ITV has agreed a new deal with FIFA to broadcast the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar
2025, marking the first time the tournament will be shown on ITV, as it has claimed in a statement.

The agreement includes coverage of all three of England’s group stage matches, with select fixtures from the knockout stages to be broadcast free-to-air across ITV4 and ITVX.

The first match, head to head with Venezuela, will broadcast exclusively on ITV4 and ITVX, Thursday 6th November, at 15:00.

ITV’s remaining fixtures for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 include:

• Friday 7th November 12:15 – England v Haiti
• Monday 10th November 15:30 – England v Egypt

Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, stated: “This deal marks the first time ITV has broadcast the FIFA U-17 World Cup and we are pleased to continue our relationship with FIFA ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup 2026. The tournament will showcase the very best in young footballing talent and will highlight future superstars of the game”.

The tournament began in Qatar on 3rd November and the Final will be played on
27th November, featuring 48 nations competing across twelve groups. A total of 104 matches will be played across eight pitches within the Aspire Zone Competition Complex, culminating with the Final on 27 November at Khalifa International Stadium. The expanded format welcomes five nations making their FIFA U-17 World Cup™ debut: Fiji, Republic of Ireland, Zambia, El Salvador and Uganda. Qatar will be looking to improve on their best finish, when they claimed fourth place in the 1991 edition of the tournament that took place in Italy – becoming the first Qatari team to reach the Third-Place Playoff.

Further details regarding the select fixtures from the knockout stages will be
announced in due course.