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The draw for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup took place in Qatar. The Tajikistan team learned its opponents in the group round, Fergana.ru reports.
The Tajikistan team is in Group I, where they will face the USA, Burkina Faso and the Czech Republic.
The U-17 World Cup will be held in an expanded format for the first time. As football expert Alisher Nikimbayev explained, FIFA decided to reform the youth world championships in order to expand the geography of participants, provide more football players with the opportunity to play in the youth World Cup and turn the tournament from a pure competition into a football festival. The tournament will now be held annually.
It should be noted that the Tajikistan national team will take part in the Youth World Championship for the third time.
The U-17 Asian Cup will be held in Qatar from November 3 to 27. The tournament will feature 48 teams divided into 12 groups. The two best teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. The third-placed teams will take part in mini-tournaments, the winners of which will continue moving through the playoff grid.
