2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier ( s )
AFC ( Asia ) 2010 AFC U-16 Championship North Korea Uzbekistan Australia Japan
CAF ( Africa ) 2011 African Under-17 Championship Burkina Faso Rwanda Congo Ivory Coast
CONCACAF ( Central , North America and Caribbean ) Host nation Mexico
CONCACAF ( Central , North America and Caribbean ) 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship United States Canada Panama Jamaica
CONMEBOL ( South America ) 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship Brazil Uruguay Argentina Ecuador
OFC ( Oceania ) 2011 OFC Under 17 Tournament New Zealand
UEFA ( Europe ) 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Netherlands Germany Denmark England Czech Republic France
Teams
 In addition to host nation Mexico , 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions .
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011. Mexico won the Cup, being the first team to achieve it as hosts defeating Uruguay 2-0 and managing their second title in the category. It was confirmed by the 58th FIFA Congress in Sydney, Australia that Mexico would be the host, beating other bids from the Czech Republic and Iran.