FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Schedule, squads, venues, match-timings, teams, stadiums
Mumbai: The 17th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup will kick off on October 6 in India with the final being played on October 28. This is the first time India are hosting a FIFA tournament in any age group.
The twenty four team event will see a total of fifty two games played over the space of twenty two days across six venues in India. The World Cup, which is historic for India, will kick start in New Delhi and Mumbai simultaneously, with the final scheduled for the majestic Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. The other venues for the mega event are Goa, Guwahati and Kochi.
India, who are making their debut across all age groups in a FIFA World Cup, will begin their campaign in New Delhi against the USA, before playing Colombia and two-time World Champions Ghana in their other Group A games.
Niger and New Caledonia will be making their debuts alongside hosts India in this edition of the World Cup. Nigeria who is the reigning champions will not be present at this edition after failing to qualify.
The twenty four teams have been divided into six groups
Groups:
Teams and squads
Group A
India Under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal
Defenders: Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande
Midfielders: Suresh Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, Nongdamba Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. Shahjahan
Forwards: Rahim Ali, Aniket Jadhav
Colombia Under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Nicolás Gómez, Kevin Leonardo Mier, Daniel Melo .
Defenders: Andrés Felipe Balanta, Robert Andrés Mejía, Christian Andrade, Thomas Gutiérrez, Juan Sebastián Peñaloza.
Midfielders: Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal, Luis Miguel López, Yair Meneses, Andrés Felipe Perea, Brayan Arley Gómez, Guillermo Tegue, Etilso Martínez, Fabián Steven Ángel.
Strikers: Déiber Caicedo, Deyman Andrés Cortés, Jaminton Campáz, David Barrero, Juan David Vidal .
Ghana under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Ibrahim Danlad, Michael Acquaye, Kwame Aziz
Defenders: Najeeb Yakubu, Gideon Mensah, Bismark Terry Owusu, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Abdul Razak Yusif, Gideon Acquah , Rashid Alhassan, John Otu
Midfielders: Isaac Gyamfi, Gabriel Leveh, Ibrahim Sulley, Mohammed Kudus, Emmanuel Toku, Mohammed Iddriss
Strikers: Eric Ayiah, Richard Danso, Mohammed Aminu, Ibrahim Sadiq
USA Under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Alex Budnik,Carlos Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin Garces
Defenders: George Bello, Sergino Dest, Christopher Durkin, Christopher Gloster, Jaylin Lindsey, James Sands, Tyler Shaver, Akil Watts
Midfielders: George Acosta, Taylor Booth, Blaine Ferri, Chris Goslin, Alex Mendez, Indiana Vassilev
Forwards: Ayo Akinola, Andrew Carleton, Ulysses Llanez, Jacobo Reyes, Bryan Reynolds, Joshua Sargent
Group B
New Zealand Under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Jacob Clark, Zac Jones, Nicholas Milner.
Defenders: Liberato Cacace, Boyd Curry, Ben Deeley, Matthew Jones, Joshua Rogerson, Jordan Spain, Emlyn Wellsmore.
Midfielders: Willem Ebbinge, Elijah Just, Oliver Duncan, Kieran Richards, Kingsley Sinclair, Oliver Whyte, Leon Van Den Hoven.
Forwards: Max Mata, Matthew Conroy, Charles Spragg, Matthew Palmer.
Turkey Under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Berke Özer, Ozan Can Oruç and Eren Bilen
Defenders: Åžahan Akyüz, Ä°smail Çokçalış, Abdussamed Karnuçu, Bekir Melih Gökçimen, Ozan Muhammet Kabak, Ramazan Emirhan Civelek and Berk Çetin
Midfielders: Egehan Gök, Kerem Atakan Kesgin, Atalay Babacan, Recep Gül, Sezer TaÅŸkolu, Sefa Akgün and Umut GüneÅŸ
Forwards: Embiya Ayyıldız, Yunus Akgün, Malik Karaahmet and Ahmed Kutucu
Paraguay Under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Ángel Roa,Jhonathan Martínez, Diego Huesca and Aldo Pérez
Defenders: Luis Zárate, Marcelo Rolón, Alexis Duarte, Roberto Fernández, Jesús Rolón and Pedro Álvarez.
Midfielders: Julio Báez, Víctor Villasanti, Stevens Gómez, Giovanni Bogado, Braian Ojeda, Alan Rodríguez and Hugo Quintana.
Strikers: Fernando Cardozo, Fernando Romero, Nicolás Morínigo, Leonardo Sánchez, Aníbal Vega , Antonio Galeano and Blas Armoa.
Mali Under-17 squad:
Goalkeeper: Alkalifa Coulibaly, Youssouf Koita,Massire Gassama
Defenders: Boubacar Haidara, Fode Konate,Mamadi Fofana,Soumaila Doumbia,Abdoulaye Diaby,Ibrahiim Kane
Midfielder: Djemoussa Traore, Mohamed Camara, Abdoulaye Dabo, Salam Giddou, Siaka Sidibe, Mamadou Samake,Cheick Oumar Doucoure
Forward: Hadji Drame, Seme Camara, Mamadou Traore, Mahamane Toure, Lassana Ndiaye
Group C
Germany U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Luis Klatte, Luca Plogmann, Marian Prinz
Defenders: Dominik Becker, Yann Aurel Bisseck, Jan Boller, Pascal Hackethal, Kilian Ludewig, Lars Lukas Mai, Alexander Nitzl
Midfielders:Elias Abouchabaka, Erik Majetschak, Sahverdi Cetin, Yannik Keitel,John Yeboah
Forwards: Jann-Fiete Arp, Noah Awuku, Dennis Jastrzembski,Jessic Ngankam, Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn, Maurice Malone
Costa Rica U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Ricardo Montenegro, Kevin Chamorro, Brandon Calvo
Defenders: Andrés Hernández, Fernán Faerron, Karin Arce, Walter Cortés, Alexánder Román
Midfielders: Amferny Arias, Sebastián Castro, Christian Muñoz, Ronnier Bustamante, Daniel Chacón, José Alfaro, Felipe Flores, Yecsy Jarquín, Josué Abarca, Andrés Gómez, Greivin Fonseca
Forwards: Julen Cordero,Mario Mora
Iran Under 17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Ali Gholam Zadeh, Mobin Ashayer, Amir Janipour
Defenders: Ali Satavi, Ahmad Jalali, Amir Esmaeil Zadeh, Majid Nasiri, Taha Shariati, Ali Davaran,
Midfielders: Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Sharifi, Mohammad Ghobeishav, Ali Kooshki, Vahid Namdari, Mohammad Ghaderi, Sobhan Khaghani, Amir Khoda Moradi
Guinea Under 17 squad:
Goalkeeper: Ibrahima Sylla, Abdoulaye Doumbouya, Mohamed Camara
Defenders: Samuel Conte, Ibrahima Soumah, Cherif Camara, Issiaga Camara, M bemba Camara, Ismael Traore
Midfielders: Sekou Camara,Aguibou Camara, Salia Bangoura ,Blaise Camara,Elhadj Bah,
Forwards: Fandje Toure, Lape Bangoura, Doss Soumah, Djibril Sylla, Seydouba Cisse,Naby Bangoura,Aly Soumah
Group D
Brazil Under 17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Brazao, Lucas Alexandre, Yuri Sena
Defenders: Wesley, Luan Candido, Weverson, Lucas Halter, Matheus Stockl, Rodrigo Guth, Vitor Eduardo
Midfielders: Alan de Souza, Marcos Antonio, Rodrigo Nestor, Victor Bobsin, Victor Yan, Vitinho
Forwards: Brenner, Lincoln, Paulinho, Vinicius Jr, Yuri Alberto.
Spain Under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Alvaro Fernandez, Marc Vicente Vidal, Alfonso Pastor.
Defenders: Mateu Jaume, Juan MIranda, Hugo Guillamon , Victor Chust, Eric Garcia ,Victor Perea.
Midfielders: Antonio Blanco, Mohamed Aiman Alvaro Garcia, Carlos Beitia.
Forwards: Ferran Torres , Abel Ruiz, Sergio Gomez Ignacio Diaz, Pedro Ruiz, Diego Pampin, Jose Lara, Cesar Gelabert.
DPR Korea U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Tae Song, Ryong Hun, Chol Jin.
Defenders: Hyok Sin, Kyong Sok, Kwang Sok, Kyong Hun, Hyon Il, Cha Kwang.
Midfielders: Kye Tam, Ju Song, Chung Jin, Pom Hyok, Jin Song, Jin Bom, Il Ju, Yun Min, Kwang Min.
Forwards: Hwi Hwang, Kang Guk, Nam Hyok.
Niger U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Moussa Louali, Abdoulaye Boubacar, Khaled Lawali.
Defenders: Mahamadou, Abdoul Nasser, Farouk, Djibrilla, Abdoul Rachid, Ibrahim,
Midfielders: Yacine, Ismael, Moctar, Habibou, Rachid, Abdoul Karim, Yacouba, Abdoul Kader,
Forwards: Abdoul Kairou, Ibrahim, Ahmed Salim, Hamid
Group E
Japan U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Umeda Togo, Tani Kosei, Suzuki Zion
Defenders: Iketaka Nobuki, Kemmotsu Takumu, Sugawara Yukinari, Kobayashi Yuki, Yamasaki Taichi, Baba Seiya.
Midfielders: Okuno Kohei, Hirakawa Rei, Suzuki Toichi, Tsubaki Naoki, Fukouka Shimpei, Kida Hinata, Kozuki Soichiro.
Forwards: Yamada Hiroto, Miyashiro Taisei, Nakamura Keito, Kubo TakefUSA, Saito Koki.
France U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana, Bryan Bernard, Illan Meslier.
Defenders: Vincent Collet, Andy Joseph, Oumar Mickael, William Ludovic Brandon, Batista Mendy, Maxence Lacroix, Melvin Bard.
Midfielders: Claudio Gomez (PSG), Aurélien Djani, Maxence, Mathis Christophe,
Forwards: Yacine Adli (PSG), Amine Gouiri, Willem, Alan, Wilson Isidor, Alexis Flips, Lenny Pintor.
Honduras U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Alex Rivera. Jordy Castro, Carlos Banegas.
Defenders: Santiago Cabrera, Axel Gomez, Alexander Bahr, Cristian Moreira, Gustavo Vallecillo, Emilio Campos.
Midfielders: Luis Palma, Gerson Chavez, Alessandro Castro, Carlos Mejia, David Cardona, Everson Lopez, Joshua Canales.
Forwards: Jorge Flores, Patrick Palacios, Kenneth Martinez, Asaf Cacho, Reynaldo Bodden.
New Caledonia U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Une Kecine, Gaizka Ipeze, Robin Escorne
Defenders: Raoul Wenisso, Josue Welepane, Kiam Wanesse, Sidri Wadenges, Bernard Iwa, Hnautra Enoka, Jules Omei, Josua Hlemu.
Midfielders: Jekob Jeno, Neil Wahiobe, Pierre Bako, Cyril Nyipie, Gale Luewadia, Paul Wananjie.
Forwards: Theo Bosshard, Titouan Richard, Vita Longue, Lionel Thahnaena
Group F
Chile U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Julio Bórquez, Rodrigo Cancino,Hugo Araya
Defenders: Gastón Zúñiga, Matías Silva,Lucas Alarcón,Sebastián Valencia,Yerco Oyanede, Nicolás Aravena
Midfield: Martín Lara,Mauricio Morales,Oliver Rojas,Branco Provoste,Maximiliano Guerrero
Forwards: William Gama, Ignacio Contreras,Ignacio Mesias,Diego Valencia,Jairo Vásquez,Pedro Campos,Antonio Díaz
Mexico U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Víctor André Alcaráz Díaz, César Iván López De Alba and César Rafael Ramos Becerra.
Defenders: Alan Maeda Luevanos, Luis Alejandro Olivas Salcedo, Oscar Haret Ortega Gatica, Carlos Alejandro Robles Jiménez,
Adrián Vázquez Hernández, Sergio Villarreal Lozano and Raúl Martín Sandoval Zavala.
Midfielders: Luis Javier Gamíz Ávila, Carlos Eduardo Guerrero Zavala, Alexis Hazael Gutiérrez Torres, Diego Laínez Leyva, Deivoon Alexander Magaña Rico, Jesús Andrés Pérez Álvarez and Marco Antonio Ruíz Zarco.
Forwards: Ían Jairo Misael Torres Ramírez, Roberto Carlos De la Rosa González, César Saúl Huerta Valera and Daniel Guadalupe López Valdez.
England U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Curtis Anderson, Josef Bursik, William Crelin
Defenders: Timothy Eyoma, Joel Latibeaudiere, Marc Guhi , Jonathan Panzo , Lewis Gibson , Steven Sessegnon , Morgan Gibbs White, Tashan Oakley Boothe
Midfielders: Conor Gallagher, Angel Gomes, Nya Kirby, George McEachran
Forwards: Jadon Sancho, Callum Hudson Odoi, Philip Foden, Emile Smith Rowe, Rhian Brewster, Danny Loader
Iraq U-17 squad:
Goalkeepers: Ali Ibadi, Mustafa Zuhair, Abdulazeez Ammar
Defenders: Ammar Mohammed, Maytham Jabbar, Muntadher Mohammed, Muntadher Abdulsada, Abdulabbas Ayad, Mohammed Al-Baqer, Ali Raad
Midfielders: Habeeb Mohammed, Saif Khalid, Mohammed Ridha, Abbas Ali, Bassam Shakir, Mohammed Ali, Moamel Karim, Ahmed Sartip
Forwards: Mohammed Dawood, Ali Kareem, Alaa Adnaan
Venus for FIFA U-17 World Cup matches :
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi
DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi
Fixtures and timings (IST):
October 6:
India vs USA 20:00 Group A, Delhi
Colombia vs Ghana 17:00 Group A, Delhi
New Zealand vs Turkey 17:00 Group B, New Mumbai
Paraguay vs Mali- 20:00 Group B, Navi Mumbai
October 7:
Germany vs Costa Rica 17:00 Group C, Goa
Iran vs Guinea- 20:00 Group C, Goa
Brazil vs Spain- 17:00 Group D, Kochi
DPR Korea vs Niger 20:00 Group D, Kochi
October 8:
New Caledonia vs France 17:00 Group E, Guwahati
Honduras vs Japan 20:00 Group E, Guwahati
Chile vs England 17:00 Group F, Kolkata
Iraq vs Mexico 20:00 Group F, Kolkata
October 9:
India vs Colombia 20:00 Group A, Delhi
Ghana vs USA 17:00 Group A, New Delhi
Turkey vs Mali 17:00 Group B, Navi Mumbai
Paraguay vs New Zealand 20:00 Group B, Navi Mumbai
October 10:
Costa Rica vs Guinea 17:00 Group C, Goa
Iran vs Germany 20:00 Group C, Goa
Spain vs Niger 17:00 Group D, Kochi
DPR Korea vs Brazil 20:00 Group D, Kochi
October 11:
France vs Japan 17:00 Group E, Guwahati
Honduras vs New Caledonia 20:00 Group E, Guwahati
England vs Mexico 17:00 Group F, Kolkata
Iraq vs Chile – 20:00 Group F, Kolkata
October 12:
Ghana vs India – 20:00 Group A, new Delhi
USA vs Colombia – 20:00 Group A, Navi Mumbai
Mali vs New Zealand – 17:00 Group B, new Delhi
Turkey vs Paraguay – 17:00 Group B, Navi Mumbai
October 13:
Costa Rica vs Iran 17:00 Group C, Goa
Guinea vs Germany 17:00 Group C, Kochi
Niger vs Brazil 20:00 Group D, Goa
Spain vs DPR Korea 20:00 Group D, Kochi
October 14:
France vs Honduras 17:00 Group E, Guwahati
Japan vs New Caledonia 17:00 Group E, Kolkata
Mexico vs Chile 20:00 Group F, Guwahati
England vs Iraq 20:00 Group F, Kolkata
The top two teams from each Group And four best third-placed teams will comprise the round of 16 fixtures.
Round of 16
October 16:
[2a] v/s [2c] 17:00, Delhi- match 37
[1b] v/s [3a/c/d] 20:00, Delhi- match 38
October 17:
[1c] v/s [3a/b/f] 17:00, Goa- match 39
[1e] v/s [2d] 17:00, Guwahati- match 40
[1f] v/s [2e] 20:00, Kolkata- match 41
[2b] v/s [2f] 20:00, Goa- match 42
October 18:
[1a] v/s [3c/d/e] 17:00, Navi Mumbai- match 43
[1d] v/s [3b/e/f] 20:00, Kochi- match 44
Quarter finals
October 21
[w43] vs [w42] 17:00, Guwahati-match 45
[w38] vs [w41] 20:00, Goa- match 46
October 22:
[w40] vs [w39] 17:00, Kochi- match 47
[w37] vs [w44] 20:00, Kolkata- match 48
Semi-finals
October 25:
[w46] vs [w45] 17:00, Guwahati- match 49
[w48] vs [w47] 20:00, Navi Mumbai- match 50
Playoff for third place
October 28:
[l49] vs [l50] 17:00, Kolkata
Final
October 28:
[w49] vs [w50] 20:00, Kolkata
