England learn FIFA men's U17 World Cup draw

England men’s under-17s will face Venezuela, Haiti and Egypt in the Group Stage of the FIFA U17 World Cup.

The draw took place earlier today in Qatar, with the Young Lions having already qualified for the tournament, which will be staged in Doha between 3 and 27 November 2025, following their performance in this season’s UEFA U17 EUROs.

Neil Ryan’s team, who are currently in Albania at the U17 EURO Finals, secured their spot in the World Cup following the second qualifying round at St. George’s Park back in March.

Ahead of the draw, which determined the first stage of the competition, teams were allocated into four pots of 12 teams with England in Pot 1, according to the FIFA ranking system.

See the full draw below:

Group A
Qatar
Italy
South Africa
Bolivia

Group B
Japan
Morocco
New Caledonia
Portugal

Group C
Senegal
Croatia
Costa Rica
UAE

Group D
Argentina
Belgium
Tunisia
Fiji

Group E
England
Venezuela
Haiti
Egypt

Group F
Mexico
Korea Republic
Côte d'Ivoire
Switzerland

Group G
Germany
Colombia
Korea DPR
El Salvador

Group H
Brazil
Honduras
Indonesia
Zambia

Group I
USA
Burkina Faso
Tajikistan
Czechia

Group J
Paraguay
Uzbekistan
Panama
Republic of Ireland

Group K
France
Chile
Canada
Uganda

Group L
Mali
New Zealand
Austria
Saudi Arabia

England – one of the 48 nations involved in the tournament – won the U17 World Cup for the first time in 2017, while more recently they went out at the group stage in Indonesia in 2023 and Chile in 2015. They have also reached the quarter-final stages in Mexico in 2011 and in South Korea in 2007.