2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be the 7th 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, since its inception in 2008. The tournament will be held in India, which will mark the first time that India has hosted a FIFA women's football tournament.[1]

2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates17 February – 7 March 2021
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 21 November 2020 as the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.[3][4] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament will be held between 17 February – 7 March 2021, subject to further monitoring.[5]

Spain are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018.

Host selection

On 25 July 2018, FIFA announced that bidding process had begun for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[6][7] A member association was able to bid for both tournaments, with the caveat that two different hosts will be appointed.[8] The following associations declared interest in hosting the event by the deadline of 12 September 2018:[9][10]

India was appointed as the host by the FIFA Council meeting at Miami on 15 March 2019.[1]

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to India who qualify automatically as host, 15 other teams qualify from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC (Asia)
(Hosts + 2 teams)		 Host nation  India 1st None Debut
2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship  Japan 7th 2018 Champions (2014)
 North Korea 7th 2018 Champions (2008, 2016)
CAF (Africa)
(3 teams)		 2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament TBD
TBD
TBD
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)
(3 teams)		 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
CONMEBOL (South America)
(3 teams)		 2020 South American U-17 Women's Championship TBD
TBD
TBD
OFC (Oceania)
(1 team)		 2020 OFC U-17 Women's Championship
(cancelled due to COVID-19; nominated by OFC)[11]		  New Zealand 7th 2018 Third place (2018)
UEFA (Europe)
(3 teams)		 2020 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
(cancelled due to COVID-19; nominated by UEFA)[12]		  England 3rd 2016 Fourth place (2008)
 Germany 7th 2018 Third place (2008)
 Spain 5th 2018 Champions (2018)

Venues

On 27 August, Kalinga Stadium in the city of Bhubaneswar got provisional clearance as the first venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[13] In November 2019, FIFA local organising committee after second inspection of Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, expressed their satisfaction with the preparation of infrastructure and the training facilities as the provisional venues for the tournament.[14][15][16] On 22 December 2019, the organising committee announced EKA Arena at Ahmedabad as a provisional venue for the tournament.[17] On 18 February 2020, all the five venues were finalised and announced together with the official schedule. Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Kolkata will host the group-stage matches, where as the knockout matches will be played in four cities except Guwahati.[18] The first match is scheduled to be held at Guwahati, and the final in Navi Mumbai.[19]

Bhubaneswar Kolkata Guwahati Ahmedabad Navi Mumbai
Kalinga Stadium Salt Lake Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium EKA Arena DY Patil Stadium
20°17′27.3″N 85°49′29″E 22°34′08″N 88°24′33″E 26°06′56″N 91°45′37″E 23°00′39.7″N 72°35′56.8″E 19°2′31″N 73°1′36″E
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 85,000 Capacity: 23,850 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 55,000
2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (India)

Emblem and slogan

The official emblem was unveiled on 2 November 2019, at the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai to mark one year to go. The design embodies a combination of elements from nature and Indian culture and civilisation. The emblem is designed in bright colour to incorporate India's vibrant culture. A bright blue waves rises from the base and reach up along the form of the trophy towards a crown forming the shape of Paisley or Boteh motif commonly used in Kashmiri Pashmina shawl and carpets . Within the Boteh motif, frames a ball made from a marigold flower, symbolizes growth and development, and used in almost all rituals, festivals and celebrations in India. The color and design of the petals of the marigold are drawn from Bandhani textiles, an Indian tie-dye technique dates back to Indus Valley Civilization. The design of the stem is derived from traditional Warli painting along with the bright hues found in Bandhani textile, which is accented with vibrant symbols of unity and celebration and respresent nature and its resources.[20]

On 18 February 2020, FIFA along with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the tournament announced the official slogan of the tournament. The official slogan of 2020 FIFA U-17 Women World Cup is "Kick Off The Dream". The director of the LOC said the slogan expresses a hope to "kickstart the growth of women’s football" in India and is inclusive of everyone "to realise this dream".[21]

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2005 are eligible to compete in the tournament. The original eligibility criteria was kept despite the tournament being postponed from 2020 to 2021, meaning players of age under 18 are also eligible.[5]

Group stage

All times are local, IST (UTC+5:30).[22][23]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (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
First match(es) will be played on 17 February 2021. Source: FIFA
(H) Host.
India Match 1A2
A3Match 2A4
India Match 9A3
A4Match 10A2
A4Match 17 India
A2Match 18A3

Group B
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
First match(es) will be played on 17 February 2021. Source: FIFA
B1Match 3B2
B3Match 4B4
B1Match 11B3
B4Match 12B2
B4Match 19B1
B2Match 20B3

Group C
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
First match(es) will be played on 18 February 2021. Source: FIFA
C1Match 5C2
C3Match 6C4
C1Match 13C3
C4Match 14C2
C4Match 21C1
C2Match 22C3

Group D
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
First match(es) will be played on 18 February 2021. Source: FIFA
D1Match 7D2
D3Match 8D4
D1Match 15D3
D4Match 16D2
D4Match 23D1
D2Match 24D3

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 February – Bhubaneswar
 
 
Winner Group A
 
3 March – Navi Mumbai
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Match 25
 
28 February – Kolkata
 
Winner Match 27
 
Winner Group C
 
7 March – Navi Mumbai
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner Match 29
 
27 February – Navi Mumbai
 
Winner Match 30
 
Winner Group B
 
3 March – Bhubaneswar
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Winner Match 26
 
27 February – Ahmedabad
 
Winner Match 28Third place match
 
Winner Group D
 
7 March – Navi Mumbai
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Loser Match 29
 
 
Loser Match 30
 

Quarter-finals
Winner Group BMatch 26Runner-up Group A
Winner Group DMatch 28Runner-up Group C
Winner Group AMatch 25Runner-up Group B
Winner Group CMatch 27Runner-up Group D

Semi-finals
Winner Match 25Match 29Winner Match 27
Winner Match 26Match 30Winner Match 28

Third place match
Loser Match 29Match 31Loser Match 30

Final
Winner Match 29Match 32Winner Match 30
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See also

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