U17 World Cup: Black Starlets drawn in Group A

The official draw of the FIFA U-17 World Cup has been held in Mumbai, India, with Ghana drawn in Group A with the host nation.

Ghana, two-time FIFA U-17 world champions – 1991 and 1995 – will also play USA and Colombia in Group A.

African champions Mali are drawn in Group B with Paraguay, who secured their World Cup berth thanks to their third-place finish at the 2017 South American U-17 championship.

New Zealand, who claimed a sixth successive Oceanic Football Confederation U-17 Championship and Turkey complete the group.

Niger, making their debut on the world stage, are placed in Group C with three-time world champions Brazil, 1991 runners-up Spain and Korea DPR.

Guinea, who are making their fifth FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance, are drawn in Group C with Costa Rica, who are making their second appearance at a FIFA showpiece together, with Germany and Iran.

Here’s the full group draw:

GROUP A India USA Colombia Ghana

GROUP B Paraguay Mali New Zealand Turkey

GROUP C Iran Guinea Germany Costa Rica

GROUP D Korea DPR Niger Brazil Spain

GROUP E Honduras Japan New Caledonia France

GROUP F Iraq Mexico Chile England