The 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (; ) was the ninth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by Morocco from 17 October to 8 November 2025. This was the first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be held in Africa and the second Arab country to host it after Jordan in 2016. It was also the first edition to feature 24 teams. This was the first of five consecutive FIFA U-17 Women's World Cups to be held in Morocco, set to be played annually until 2029.
North Korea were the defending champions, having won a record third title in 2024. They successfully retained the title, beating first-time finalists the Netherlands.
Host selection Morocco was announced as the 2025–2029 Women's U-17 World Cups host country following the FIFA Council meeting on 14 March 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Calendar change Talks of a possible change in frequency of the tournament were first unveiled at a FIFA meeting in Doha in December 2022. After the 2023 FIFA Congress in Kigali, FIFA's plans to change the frequency of the U-17 Women's World Cup from biannual to annual was officially confirmed.
Expansion On 14 March 2024, FIFA decided to expand the tournament to 24 teams. The slot allocation was as follows: AFC (Asia): 4 slots CAF (Africa): 5 slots (including hosts Morocco) CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 4 slots CONMEBOL (South America): 4 slots OFC (Oceania): 2 slots UEFA (Europe): 5 slots
Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Morocco, who qualified automatically as the host nation, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. Due to the expansion, the slot allocation was officially confirmed on 15 May 2024.
Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Norway and Samoa made their debut at this tournament, with the Samoans participating in their first ever FIFA competition.
Costa Rica and Italy returned after a 11 year absence, they both came back after last qualified in 2014. Paraguay and Cameroon qualified for the first time since 2016 and 2018 respectively. Canada, China, France and hosts Morocco returned to the World Cup after one tournament drought.
Dominican Republic, England, Kenya and Poland failed to qualify after taking part in 2024.
Qualifying tournamentTeamQualification dateAppearance(s)Previous best performanceNominated teams by AFC13 September 20244th201220221 (2012, 2014, 2022)9th200820249 (2014)8th2008202425th200820242 (2010)Host nation14 March 20242nd20221 (2022)2025 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification25 April 20253rd201620181 (2016, 2018)1st8th200820243 (2022)26 April 20253rd201420242 (2014, 2024)2025 CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification 5 April 20258th201020248 (2018)7th200820245 (2008) 6 April 20258th200820221 (2018) 3rd200820141 (2008, 2014)2025 South American U-17 Women's Championship 18 May 20257th200820244 (2022)21 May 20258th2008202452nd20242 (2024)4th200820161 (2008, 2014, 2016)2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship18 September 20249th200820249 (2018)1st2025 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship7 May 20251st10 May 20251st11 May 20254th200820221 (2012)2nd20141 (2014)14 May 20257th201020246 (2018, 2022) Notes
Venues The match schedule and venues were announced on 1 June 2025. The Rabat metropolitan area hosted all matches.
Originally, the new Prince Héritier Moulay el-Hassan Sports Complex and the Al Barid Stadium had been officially selected to host the tournament, however the tournament was then held in two venues.
The official stadium name listed by FIFA during the tournament is shown below.
+2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup venuesRabatSalé Rabat Olympic Stadium(3 pitches) Capacity: 21,000 Notes
Draw The official draw took place on 4 June 2025 in Rabat. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. The teams were allocated based on their performances in the five previous U-17 Women's World Cups (with more recent tournaments weighted more heavily, using a points-based ranking system as outlined by FIFA). The host team, Morocco, was automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation were drawn so as not to meet each other in the group stage. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Squads
Players born between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2010 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Match officials A total of 18 referees and 36 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament on 31 July 2025. Originally, Katarzyna Wasiak was selected for the tournament, and latter replaced by her compatriot Meghan Mullen. ConfederationRefereesAssistant refereesAFC Lara Lee Veronika Bernatskaia Emma Kocbek Ramina Tsoi Heba Saadieh Suwida WongkraisornCAF Josephine Wanjiru Yacine Samassa Fidès Bangurambona Yara Abdelfattah Alice Umutesi Tabara MbodjiCONCACAF Vimarest Díaz Lizzet García Janeishka Caban Alyssa Pennington Santa Medina Mayra Mora Jéssica Morales Aranza Quero Katherine Prescod Melissa Nicholas Meghan Mullen Kali SmithCONMEBOL Charly Straub Paula Fernández Verónica Guazhambo Milagros Arruela Fernanda Gomes Antunes Anne Gomes de Sá Nataly Arteaga Mayra Sánchez Joselyn Romero Viviana Segura Mariana Aquino Vera YupanquiOFC Torika Delai Allys Clipsham Natalia LumukanaUEFA Hristiyana Guteva Silvia Gasperotti Ewa Augustyn Alina Peșu Olatz Rivera Ivona Pejić Emily Carney Heini Hyvönen Camille Soriano Nikolett Bizderi Giulia Tempestilli Irina Pozdejeva Eliana Fernández Linda Schmid Svitlana Grushko
Group stage The draw for the group stage took place on 3 June 2025.
All times are local, MST (UTC+1).
Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Points obtained in all group matches; Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question; Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): Drawing of lots.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of third-placed teams The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.
Tie-breaking criteria for third-placed teamsThe ranking of third-placed teams was determined as follows: Points obtained in all group matches; Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): Drawing of lots.
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time is played and a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winners.
Combinations of matches in the Round of 16 The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16: Third-placed teamsqualify from groups 1Avs 1Bvs 1Cvs 1DvsABCD3C3D3A3BABCE3C3A3B3EABCF3C3A3B3FABDE3D3A3B3EABDF3D3A3B3FABEF3E3A3B3FACDE3C3D3A3EACDF3C3D3A3FACEF3C3A3F3EADEF3D3A3F3EBCDE3C3D3B3EBCDF3C3D3B3FBCEF3E3C3B3FBDEF3E3D3B3FCDEF3C3D3F3E
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Awards The following awards were given for the tournament:
Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball Yu Jong-hyang Kim Won-sim Rosalie RenfurmGolden BootSilver BootBronze Boot Yu Jong-hyang Kim Won-sim Giulia Galli8 goals7 goals5 goals, 1 assist445 minutes played Golden Glove Valentina Murrieta FIFA Fair Play Award
Goalscorers
Marketing Emblem The official emblem was revealed on 3 June 2025.
See also 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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