Draw procedures for this year's FIFA U-17 WC & FIFA U-17 Women's WC confirmed

Zurich (Switzerland), May 20 -- FIFA has confirmed the draw procedures for this year's editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The draws for both tournaments will take place at FIFA's Zurich headquarters from 15:00 local time (CET) this Thursday, and will be live-streamed on FIFA , TikTok and YouTube.

This will be the second year in a row in which these now annual U-17 showpiece events will be staged in Qatar and Morocco, which will host the competitions up until the 2029 instalments inclusive.

The tenth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be staged in Morocco from October 17 to November 7, 2026.

Last year's competition, which was the first instalment under the expanded 24-team format, saw Ko...