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The U.S. Under-17 men’s youth national team will face the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis and Cuba at the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers from Feb. 7-16 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
CHICAGO – The U.S. Under-17 men’s youth national team will face the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis and Cuba at the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers from Feb. 7-16 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
As the FIFA U-17 World Cup will become an annual, 48-team competition in 2025, eight teams will earn berths from the Concacaf region. Qualifying features a new pool play format. The tournament has 35 teams in eight groups, contested across six different host countries. The winner of each group will advance to the U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
The USA will be seeking a record 19th ticket to the U-17 world championship.
All three of the USA’s group stage matches will take place at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela. U-17 MYNT head coach Gonzalo Segares hails from Costa Rica and earned 19 caps with Los Ticos from 2007-11.
USA schedule
Monday, Feb. 10
USA vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Wednesday, Feb. 12
USA vs. St Kitts and Nevis
Saturday, Feb. 15
USA vs. Cuba
Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.

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