UAE Joins Group C in FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025
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Doha: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will play in Group C at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025, which will be held in Qatar from November 3 to 27. The UAE team will face Senegal, Croatia, and Costa Rica in the group stage.
The group draw took place in Doha with the help of football stars Julian Draxler, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, and former Qatari U-17 player Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti.
This year, the tournament is bigger than ever, with 48 countries joining. These teams were placed into 12 groups, with four teams in each group.
Fans can look forward to exciting matches like Belgium vs. Argentina, Qatar vs. Italy, and Germany vs. Colombia.
Here is how the teams are divided:
- Group A: Qatar, Italy, South Africa, Bolivia
- Group B: Japan, Morocco, New Caledonia, Portugal
- Group C: UAE, Senegal, Croatia, Costa Rica
- Group D: Argentina, Belgium, Tunisia, Fiji
- Group E: England, Venezuela, Haiti, Egypt
- Group F: Mexico, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Switzerland
- Group G: Germany, Colombia, North Korea, El Salvador
- Group H: Brazil, Honduras, Indonesia, Zambia
- Group I: USA, Burkina Faso, Tajikistan, Czech Republic
- Group J: Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Panama, Ireland
- Group K: France, Chile, Canada, Uganda
- Group L: Mali, New Zealand, Austria, Saudi Arabia
This tournament will be an exciting time for young players and fans around the world, especially for the UAE team as they compete against strong international teams.
