The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, to be hosted in India, will start on October 11 and run till October 30.

Hosts India, Morocco and Tanzania will make their debut in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Interestingly, India will host a FIFA tournament for the second time after the men’s FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.

The upcoming biennial women's youth football tournament was earlier scheduled to be held in 2020 in India but was postponed due to COVID-19.

As many as 16 teams from six confederations will participate in the seventh edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The 16 teams have been divided into four groups of four sides each.

While Group A features India, United States (US), Morocco and Brazil, Germany, Nigeria, Chile and New Zealand make up Group B.

Group C includes reigning champions Spain, Colombia, Mexico and China. Japan, Tanzania, Canada and France have been drawn in Group D of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-final stage of the tournament.

The Indian football team will kick-off their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 campaign against USA on October 11 before facing Morocco on October 14. 

Under head coach Thomas Dennerby, India will square off against Brazil in their final Group A fixture on October 17.

Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao and Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium are the three venues that will host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 matches.

The two semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 will be hosted at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 final will be played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on October 30.

Spain defeated Mexico 2-1 in the 2018 final to clinch the previous edition of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup held in Uruguay. 

North Korea are the most successful team in the tournament’s history, having won the title twice in 2008 and 2016.

South Korea (2010), France (2012) and Japan (2014) are the other teams who have won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup once previously.

Indian football squad for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022

Goalkeepers: Monalisha Devi, Melody Chanu, Anjali Munda

Defenders: Astam Oraon, Kajal, Naketa, Purnima Kumari, Varshika, Shilky Devi

Midfielders: Babina Devi, Nitu Linda, Shailja, Shubhangi Singh

Forwards: Anita Kumari, Lynda Kom, Neha, Rejya Devi, Shelia Devi, Kajol D'Souza, Lavanya Upadhyay, Sudha Tirkey

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 groups and teams

Group A: India, Brazil, USA, Morocco

Group B: Germany, Nigeria, Chile, New Zealand

Group C: Spain, Colombia, Mexico, China

Group D: Japan, Tanzania, Canada, France

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 schedule and live India match times

All timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date

Match

Time (IST)

Venue

Tuesday, October 11

Morocco vs Brazil 

4:30 PM 

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Tuesday, October 11

Chile vs New Zealand 

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Tuesday, October 11

Germany vs Nigeria

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Tuesday, October 11

India vs USA

8:00 PM

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Wednesday, October 12

Canada vs France 

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Wednesday, October 12

Mexico vs China

8:00 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Wednesday, October 12

Japan vs Tanzania

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Wednesday, October 12

Spain vs Colombia

8:00 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Friday, October 14

Brazil vs USA

4:30 PM

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Friday, October 14

New Zealand vs Nigeria

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Friday, October 14

Germany vs Chile

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Friday, October 14

India vs Morocco

8:00 PM

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Saturday, October 15

China vs Colombia

4:30 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Saturday, October 15

France vs Tanzania

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Saturday, October 15

Japan vs Canada

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Saturday, October 15

Spain vs Mexico

8:00 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Monday, October 17

New Zealand vs Germany

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Monday, October 17

Nigeria vs Chile 

4:30 PM

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Monday, October 17

USA vs Morocco

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Monday, October 17

Brazil vs India 

8:00 PM

Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Tuesday, October 18

China vs Spain 

4:30 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Tuesday, October 18

Colombia vs Mexico

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Tuesday, October 18

France vs Japan 

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Tuesday, October 18

Tanzania vs Canada

8:00 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Friday, October 21

Quarter-final 1: Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up

4:30 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Friday, October 21

Quarter-final 2: Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up

8:00 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Saturday, October 22

Quarter-final 3: Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group D 

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Saturday, October 22

Quarter-final 4: Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Wednesday, October 26

Semi-final 1: QF 1 Winner vs QF 3 Winner

4:30 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Wednesday, October 26

Semi-final 2: QF 2 Winner vs QF 4 Winner

8:00 PM

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao

Sunday, October 30

Third Place: SF1 loser vs SF2 loser

4:30 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Sunday, October 30

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 final

8:00 PM

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Where to watch FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 live in India?

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 will be telecast live on the Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD TV channels in India. 

Live streaming of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 will be available on the Voot Select app and JioTV.

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Featured photo: Indian football team