2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier ( s )
AFC ( Asia ) Host nation South Korea
AFC ( Asia ) AFC U-17 Championship 2006 Japan North Korea Tajikistan Syria
CAF ( Africa ) 2007 African Under-17 Championship Ghana Nigeria Togo Tunisia
CONCACAF ( Central , North America and Caribbean ) 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament Haiti Honduras Costa Rica United States Trinidad and Tobago
CONMEBOL ( South America ) Sudamericano Sub-17 2007 Brazil Colombia Argentina Peru
OFC ( Oceania ) 2007 OFC Under 17 Tournament New Zealand
UEFA ( Europe ) 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Belgium England France Spain Germany
Teams
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16. Also, from now on, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds. Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this tournament.