2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 19th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be hosted by Peru. Brazil are the defending champions. Peru was originally due to host the tournament in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced FIFA to cancel the tournament, who awarded the 2023 hosting rights to the country on 24 December 2020. Host selection. Peru were announced as the 2021 U-17 World Cup hosts following a  FIFA Council meeting on 24 October 2019 in Shanghai, China. After the 2021 tournament was cancelled, it was decided on 24 December 2020 to award the 2023 hosting rights to Peru. Qualified teams. A total of 24 teams will qualify for the final tournament. Peru as host team along with 23 other teams qualified from six separate continental competitions.