The
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 will be the fourth FIFA tournament to take place in
Chile, a football-mad country in which matches attract large crowds nationwide.
The
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA
world cup on 3rd March 2011 where FIFA revealed Chile was the next
country to host the tournament.
Along with proposing ten venues
for Chile's hosting of the 2015 copa America, the Chilean football federation
also announced its plans for hosting of the U17 World Cup in the same
year.
On 8 April 2014, 8 cities were
confirmed as host of the competition, with Copiapó ana Quillota being dropped.
The Local organizing committees have also said that the capital City (Santiago)
would not host the final.
Venues and their capacities
Venues capacity
Chillán 12,000
Coquimbo
18,750
Concepción
35,000
La Serena
18,500
Viña Del
Mar 24,965
Puerto
Montt 10,000
Talca 8,200
Santiago 49,000
In addition to host nation
Chile, also 23 nations will qualify from 6 separate continental competitions.
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Confederation
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Qualifying Tournament
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Qualifier(s)
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AFC (Asia)
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2014 AFC U-16 Championship
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Australia
North Korea South Korea Syria |
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CAF (Africa)
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2015 African U-17 Championship
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Guinea
Mali Nigeria South Africa |
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CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
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2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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Costa
Rica
Honduras Mexico United States |
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CONMEBOL (South America)
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2015 South American Under-17
Championship
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TBD
TBD TBD TBD |
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OFC (Oceania)
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2015 OFC U-17 Championship
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New
Zealand
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UEFA (Europe)
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2015 UEFA European Under-17
Championship
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TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD |
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Host nation
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Chile
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The tournament detailed as
followed;
Host country Chile
Dates 17th
October – 8th November
Teams
24
(from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 8(in 8 host
cities)
