MIAMI, Florida – This Friday the Draw for the 2023 FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup in Indonesia took place during which the four representatives from the Concacaf region, the United States, Panama, Canada and Mexico learned their group stage fate.
Playing in their third U17 World Cup and first since 2013, Panama have been drawn into Group A where they will take on host nation Indonesia, Ecuador and Morocco.
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The Canaleros’ best finish at a U17 World Cup came in 2011 when they reached the Round of 16 in their debut. Panama qualified for the 2023 U17 World Cup as a semifinalist in the 2023 Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Championship.
Group B will feature Canada, who also had a semifinal finish at the 2023 Concacaf Men’s U17 Championship.
The Canadians will square off with four-time U17 World Cup runners-up Spain, Mali and Uzbekistan in the group. Canada are making their eighth appearance in a U17 World Cup and will attempt to advance from the group stage for the first time.
2023 CMU17 runners-up United States land in Group E along with Burkina Faso, Korea Republic and 2001 U17 World Cup champions France.
It marks the 18th time that the United States have participated in the U17 World Cup, with their best finish coming in 1999 when they were fourth.
Rounding out the list of Concacaf teams at the U17 World Cup is Mexico in Group F against Germany, Venezuela and New Zealand.
Mexico remain the only Concacaf team to have lifted the U17 World Cup trophy, having done so on two occasions, in 2005 and 2011.
El Tricolor captured their ninth CMU17 title in 2023 to qualify for the U17 World Cup and will be making their 15th appearance in the tournament.
