Complete List Of 24 Participating Teams For The 2023 U17 World Cup To Be Held In Indonesia

Illustration of the U-17 World Cup. (Photo: Doc. FIFA)

JAKARTA - As many as 24 national teams are confirmed to appear at the 2023 U-17 World Cup which will be held in Indonesia. The following is a complete list.

The 2023 U-17 World Cup will take place from 10 November to 2 December. The slots for the 24 teams competing in this event are also complete along with the U17 Asian Cup semifinals.

From Asia, there will be four teams representing. They are Iran, South Korea, Japan, and Uzbekistan.

Meanwhile, Indonesia was the only representative from ASEAN countries and the AFF federation at the 2023 U17 World Cup after Thailand and Australia failed to advance to the semifinals.

In addition, the U-17 Indonesian National Team is the only debutant team at the 2023 U17 World Cup. Despite being a debutant team, Indonesia will be in the first seed pot in the drawing which is planned to be held next August.

At the U-17 World Cup this time, Indonesia also has the possibility of facing four countries that have won the title. They are Mexico, Brazil, England, and France.

Brazil itself is a team with the status of the defending champion team.

FIFA appointed Indonesia as the host for the 2023 U-17 World Cup as a substitute for Peru which was dropped. FIFA removed Peru from host status because it was deemed not ready in infrastructure.

The following is a list of 24 national teams that have qualified for the 2023 U-17 World Cup:

1. Indonesia (host)
2. England
3. France
4. Germany
5. Poland
6. Spain
7. Argentina
8. Brazil
9. Ecuador
10. Venezuela
11. Burkina Faso
12. Mali
13. Morocco
14. Senegal
15. Canada
16. Mexico
17. Panama
18. United States of America
19. New Caledonia
20. New Zealand
21. Iran
22. South Korea
23. Japan
24. Uzbekistan