List of teams that have qualified for the Fifa-U17 World Cup, what you need to know
Kenya’s win over Burundi in the return leg of the fourth-round qualification match on Sunday, June 16, 2024, secured them the only remaining ticket to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Slated for the Dominican Republic from October 16, 2024, to November 3, 2024, the U-17 global showpiece will involve sixteen teams that will be divided into four groups of four teams each.
U-17 FIFA World Cup
Kenya joins hosts Dominican Republic, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, England, Japan, DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Spain, the USA, and Zambia as the teams that have qualified for the tournament.
The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals where winners will proceed to the semi-finals. Teams that will lose at the semifinal stage will play a match for third place while the final two teams will play the final. 
It will be the first time that the Dominican Republic, which will also be taking part in the tournament, will be hosting a FIFA event.
Kenya who are set to make their maiden appearance will join Nigeria, who finished third in the 2022 edition of the tournament held in India. Nigeria beat Liberia to book their ticket to the Dominican, making it the seventh time they will be participating in the event.
Zambia, the other African nation to the global showcase held overcame Morocco with a 3-1 aggregate score to book a second appearance in the tournament. Coached by Carol Kanyemba, the Copper Princesses will be keen to improve on their group stage finish last time out at the 2014 edition in Costa Rica.
Top seeds and defending Champions Spain will be eager to continue their exploits in the tournament, having won it in 2018 and 2022. They will be joined by European counterparts England whom they beat 4-0 in the European finals and Poland who finished third and will be making their first appearance in the World Cup.
Spain’s biggest competition however will come from the 2022 runners-up Colombia who will be gracing the tournament for the sixth time and Asian competitors in Japan (2014 champions), North Korea (champions in 2008 and 2016), and South Korea who were Champions in 2010.
2018 finalists Mexico are expected to put up a fight alongside Brazil, Ecuador, and New Zealand.
This will be the last year the tournament will be played by 16 teams as FIFA looks to increase participating teams to 24 ahead of the next edition.
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