The U17 World Cup:
The U17 World Cup. The most important tournament at this level. 48 Nations, 2 Stadiums, 1 Trophy. This year being hosted in Qatar. 48 of the best nations on Earth take to the stage. 2025 is the 20th edition of the competition. The tournament will run from the 3rd-27th November. Germany are the defending champions after winning the competition in 2023. The Aspire Zone will host all group and knockout games while the Khalifa International Stadium will host the grand final. There are 48 teams with 47 qualifying and Qatar automatically granted a place to being hosts. Ecuador, Iran, Spain and Poland failed to qualify despite being a part of the 2023 tournament. El Salvador, Fiji, Republic Of Ireland, Uganda and Zambia are debutants. Indonesia qualified by merit.
The Draw:
The Confederations:
CONMEBOL: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia
CONCACAF: Mexico, USA, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Haiti, Canada, El Salvador
AFC: Qatar, Japan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, North Korea, Tajikistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia
CAF: Mali, Senegal, Morocco, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Zambia, Egypt, Uganda
UEFA: England, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Austria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Republic Of Ireland, Switzerland
OFC: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji
The England Squad:
Who Are They Representing:
- Arsenal FC, 2. Manchester City, 3. Chelsea FC, 4. Manchester City, 5. Tottenham Hotspur, 6. Brighton and Hove Albion, 7. Manchester City, 8. Fulham FC, 9. Olympique Lyonnais, 10. Tottenham Hotspur, 11. Tottenham Hotspur, 12. Aston Villa, 13. West Ham United, 14. Manchester City, 15. Manchester City, 16. Manchester United, 17. Blackburn Rovers, 18. Chelsea FC, 19. Chelsea FC, 20. Leicester City, 21. Southampton FC.
England's Fixtures:
England U17 Vs Venezuela U17, Pitch 4 Aspire Zone, 3:15 PM, Tuesday 4th November
England U17 Vs Haiti U17, Pitch 3 Aspire Zone, 12:30PM, Friday 7th November
Egypt U17 Vs England U17, Pitch 7 Aspire Zone, 3:45PM, Monday 10th November
Trent's XI For Venezuela:
3-5-2
GK: Jack Porter
CB'S: Jun'ai Byfield, Kaden Braithwaite, Landon Emenalo
CM'S: Seth Ridgeon, Louis Page
LM: Reigan Heskey
RM: Ryan McAidoo
CAM: Luca Williams-Barnett
ST'S: Alejandro Rodriguez, Igor Tyjon
Some Words From Gaffer Neil Ryan:
When you see the MU21s in the summer, winning the EUROs for the second time in a row and you look at the women winning the EUROs again, on the walls in the building you can see the pictures of those teams who have won titles,” he revealed. “That's what we’re all striving for and now it's our turn to try and get a trophy. “With this tournament, the players get tested at the highest level in their age group and it’s an experience that we can provide them on their journey to hopefully making the senior team.” The October camp was a success both on and off the pitch too. And France are a high-level nation who produce a lot of good players and teams, and they brought a really strong group for us to test ourselves against which we did and I was pleased with our performances.' It was an opportunity, not just for us but for France as well because they're going to the World Cup, to look at players and to give everyone an opportunity to play and challenge themselves.'
MY OPINIONS:
After under achieving at the U17 Euros in the Summer, England have an opportunity to bring it home. Exciting times! Without Max Dowman, Jeremy Monga or Rio Ngumoha, England must go on without them. England have already faced a series of U17 World Cup sides when they played Uzbekistan, Morocco and Canada who are all at the World Cup. These games saw Alejandro Rodriguez, Igor Tyjon, Ryan McAidoo, Luca Williams-Barnett and Chizzy Ezenwata star. I fully believe that we can go the way and win it, as there is certainly enough potential. Come On England!
