HOW TO WATCH | OFC U-16 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 – QUALIFYING
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/how-to- ... ualifying/
The OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2024 – Qualifying kicks off in Tonga on Saturday, April 13.
Every match will be streamed LIVE and FREE on FIFA+.
All kick-off times local Tonga time.
Match Day 1
Saturday, April 13
Papua New Guinea v Solomon Islands, 10.00am | WATCH LIVE
American Samoa v Tonga, 3.00pm | WATCH LIVE
Match Day 2
Tuesday, April 16
Papua New Guinea v American Samoa, 10.00am | WATCH LIVE
Tonga v Solomon Islands, 3.00pm | WATCH LIVE
Match Day 3
Friday, April 19
Solomon Islands v American Samoa, 10.00am | WATCH LIVE
Tonga v Papua New Guinea, 3.00pm | WATCH LIVE
2025 U17 World Cup, Qatar (first annual 48-team edition)
https://twitter.com/agdws/status/1778128928361644046
The CONMEBOL Sub 17 in 2025 will be played in Venezuela.
The tournament will be a qualifier for the U17 World Cup Qatar 2025.
The CONMEBOL Sub 17 in 2025 will be played in Venezuela.
The tournament will be a qualifier for the U17 World Cup Qatar 2025.
OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2024 – Qualifying
Match Day 1
Saturday, April 13
Papua New Guinea 0-14 Solomon Islands: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon ... ualifying/
American Samoa 0-3 Tonga: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/hosts-t ... can-samoa/
Match Day 1
Saturday, April 13
Papua New Guinea 0-14 Solomon Islands: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon ... ualifying/
American Samoa 0-3 Tonga: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/hosts-t ... can-samoa/
OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2024 – Qualifying
Match Day 2
Tuesday, April 16
Papua New Guinea 3-1 American Samoa: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/papua-n ... can-samoa/
Tonga 0-9 Solomon Islands: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/dominan ... mpionship/
Match Day 2
Tuesday, April 16
Papua New Guinea 3-1 American Samoa: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/papua-n ... can-samoa/
Tonga 0-9 Solomon Islands: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/dominan ... mpionship/
OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2024 – Qualifying
Match Day 3
Friday, April 19
Solomon Islands 6-0 American Samoa: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon ... h-big-win/
Tonga 7-0 Papua New Guinea: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tonga-c ... l-victory/
Final standings
1 Solomon Islands - 9 pts
2 Tonga - 6 pts
3 Papua New Guinea - 3 pts
4 American Samoa - 0 pts
Solomon Islands won the qualifying stage and advanced to final tournament.
Final tournament (28 July-10 August in Tahiti)
Group A: New Zealand, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cook Islands
Group B: New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti, Solomon Islands
Match Day 3
Friday, April 19
Solomon Islands 6-0 American Samoa: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon ... h-big-win/
Tonga 7-0 Papua New Guinea: https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tonga-c ... l-victory/
Final standings
1 Solomon Islands - 9 pts
2 Tonga - 6 pts
3 Papua New Guinea - 3 pts
4 American Samoa - 0 pts
Solomon Islands won the qualifying stage and advanced to final tournament.
Final tournament (28 July-10 August in Tahiti)
Group A: New Zealand, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cook Islands
Group B: New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti, Solomon Islands
Nigeria face tough defence as Burkina Faso lie in wait at U17 WAFU B AFCON qualifiers
https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-afri ... ualifiers/
Defending champions Nigeria have been handed a difficult path to the 2025 U17 Africa Cup of Nations finals after being drawn in the same group as Burkina Faso for next month's WAFU B qualifying tournament in Ghana.
The Golden Eaglets, who won the last edition of the regional championship in 2022, will also face Togo and Niger in Group B of the competition which runs from 15-28 May.
Hosts Ghana find themselves in Group A alongside Cote d'Ivoire and Benin in a tough-looking section of the competition to be played in Accra.
The draw was conducted by 1970s Ivorian football legends Kobenan Kouman and Die Foneye at the Ivorian FA headquarters in Abidjan on Friday.
Nigeria claimed their WAFU B U17 AFCON title by defeating Burkina Faso 2-1 in the regional final in Ghana two years ago.
However, they will need to overcome some familiar foes if they are to defend their crown and with the Burkina Faso finishing third at the last TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations, some exciting matches are expected.
Arch-rivals Nigeria and Ghana are among the two favourites and could meet in the final in Accra on 28 May, should they top their respective groups and make it through the semi-finals.
Ghana also have pedigree at this level, having the World Cup in 1991 and 1995 as they bid to reach the U17 AFCON finals on home soil.
The top two teams from the WAFU B tournament will qualify for next year's TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Groups:
Group A: Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin
Group B: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Togo, Niger.
Draw video: https://m.youtube.com/live/F1MQZqdEAV0? ... AwNmg8vMh5
https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-afri ... ualifiers/
Defending champions Nigeria have been handed a difficult path to the 2025 U17 Africa Cup of Nations finals after being drawn in the same group as Burkina Faso for next month's WAFU B qualifying tournament in Ghana.
The Golden Eaglets, who won the last edition of the regional championship in 2022, will also face Togo and Niger in Group B of the competition which runs from 15-28 May.
Hosts Ghana find themselves in Group A alongside Cote d'Ivoire and Benin in a tough-looking section of the competition to be played in Accra.
The draw was conducted by 1970s Ivorian football legends Kobenan Kouman and Die Foneye at the Ivorian FA headquarters in Abidjan on Friday.
Nigeria claimed their WAFU B U17 AFCON title by defeating Burkina Faso 2-1 in the regional final in Ghana two years ago.
However, they will need to overcome some familiar foes if they are to defend their crown and with the Burkina Faso finishing third at the last TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations, some exciting matches are expected.
Arch-rivals Nigeria and Ghana are among the two favourites and could meet in the final in Accra on 28 May, should they top their respective groups and make it through the semi-finals.
Ghana also have pedigree at this level, having the World Cup in 1991 and 1995 as they bid to reach the U17 AFCON finals on home soil.
The top two teams from the WAFU B tournament will qualify for next year's TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Groups:
Group A: Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin
Group B: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Togo, Niger.
Draw video: https://m.youtube.com/live/F1MQZqdEAV0? ... AwNmg8vMh5
Fixtures: https://ufoawafub.com/tournoi-qualifica ... a2024.htmlamenina wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 00:54 Nigeria face tough defence as Burkina Faso lie in wait at U17 WAFU B AFCON qualifiers
https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-afri ... ualifiers/
Defending champions Nigeria have been handed a difficult path to the 2025 U17 Africa Cup of Nations finals after being drawn in the same group as Burkina Faso for next month's WAFU B qualifying tournament in Ghana.
The Golden Eaglets, who won the last edition of the regional championship in 2022, will also face Togo and Niger in Group B of the competition which runs from 15-28 May.
Hosts Ghana find themselves in Group A alongside Cote d'Ivoire and Benin in a tough-looking section of the competition to be played in Accra.
The draw was conducted by 1970s Ivorian football legends Kobenan Kouman and Die Foneye at the Ivorian FA headquarters in Abidjan on Friday.
Nigeria claimed their WAFU B U17 AFCON title by defeating Burkina Faso 2-1 in the regional final in Ghana two years ago.
However, they will need to overcome some familiar foes if they are to defend their crown and with the Burkina Faso finishing third at the last TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations, some exciting matches are expected.
Arch-rivals Nigeria and Ghana are among the two favourites and could meet in the final in Accra on 28 May, should they top their respective groups and make it through the semi-finals.
Ghana also have pedigree at this level, having the World Cup in 1991 and 1995 as they bid to reach the U17 AFCON finals on home soil.
The top two teams from the WAFU B tournament will qualify for next year's TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Groups:
Group A: Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin
Group B: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Togo, Niger.
Draw video: https://m.youtube.com/live/F1MQZqdEAV0? ... AwNmg8vMh5
Last edited by amenina on Wed May 15, 2024 15:31, edited 1 time in total.
Key tournament decisions made by FIFA Council
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/news/a ... fa-council
FIFA U-17 World Cup™ Qatar 2025-2029: The slot allocation was confirmed as follows: AFC: 9; CAF: 10; Concacaf: 8; CONMEBOL: 7; OFC: 3; UEFA 11.
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/news/a ... fa-council
FIFA U-17 World Cup™ Qatar 2025-2029: The slot allocation was confirmed as follows: AFC: 9; CAF: 10; Concacaf: 8; CONMEBOL: 7; OFC: 3; UEFA 11.
Last edited by amenina on Wed May 15, 2024 15:53, edited 1 time in total.
OFC getting a third spot is a joke. UEFA getting 11 is better than I expected, and not far off what I think we deserve in a 48 team U17 World Cup. Indeed, if they had kept OFC at 2 and gave that spot to UEFA, I'd be pretty happy.
Maybe AFC should have less, they tend to suck at these tournaments. Give one of their spots to CONMEBOL.
With 48 teams I think Europe are likely to show they deserve more spots. It will take away some of the unpredictability and brutality of our qualifying, and I think we'll show we have more strength in depth than the other confederations.
Maybe AFC should have less, they tend to suck at these tournaments. Give one of their spots to CONMEBOL.
With 48 teams I think Europe are likely to show they deserve more spots. It will take away some of the unpredictability and brutality of our qualifying, and I think we'll show we have more strength in depth than the other confederations.
It appears the one constraint for the slot allocation is Europe > Africa > Asia > North America > South America > Oceania > 2 (since they already have 2 in the 24-team tournament), so that is what FIFA settles for.Lorric wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 12:44 OFC getting a third spot is a joke. UEFA getting 11 is better than I expected, and not far off what I think we deserve in a 48 team U17 World Cup. Indeed, if they had kept OFC at 2 and gave that spot to UEFA, I'd be pretty happy.
Maybe AFC should have less, they tend to suck at these tournaments. Give one of their spots to CONMEBOL.
With 48 teams I think Europe are likely to show they deserve more spots. It will take away some of the unpredictability and brutality of our qualifying, and I think we'll show we have more strength in depth than the other confederations.
It fits much better in this competition though. South America is number 2, but they only have so many teams. Africa above the others is correct.amenina wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 12:50It appears the one constraint for the slot allocation is Europe > Africa > Asia > North America > South America > Oceania > 2 (since they already have 2 in the 24-team tournament), so that is what FIFA settles for.Lorric wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 12:44 OFC getting a third spot is a joke. UEFA getting 11 is better than I expected, and not far off what I think we deserve in a 48 team U17 World Cup. Indeed, if they had kept OFC at 2 and gave that spot to UEFA, I'd be pretty happy.
Maybe AFC should have less, they tend to suck at these tournaments. Give one of their spots to CONMEBOL.
With 48 teams I think Europe are likely to show they deserve more spots. It will take away some of the unpredictability and brutality of our qualifying, and I think we'll show we have more strength in depth than the other confederations.
With these happening every year, you could easily do something like let 4 tournaments happen with this allocation, then use the results of them to reallocate the spots.
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Is there any information about how qualifying for UEFA will work? Looks like we may actually have a decent shot!amenina wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 10:57 https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/orga ... -2026-2029
FIFA U-17 World Cup™ Qatar 2025-2029: The slot allocation was confirmed as follows: AFC: 9; CAF: 10; Concacaf: 8; CONMEBOL: 7; OFC: 3; UEFA 11.
Let’s see how the results of each confederation compare in this five-year window, then maybe they can make some adjustments to the slots.Lorric wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 12:53It fits much better in this competition though. South America is number 2, but they only have so many teams. Africa above the others is correct.amenina wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 12:50It appears the one constraint for the slot allocation is Europe > Africa > Asia > North America > South America > Oceania > 2 (since they already have 2 in the 24-team tournament), so that is what FIFA settles for.Lorric wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 12:44 OFC getting a third spot is a joke. UEFA getting 11 is better than I expected, and not far off what I think we deserve in a 48 team U17 World Cup. Indeed, if they had kept OFC at 2 and gave that spot to UEFA, I'd be pretty happy.
Maybe AFC should have less, they tend to suck at these tournaments. Give one of their spots to CONMEBOL.
With 48 teams I think Europe are likely to show they deserve more spots. It will take away some of the unpredictability and brutality of our qualifying, and I think we'll show we have more strength in depth than the other confederations.
With these happening every year, you could easily do something like let 4 tournaments happen with this allocation, then use the results of them to reallocate the spots.
So the OFC U16s third-place game will be a critical fixture and that competition will help OFC U17 players get used to playing critical games because four of them (both semifinals, final and third-place game) will have significant consequences.
It has not been confirmed because UEFA do not know how many slots they will get in this tournament beforehand.MercedesBenz240 wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 13:25Is there any information about how qualifying for UEFA will work? Looks like we may actually have a decent shot!amenina wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 10:57 https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/orga ... -2026-2029
FIFA U-17 World Cup™ Qatar 2025-2029: The slot allocation was confirmed as follows: AFC: 9; CAF: 10; Concacaf: 8; CONMEBOL: 7; OFC: 3; UEFA 11.
Most likely the teams which qualify for the final tournament, plus the some of the best runners-up in the second qualifying round prior to the final tournament.
The question is, whether the final tournament hosts (Albania for 2025) will get a free pass to the U17 World Cup, or do they need to finish as at least the best runners-up in qualifying.
There will be a UEFA Exco meeting prior to the UEL final in Dublin, perhaps they will decide during that meeting.