The draw for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be streamed live to New Zealand at 9.30am (NZT) on Sunday June 23, 2024.
Sixteen qualifying nations, including New Zealand, will go into the draw for the tournament scheduled to be staged in the Dominican Republic from October 16-November 3, 2024.
A match schedule is available here but groups and matchups will be determined in the tournament draw at the Monument to Fray Anton de Montesinos in Santo Domingo.
For the draw, New Zealand have been seeded fourth in Pot 2, meaning they can’t be drawn against others in the same Pot (Brazil, United States or Mexico).
The draw will be streamed live and free by FIFA+. Watch by clicking on the following link:
The pots
Pot 1
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
- Japan
- North Korea
Pot 2
- Brazil
- United States
- Mexico
- New Zealand
Pot 3
- Nigeria
- Colombia
- England
- Zambia
Pot 4
- South Korea
- Ecuador
- Kenya
- Poland
The 16 qualifying nations
Brazil
Coach: Simone Jatoba
Qualification: Won the South American U-17 Women’s Championship
Participations: Six
Best finish: Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2022)
Colombia
Coach: Carlos Paniagua
Qualification: Finished second at the South American U-17 Women’s Championship
Participations: Five
Best finish: Runners-up (2022)
Dominican Republic
Coach: Betzaida Ubri
Qualification: Host nation
Participations: None
Best finish: NA
Ecuador
Coach: Eduardo Moscoso
Qualification: Finished third at the South American U-17 Women’s Championship
Participations: None
Best finish: NA
England
Coach: Natalie Henderson
Qualification: Finished runners-up at the UEFA U-17 Women’s Championship
Participations: Two
Best finish: Fourth (2008)
Japan
Coach: Sadayoshi Sirai
Qualification: Finished runners-up at the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup
Participations: Seven
Best finish: Champions (2014)
Kenya
Coach: Mildred Cheche
Qualification: Beat Burundi in their CAF play-off
Participation: None
Best finish: NA
Korea DPR
Coach: Sung-Gwon Song
Qualification: Won the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup
Participations: Six
Best finish: Champions (2008, 2016)
Korea Republic
Coach: Eunjung Kim
Qualification: Finished third at the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup
Participations: Three
Best finish: Champions (2010)
Mexico
Coach: : Jimena Rojas
Qualification: Finished runners-up at the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship
Participations: Six
Best finish: Runners-up (2018)
New Zealand
Coach: Alana Gunn
Qualification: Won the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship
Participations: Seven
Best finish: Third place (2018)
Nigeria
Coach: Bankole Olowookere
Qualification: Beat Liberia in their CAF play-off
Participations: Six
Best finish: Third place (2022)
Poland
Coach: Marcin Kasprowicz
Qualification: Finished third at the UEFA U-17 Women’s Championship
Participations: None
Best finish: NA
Spain
Coach: Kenio Gonzalo
Qualification: Won the UEFA U-17 Women’s Championship
Participations: Five
Best finish: Champions (2018, 2022)
United States
Coach: Katie Schoepfer
Qualification: Won the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship
Participations: Five
Best finish: Runners-up (2008)
Zambia
Coach: Carol Kanyemba
Qualification: Beat Morocco in their CAF play-off
Participations: One
Best finish: Group stage (2014)
Changes planned for future U-17 World Cups
The U-17 tournament will become an annual event for 24 nations in 2025 and will be held in Morocco from 2025-29.
Oceania will have two qualifying teams. Other slot allocations will be AFC (4), CAF(5), Concacaf (4), CONMEBOL(4), UEFA (5).
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Main photo credit: FIFA.
Previous winners
2008: DPR Korea
2010: Korea Republic
2012: France
2014: Japan
2016: DPR Korea
2018: Spain
2022: Spain
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