025 11th 1993 2023 4 Quarter-finals (1993, 2011)
 South Korea 8th 1987 2023 3 Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
 United Arab Emirates 4th 1991 2013 1 Round of 16 (2009)
 North Korea 11 April 2025 6th 2005 2017 1 Quarter-finals (2005)
 Tajikistan 3rd 2007 2019 1 Round of 16 (2007)
2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations  Burkina Faso 3 April 2025 6th 1999 2023 2 Third place (2001)
 Mali 4 April 2025 7th 1997 2023 2 Runners-up (2015)
 Morocco 6 April 2025 3rd 2013 2023 2 Quarter-finals (2023)
 South Africa 2nd 2015 1 Group stage (2015)
 Zambia 1st Debut
 Ivory Coast 7 April 2025 5th 1987 2013 1 Third place (1987)
 Senegal 3rd 2019 2023 3 Round of 16 (2019, 2023)
 Tunisia 4th 1993 2013 1 Round of 16 (2007, 2013)
 Egypt 12 April 2025 3rd 1987 1997 1 Quarter-finals (1997)
 Uganda 1st Debut
2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification  El Salvador 15 February 2025 1st Debut
 Honduras 6th 2007 2017 1 Quarter-finals (2013)
 Panama 4th 2011 2023 2 Round of 16 (2011)
 United States 19th 1985 2023 5 Fourth place (1999)
 Canada 16 February 2025 9th 1987 2023 3 Group stage (Eight times)[b]
 Costa Rica 11th 1985 2017 1 Quarter-finals (Four times)[c]
 Haiti 3rd 2007 2019 1 Group stage (2007, 2019)
 Mexico 16th 1985 2023 8 Champions (2005, 2011)
2025 South American U-17 Championship  Brazil 5 April 2025 19th 1985 2023 15 Champions (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019)
 Chile 6th 1993 2019 1 Third place (1993)
 Colombia 7th 1989 2017 1 Fourth place (2003, 2009)
 Venezuela 3rd 2013 2023 2 Round of 16 (2023)
 Argentina 8 April 2025 16th 1985 2023 3 Third place (1991, 1995, 2003)
 Paraguay 6th 1999 2019 1 Quarter-finals (1999, 2019)
 Bolivia 11 April 2025 3rd 1985 1987 1 Group stage (1985, 1987)
2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship  Fiji 7 August 2024 1st Debut
 New Zealand 11th 1997 2023 9 Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2015)
 New Caledonia 10 August 2024 3rd 2017 2023 2 Group stage (2017, 2023)
2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualification  Belgium 22 March 2025 3rd 2007 2015 1 Third place (2015)
 England 6th 2007 2023 2 Champions (2017)
 Austria 25 March 2025 3rd 1997 2013 1 Group stage (1997, 2013)
 Croatia 4th 2001 2015 1 Quarter-finals (2015)
 Czech Republic 3rd[d] 1993 2011 1 Quarter-finals (1993)[d]
 France 9th 1987 2023 5 Champions (2001)
 Germany 12th[e] 1985 2023 2 Champions (2023)
 Italy 9th 1985 2019 1 Fourth place (1987)
 Portugal 4th 1989 2003 1 Third place (1989)
 Republic of Ireland 1st Debut
  Switzerland 2nd 2009 1 Champions (2009)
  1. ^ In the 1938 FIFA World Cup, the then-Dutch East Indies replaced Japan who withdrew; in 1979 Indonesia U-20 team played at the FIFA World Youth Championship as the second Asian team, replacing three 1978 AFC Youth Championship semi-finalists who forfeited.
  2. ^ Canada finished in the group stage in 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2019 and 2023.
  3. ^ Costa Rica reached the quarter-finals in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2015.
  4. ^ a b Includes appearances by now-defunct Czechoslovakia, as FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as a successor of a team.
  5. ^ Includes appearances by now-defunct West Germany.

Squads

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Main article: 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads

Seeding

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The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four teams. The hosts Qatar were automatically seeded to Pot 1 and into the first position of Group A, while the remaining teams were seeded into pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-17 World Cups (with more recent tournaments weighted more heavily, using a points-based ranking system as outlined by FIFA).[28]

Pot Team Confederation 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 Total
points
Points
(20%) 		Points
(40%) 		Points
(60%) 		Points
(80%) 		Points
(100%)
1  Qatar (H) AFC Host nation, automatically assigned to Pot 1
 Brazil CONMEBOL 2.6 3.6 10.8 16.8 9 42.8
 France UEFA DNQ 4 5.4 14.4 17 40.8
 Mali CAF DNQ 6.4 7.2 DNQ 15 28.6
 Germany UEFA DNQ 2.4 5.4 DNQ 17 24.8
 Mexico CONCACAF 2.6 5.2 1.2 8.8 4 21.8
 Argentina CONMEBOL 2.6 0 DNQ 5.6 13 21.2
 England UEFA DNQ 0.8 11.4 DNQ 6 18.2
 Japan AFC 1.8 DNQ 3 5.6 6 16.4
 Paraguay CONMEBOL DNQ 1.2 5.4 8 DNQ 14.6
 United States CONCACAF DNQ 0.4 5.4 0.8 6 12.6
 Senegal CAF DNQ DNQ DNQ 4.8 7 11.8
2  South Korea AFC DNQ 2.8 DNQ 7.2 0 10
 Morocco CAF 1.4 DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 8.4
 Uzbekistan AFC 1.4 DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 8.4
 Italy UEFA 1.2 DNQ DNQ 7.2 DNQ 8.4
 Belgium UEFA DNQ 5.2 DNQ DNQ DNQ 5.2
 New Zealand OFC 0 1.6 0.6 2.4 0 4.6
 Chile CONMEBOL DNQ 1.6 0.6 2.4 DNQ 4.6
 Venezuela CONMEBOL 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ 4 4
 Croatia UEFA 0.6 3.2 DNQ DNQ DNQ 3.8
 Colombia CONMEBOL DNQ DNQ 3.6 DNQ DNQ 3.6
 Honduras CONCACAF 1.4 0 1.8 DNQ DNQ 3.2
 Burkina Faso CAF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 3 3
3  Costa Rica CONCACAF DNQ 2 0.6 DNQ DNQ 2.6
 Tajikistan AFC DNQ DNQ DNQ 2.4 DNQ 2.4
 Panama CONCACAF 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ 2 2
 Indonesia AFC DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 2 2
 North Korea AFC DNQ 1.6 0 DNQ DNQ 1.6
 Ivory Coast CAF 1.4 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1.4
 Tunisia CAF 1.2 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1.2
 New Caledonia OFC DNQ DNQ 0.6 DNQ 0 0.6
 Canada CONCACAF 0.4 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 0.4
 South Africa CAF DNQ 0.4 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0.4
 Austria UEFA 0.2 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0.2
 Haiti CONCACAF DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 DNQ 0
4  United Arab Emirates AFC 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Portugal UEFA DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Czech Republic UEFA DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Republic of Ireland UEFA DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
  Switzerland UEFA DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Zambia CAF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Egypt CAF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Uganda CAF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Bolivia CONMEBOL DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Saudi Arabia AFC DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 El Salvador CONCACAF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
 Fiji OFC DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0

Draw

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The draw took place on 25 May 2025 in Doha, Qatar.[29] The draw began with teams from pot one being drawn first and placed in the first position of their groups (hosts Qatar automatically assigned to A1). The draw then proceeded with teams from pot 2, followed by pot 3 and pot 4, with each team drawn into one of the positions within their group. No group could contain more than one team from the same confederation.[28]

Match officials

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On 21 August 2025, FIFA confirmed that 81 match officials from 35 member associations would be selected for the tournament. This included 27 referees and 54 assistant referees. Football video support was in use for the competition.[30][31]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees
AFC Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Balawi Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Qahtani
Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Dakhil
Qatar Mohammed Al-Shammari Qatar Khaled Khalaf
Qatar Faisal Al-Shammari
South Korea Choi Hyun-jai South Korea Bang Gi-yeol
South Korea Cheon Jin-hee
Japan Hiroki Kasahara Japan Takeshi Asada
Japan Satoshi Michiyama
Uzbekistan Rustam Lutfullin Uzbekistan Sanjar Shayusupov
Uzbekistan Akmal Giyosov
CAF South Africa Jelly Chavani Eritrea Sirak Samuel Mengis
Tanzania Hamdani Ally
Morocco Hamza El Fariq Morocco Hamza Naciri
Tunisia Ahmed Dhouioui
Gabon Tanguy Mebiame Benin Salim Alao
Gabon Amos Abeigne Ndong
Cameroon Abdou Mefire Djibouti Eleyeh Robleh Dirir
Liberia Joel Doe
CONCACAF Dominican Republic Adonis Carrasco Dominican Republic José Bare Milano
Dominican Republic Lendy Taveras
Canada Filip Dujic Canada Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Canada Gerard-Kader Lebuis
Costa Rica Steven Madrigal Costa Rica Jeriel Valverde
Costa Rica Luis Granados
Trinidad and Tobago Kwinsi Williams Trinidad and Tobago Ainsley Rochard
Trinidad and Tobago Kirt Charles
CONMEBOL Venezuela Yender Herrera Venezuela Antoni García
Venezuela Erizon Nieto
Bolivia Ivo Méndez Bolivia Jesús Antelo
Bolivia William Medina
Paraguay Derlis López Paraguay Roberto Cañete
Paraguay Eduardo Britos
Brazil Paulo Zanovelli Brazil Nailton Sousa
Brazil Luanderson Lima
Peru Roberto Pérez Peru Leonar Soto
Peru José Castillo
Chile Fernando Véjar Chile Juan Serrano
Chile Carlos Poblete
OFC Solomon Islands Ben Aukwai Samoa Malaetala Salanoa
New Zealand Garet Sheehan
UEFA Romania Marian Barbu Romania Mircea Grigoriu
Romania George Neacsu
Italy Andrea Colombo Italy Giorgio Peretti
Italy Giuseppe Perrotti
Ukraine Oleksii Derevinskyi Ukraine Oleksii Myronov
Ukraine Viktor Mathias
Greece Vasileios Fotias Greece Andreas Meintanas
Greece Michail Papadakis
Norway Rohit Saggi Norway Anders Dale
Norway Jorgen Valstadsve
Netherlands Sander van der Eijk Netherlands Rens Bluemink
Netherlands Stefan de Groot
Belgium Jasper Vergoote Belgium Michele Seeldraeyers
Belgium Martijn Tiesters

Group stage

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All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[26]

Tiebreakers

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Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Qatar (H) 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Bolivia 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Africa 3–1 Bolivia
 Report Maraude 72' (pen.)
Qatar 0–1 Italy
Report Inacio 19'
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
Bolivia 0–4 Italy
Report
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Qatar 1–1 South Africa
Mohamed 3' Report Witbooi 16'
Referee: Fernando Véjar (Chile)
Bolivia 0–0 Qatar
Report
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Italy 3–1 South Africa
 Report Els 32'

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
3  Morocco 3 1 0 2 16 8 +8 3
4  New Caledonia 3 0 1 2 1 22 −21 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan 2–0 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
New Caledonia 1–6 Portugal
Wamowe 11' (pen.) Report
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Portugal 6–0 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Japan 0–0 New Caledonia
Report
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Portugal 1–2 Japan
Zeega 80' Report
Referee: Fernando Véjar (Chile)
Morocco 16–0 New Caledonia
 Report
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Costa Rica 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Bennette 62' Report Adel 59'
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Senegal 0–0 Croatia
Report
Referee: Fernando Véjar (Chile)
United Arab Emirates 0–3 Croatia
Report
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Senegal 1–0 Costa Rica
Camara 8' Report
United Arab Emirates 0–5 Senegal
Report
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Croatia 3–1 Costa Rica
 Report Cordero 58'
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
4  Fiji 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Argentina 3–2 Belgium
 Report
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Tunisia 6–0 Fiji
 Report
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Argentina 1–0 Tunisia
Jainikoski 67' Report
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
Fiji 0–7 Belgium
Report
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Fiji 0–7 Argentina
Report
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Belgium 2–0 Tunisia
 Report
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Venezuela 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Egypt 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Haiti 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Haiti 1–4 Egypt
Pierre 20' Report
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
England 0–3 Venezuela
Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
England 8–1 Haiti
 Report Celestin 17'
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Egypt 1–1 Venezuela
Abdelkarim 54' Report Maitán 18'
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Egypt 0–3 England
Report
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
Venezuela 4–2 Haiti
 Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Ivory Coast 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ivory Coast 1–4  Switzerland
Yao 81' Report
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Mexico 1–2 South Korea
De Nigris 44' Report
Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)
Mexico 1–0 Ivory Coast
Olvera 74' Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Switzerland 0–0 South Korea
Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Switzerland 3–1 Mexico
 Report De Nigris 57'
Referee: Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
South Korea 3–1 Ivory Coast
 Report Touré 35'
Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 1 2 0 9 2 +7 5 Knockout stage
2  Colombia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  North Korea 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 0 12 −12 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 1–1 Colombia
Langsteiner 1' Report Cataño 57'
Referee: Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
North Korea 5–0 El Salvador
 Report
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
El Salvador 0–0 Colombia
Report
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Germany 1–1 North Korea
Mike 62' Report Han Il-bok 81'
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
El Salvador 0–7 Germany
Report
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Colombia 2–0 North Korea
 Report
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Knockout stage
2  Zambia 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Brazil 7–0 Honduras
 Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Indonesia 1–3 Zambia
Gholy 12' Report
Brazil 4–0 Indonesia
 Report
Referee: Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
Zambia 5–2 Honduras
 Report
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Zambia 1–1 Brazil
Kalimina 26' Report Dell 81'
Honduras 1–2 Indonesia
Suazo 54' (pen.) Report
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

Group I

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3
4  Tajikistan 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tajikistan 1–6 Czech Republic
Nazriev 65' Report
United States 1–0 Burkina Faso
Sullivan 79' Report
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
Czech Republic 1–2 Burkina Faso
Škrkoň 30' Report
United States 2–1 Tajikistan
 Report Nazriev 3'
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
Czech Republic 0–1 United States
Report Albert 78'
Referee: Yender Herrera (Venezuela)
Burkina Faso 2–0 Tajikistan
 Report
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

Group J

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Panama 1–4 Republic of Ireland
Richards 89' Report
Referee: Yender Herrera (Venezuela)
Paraguay 1–2 Uzbekistan
Ledesma 89' (pen.) Report Abdumuminov 25', 45+2'
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Paraguay 2–1 Panama
 Report Sanabria 90+4' (o.g.)
Referee: Vasileios Fotias (Greece)
Republic of Ireland 2–1 Uzbekistan
 Report Shukurullaev 20'
Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Uzbekistan 6–1 Panama
 Report Pacheco 90+10'
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

Group K

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4 Knockout stage
2  Canada 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Uganda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Chile 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 2–0 Chile
 Report
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
Canada 2–1 Uganda
 Report Bogere 25'
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)
Uganda 1–1 Chile
Ssozi 90+3' Report Torres 45+3'
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
France 0–0 Canada
Report
Referee: Yender Herrera (Venezuela)
Uganda 1–0 France
Bogere 18' Report
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Chile 2–1 Canada
 Report
Referee: Vasileios Fotias (Greece)

Group L

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Mali 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Austria 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Moser 55' (pen.) Report
Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)
Mali 3–0 New Zealand
 Report
Referee: Vasileios Fotias (Greece)
Mali 0–3 Austria
Report
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
Saudi Arabia 3–2 New Zealand
 Report
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Mali
Report
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
New Zealand 1–4 Austria
Britton 82' Report
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 G  North Korea 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Knockout stage
2 E  Egypt 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 K  Uganda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
4 J  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
5 B  Morocco 3 1 0 2 16 8 +8 3
6 I  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3
7 D  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
8 F  Mexico 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[b]
9 L  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[b]
10 H  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
11 A  Qatar 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
12 C  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualified teams tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on fair play points (–5). Rank was drawn by lot.
  2. ^ a b Fair play points: Mexico –7, Saudi Arabia –13.

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time was played and the winners were determined by penalty shoot-out.[11]

Determination of knockout fixtures

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The bracket was decided by means of a ranking based on the standings of all teams in the group stage. Teams from the same group could not meet in the round of 32.[11]

Ranking of qualified teams

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Teams were seeded based on their performance in the group stage.

Group winners
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 D  Argentina 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9
2 L  Austria 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9[a]
3 A  Italy 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9[a]
4 I  United States 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
5 H  Brazil 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7
6 C  Senegal 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
7 E  Venezuela 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
8 F   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
9 J  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
10 B  Japan 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
11 G  Germany 3 1 2 0 9 2 +7 5
12 K  France 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualified teams tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: Austria –5, Italy –6.
Group runners-up
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 H  Zambia 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
2 C  Croatia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3 F  South Korea 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
4 B  Portugal 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
5 D  Belgium 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
6 E  England 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
7 J  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
8 L  Mali 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
9 I  Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
10 G  Colombia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
11 A  South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
12 K  Canada 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualified teams tiebreakers
Third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 G  North Korea 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
2 E  Egypt 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 K  Uganda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
4 J  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
5 B  Morocco 3 1 0 2 16 8 +8 3
6 I  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3
7 D  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
8 F  Mexico 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualified teams tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on fair play points (–5). Rank was drawn by lot.

Knockout fixtures

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The pairings for the round of 32 were predetermined according to the performance ranking of group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams from the group stage. The 1st-ranked group winner would face the 8th-ranked third place team, the 2nd-ranked group winner would face the 7th-ranked third place team, etc. However, teams from the same group could not face each other in the round of 32. Therefore, if such teams were due to face each other based on the rankings (which could apply to matches 73 to 84), the group winner would instead face the next possible team ranked higher.[11][33]

Based on the ranking of group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams, FIFA confirmed the round of 32 fixtures as follows:[34]

Round of 32 fixtures
Match Team 1 v Team 2
73 1st-ranked group winner Argentina  v  Mexico 8th-ranked third place
74 2nd-ranked group winner Austria  v  Tunisia 7th-ranked third place
75 3rd-ranked group winner Italy  v  Czech Republic 6th-ranked third place
76 4th-ranked group winner United States  v  Morocco 5th-ranked third place
77 5th-ranked group winner Brazil  v  Paraguay 4th-ranked third place
78 6th-ranked group winner Senegal  v  Uganda 3rd-ranked third place
79 7th-ranked group winner Venezuela  v  North Korea 1st-ranked third place[a]
80 8th-ranked group winner Switzerland  v  Egypt 2nd-ranked third place[a]
81 9th-ranked group winner Republic of Ireland  v  Canada 12th-ranked runner-up
82 10th-ranked group winner Japan  v  South Africa 11th-ranked runner-up
83 11th-ranked group winner Germany  v  Burkina Faso 9th-ranked runner-up[b]
84 12th-ranked group winner France  v  Colombia 10th-ranked runner-up[b]
85 1st-ranked runner-up Zambia  v  Mali 8th-ranked runner-up
86 2nd-ranked runner-up Croatia  v  Uzbekistan 7th-ranked runner-up
87 3rd-ranked runner-up South Korea  v  England 6th-ranked runner-up
88 4th-ranked runner-up Portugal  v  Belgium 5th-ranked runner-up
  1. ^ a b While the 7th-ranked group winner, Venezuela, were intended to play the 2nd-ranked third place team, Egypt, both teams were in Group E. Therefore, Venezuela instead faced the 1st-ranked third place team (North Korea), while the 8th-ranked group winner (Switzerland) faced Egypt.
  2. ^ a b While the 11th-ranked group winner, Germany, were intended to play the 10th-ranked runner-up, Colombia, both teams were in Group G. Therefore, Germany instead faced the 9th-ranked runner-up (Burkina Faso), while the 12th-ranked group winner (France) faced Colombia.

Bracket

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Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (2)
 
 
 Argentina2 (4)
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (3)
 
 Mexico (p)2 (5)
 
 Mexico0
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (3)
 
 Portugal5
 
 Portugal2
 
21 November – Aspire Zone (2)
 
 Belgium1
 
 Portugal2
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (5)
 
  Switzerland0
 
  Switzerland3
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (1)
 
 Egypt1
 
  Switzerland3
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (4)
 
 Republic of Ireland1
 
 Republic of Ireland (p)1 (9)
 
24 November – Aspire Zone (7)
 
 Canada1 (8)
 
 Portugal (p)0 (6)
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (7)
 
 Brazil0 (5)
 
 United States1 (3)
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (7)
 
 Morocco (p)1 (4)
 
 Morocco3
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (8)
 
 Mali2
 
 Zambia1
 
21 November – Aspire Zone (7)
 
 Mali3
 
 Morocco1
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (9)
 
 Brazil2
 
 Brazil (p)0 (5)
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (2)
 
 Paraguay0 (4)
 
 Brazil (p)1 (4)
 
14 November – Aspire Zone (1)
 
 France1 (3)
 
 France2
 
27 November – Khalifa
 
 Colombia0
 
 Portugal1
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (5)
 
 Austria0
 
 Austria2
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (9)
 
 Tunisia0
 
 Austria4
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (8)
 
 England0
 
 South Korea0
 
21 November – Aspire Zone (3)
 
 England2
 
 Austria1
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (4)
 
 Japan0
 
 Venezuela1
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (4)
 
 North Korea2
 
 North Korea1 (4)
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (3)
 
 Japan (p)1 (5)
 
 Japan3
 
24 November – Aspire Zone (5)
 
 South Africa0
 
 Austria2
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (1)
 
 Italy0 Third place play-off
 
 Italy2
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (8)27 November – Aspire Zone (7)
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Italy3 Brazil0 (2)
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (9)
 
 Uzbekistan2  Italy (p)0 (4)
 
 Croatia1 (3)
 
21 November – Aspire Zone (5)
 
 Uzbekistan (p)1 (4)
 
 Italy1
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (7)
 
 Burkina Faso0
 
 Senegal0
 
18 November – Aspire Zone (5)
 
 Uganda1
 
 Uganda1 (3)
 
15 November – Aspire Zone (2)
 
 Burkina Faso (p)1 (5)
 
 Germany0
 
 
 Burkina Faso1
 

Round of 32

[edit]
Zambia 1–3 Mali
Simute 63' Report
Referee: Yender Herrera (Venezuela)
Portugal 2–1 Belgium
Anísio 38', 45+1' Report Fernandez 45+5'
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Switzerland 3–1 Egypt
 Report Anas Roshdy 90+1'
Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay)
France 2–0 Colombia
 Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Argentina 2–2 Mexico
 Report Gamboa 46', 58'
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Canada
M. Noonan 65' Report Kozlovskiy 85'
Penalties
 9–8
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
United States 1–1 Morocco
Terry 21' Report Ouazane 90'
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Brazil 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Senegal 0–1 Uganda
Report Walusimbi 15'
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
South Korea 0–2 England
Report
Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)
Italy 2–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
Japan 3–0 South Africa
 Report
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
Germany 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report Zongo 5'
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Venezuela 1–2 North Korea
Uribe 62' Report Kim Yu-jin 13', 31' (pen.)
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Austria 2–0 Tunisia
 Report
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Croatia 1–1 Uzbekistan
Kusanović 81' Report Khasanov 24'
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

Round of 16

[edit]
Italy 3–2 Uzbekistan
 Report
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Uganda 1–1 Burkina Faso
Nkoola 56' Report Bagayogo 77'
Penalties
 3–5
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)
Mexico 0–5 Portugal
Report
Referee: Fernando Véjar (Chile)
Brazil 1–1 France
Tavares 89' Report Himbert 33'
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Switzerland 3–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report Leonard 82'
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
North Korea 1–1 Japan
Ri Hyok-gwang 67' Report McGhee 6'
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Hamza El Fariq (Morocco)
Austria 4–0 England
 Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Morocco 3–2 Mali
 Report
Referee: Vasileios Fotias (Greece)

Quarter-finals

[edit]
Austria 1–0 Japan
Moser 49' Report
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
Italy 1–0 Burkina Faso
Campaniello 82' Report
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Portugal 2–0  Switzerland
 Report
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Morocco 1–2 Brazil
Baha 45+4' (pen.) Report Dell 16', 90+5'
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

Semi-finals

[edit]
Austria 2–0 Italy
Moser 57', 90+3' Report
Referee: Fernando Véjar (Chile)
Portugal 0–0 Brazil
Report
Penalties
 6–5
Referee: Vasileios Fotias (Greece)

Third place play-off

[edit]
Brazil 0–0 Italy
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Final

[edit]
Portugal 1–0 Austria
Anísio 32' Report
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)

Awards

[edit]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Trophy.[35]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Portugal Mateus Mide Austria Johannes Moser Portugal Mauro Furtado
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Austria Johannes Moser
(8 goals) 		Portugal Anísio Cabral
(7 goals) 		Brazil Dell
(5 goals)
Golden Glove
Portugal Romário Cunha
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
 Czech Republic

Goalscorers

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There were 325 goals scored in 104 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Marketing

[edit]

Emblem

[edit]

The official emblem was revealed on 12 May 2025.[29]

Theme song

[edit]

On 31 October 2025, FIFA revealed the official song titled "TMRW'S GOAT" (short for "Tomorrow's GOAT") sung by duo Nour from Egypt and Yarden from Nigeria.[36]

Mascot

[edit]

On 30 October 2025, a desert owl-shaped mascot named "Boma" was revealed. The name means the animal type in Arabic. Boma's personality is a tribute to Bora Milutinović. Boma represents experience, intelligence and the vision for the future.[37]

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^
    There were eight pitches available plus the Khalifa International Stadium inside the Aspire Zone for a total of nine pitches for the tournament.

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