The full list of 16 qualifying nations has been completed for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, including New Zealand.
The draw for the Dominican Republic tournament will be held on Sunday June 23, 2024 (NZT).
The last teams to qualify were Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia, via the 2024 African U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament.
The 2024 tournament will be held from October 16 – November 3, 2024, with games played in the cities of Santiago and Santo Domingo, which are only 150kms apart.
The Cibao University Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros will be the venue for 15 of the 32 matches, including the first semi-final on Wednesday October 30, 2024.
The Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo will host 17 matches, including the second semi-final on Thursday October 31, along with the third-place match and final, both on Sunday November 3.
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).
Main photo: The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup trophy. Photo credit: FIFA.
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)
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.
2008: DPR Korea
2010: Korea Republic
2012: France
2014: Japan
2016: DPR Korea
2018: Spain
2022: Spain
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July 5-7: Round 4, Chatham Cup (click here for details)
July 5-7: Quarter-finals, Kate Sheppard Cup (click here for details)
July 7-20: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, Samoa (click here for details)
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Friday July 26 (3am NZT): Ferns v Canada, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
July 26-28: Quarter-finals, Chatham Cup
July 28-August 10: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti (click here for details)
Sunday July 28 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v United States, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
Monday July 29 (3am NZT): Ferns v Colombia, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
Wednesday July 31 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
Thursday August 1 (7am NZT): Ferns v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
August 16-18: Semi-finals, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup
August 18-24: OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands (click here for details)
August 31-September 22: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Colombia (click here for details)
September 2-10: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 1 and 2, Samoa (click here for details)
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Friday September 6 (1pm NZT): New Zealand v Austria, El Techo Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (click here for details)
Sunday September 8 (12.30pm NZT): All Whites v Mexico, Rose Bowl Stadium, California (click here for details)
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Monday September 9 (11am NZT): New Zealand v Ghana, Pascual Guerrero Stadium, Cali, Colombia, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (click here for details)
September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji (click here for details)
September 14-October 6: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)
Sunday September 15 (10pm NZT): Futsal Whites v Libya, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)
Thursday September 19 (1am NZT): Futsal Whites v Spain, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)
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