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The 2022 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 hosted by India, which would have hosted the 2020 edition before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It will be the second time that India host a FIFA tournament after the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the first time that India host a FIFA women's football tournament.
Spain are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018.
Host selection
India were originally selected as hosts of the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on 15 March 2019.[2] On 17 November 2020, FIFA announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, India were appointed as hosts of the next edition of the tournament in 2022.[1][3]
Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to India who automatically qualifies as host, 15 teams qualify from six continental competitions.
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC Template:Small]] Template:Small |
Host nation | Template:Fbwu | 1st | None | Template:Sort |
| 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup (Cancelled by AFC)[4] | TBD | ||||
| TBD | |||||
| [[Confederation of African Football|CAF Template:Small]] Template:Small |
2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| [[CONCACAF|CONCACAF Template:Small]] Template:Small |
2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| [[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL Template:Small]] Template:Small |
2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD | |||||
| [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC Template:Small]] Template:Small |
2022 OFC U-17 Women's Championship | TBD | |||
| [[UEFA|UEFA Template:Small]] Template:Small |
2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | TBD | |||
| TBD | |||||
| TBD |
Squads
Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women’s youth tournaments. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association(17 November 2020). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ↑ FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments. FIFA.com(15 March 2019). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ AIFF and LOC Statement on the decision to appoint India host of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022. the-aiff.com(17 November 2020).
- ↑ Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022. the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation(5 July 2021).