2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Qualification
The eight competing teams were the host nation, the reigning FIFA World Cup champions, and the six holders of the FIFA confederation championships. If any team qualified for multiple berths (such as, if the World Cup champions also won their continental championship), the next best-placed team from their continental championship would have qualified.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Qualification
After Russia secured a spot in the tournament as the hosts, Germany were the first team to qualify via competition, after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The final match saw the Germans clinch the country's fourth world title through a 1–0 extra-time win against Argentina. Australia were the next team to qualify after beating South Korea 2–1 after extra time, in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final. This victory marked Australia's first Asian Cup win since their move from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Qualification
It was also the first time a team had become champions of two confederations, following Australia's four OFC Nations Cup titles. Chile were the fourth team to secure a spot at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup after defeating Argentina 4–1 on a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw after extra time, in the 2015 Copa América Final.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Qualification
As 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions, Mexico's qualifying path saw them face 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions United States in the 2015 CONCACAF Cup play-off match. The new format, in which the two most recent CONCACAF Gold Cup winners compete to decide the representative team of CONCACAF, was won by Mexico 3–2 after extra time. New Zealand were the sixth team to qualify for the tournament after defeating Papua New Guinea 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw after extra time, in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Qualification
Portugal were the seventh team to qualify, after defeating host nation France 1–0 after extra time, in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final. The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winning team, Cameroon, took the eighth and final spot with their 2–1 win against Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final. This was the first time in FIFA Confederations Cup history that three national teams from any single confederation (Russia, Germany and Portugal from UEFA) participated in the tournament.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Venues
Four cities served as the venues for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. All four venues were also among the 12 used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Venues
On 8 October 2015, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee agreed on the official names of the stadiums used during the tournament.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Schedule
The full schedule was announced by FIFA on 24 July 2015 (without kick-off times, which were confirmed later). Russia was placed in position A1 in the group stage and played in the opening match against New Zealand at the Zenit Arena in Saint Petersburg on 17 June. The distribution of the knockout stage matches was as follows:


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Draw
The draw took place on 26 November 2016, 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Tennis Academy in Kazan.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Draw
For the draw, the eight teams were allocated to two pots. Pot 1 contained the hosts Russia and the three highest-ranked teams in the November 2016 edition of the FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses below): Germany, Chile, and Portugal. Pot 2 contained the remaining four teams: Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and the winners of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and regardless of their identity, could not be among the three highest-ranked participating teams), which was won by Cameroon on 5 February 2017 to complete the line-up.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Draw
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, with each group containing two teams from Pot 1 and two teams from Pot 2. During the draw procedure, teams were drawn into alternating groups (Group A, then Group B, repeating), and assigned a position within the group by drawing another ball. As hosts, Russia were automatically assigned to Position A1 in the draw. Since there were three teams from Europe, one of the two groups was certain to contain two teams from the same confederation (Russia and Portugal), the first time this happened in a FIFA Confederations Cup.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Match officials
A total of 9 refereeing trios (a referee and two assistant referees), 1 support referee, and 8 video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Match ball
The official match ball for the Cup was produced by Adidas, and was named "Krasava", which is a Russian slang word for "beautiful" or "awesome".


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Squads
Each team had to name a preliminary squad of 30 players. From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad could be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match, where the replacement players did not need to be in the preliminary squad. The official squads were announced by FIFA on 8 June 2017.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Article 19.6):


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The player awards were all sponsored by Adidas.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Awards
Additionally, Fifa.com shortlisted six goals so that football fans could vote on the tournaments' best. The poll closed on 10 July.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 43 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Statistics, Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Prize money
Based on final position, teams received prize money from FIFA.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Ticketing
Tickets were distributed in four stages: pre-sale for holders of Visa cards, random draw, first-come first-served, and last-minute sales.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Logistics
Free travel via additional trains travelling between host cities during the sporting events were provided to spectators holding match tickets or documents granting access to the match, along with FAN ID.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Logistics
FAN IDs were issued to all spectators of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 for access to a stadium. FAN ID gave the opportunity to use free transport services on the match days in the cities hosting the sports events.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Logistics
The foreign citizens, who come to the Russian Federation as spectators of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 matches, could use their FAN IDs for multiple visa-free entry into and exit from the Russian Federation upon presentation of valid identity documents that are recognized as such by the Russian Federation, during the period that started ten days before the date of the first match and ended ten days after the date of the last match of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Logistics
In 2015, the Russian Ministry of Sport and Local Organising Committee launched a website aimed at providing coverage of the preparation process ahead of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 10th and last edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. The match was held at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 2 July 2017, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Chile and Germany.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Germany won the final 1–0 via a 20th-minute goal from Lars Stindl to claim their first FIFA Confederations Cup title. It was the last FIFA Confederations Cup match.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background
The match was Chile's first Confederations Cup final in their inaugural participation in the tournament, having qualified by winning the Copa América in 2015 for the very first time. For Chile, this was also their first ever final in a FIFA-sanctioned competition. This achievement meant Chile is the fifth South American country, after Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela, to have reached the final of any FIFA competitions.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background
The match was also Germany's first Confederations Cup final, having qualified for the tournament by winning the FIFA World Cup in 2014 for their fourth title. The tournament was their third appearance in the Confederations Cup. In 1999, Germany qualified by winning UEFA Euro 1996, and finished third in their group. In 2005, Germany qualified as hosts, and finished third in the tournament. Germany were also invited to the tournament in 1992 as 1990 FIFA World Cup winners, in 1997 as UEFA Euro 1996 winners, and in 2003 as 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up, but declined to participate on all occasions.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background
Chile and Germany had faced each other on eight occasions prior, four of which were friendlies and four of which were competitive matches. Germany had won a total of five matches, with Chile winning two, and one match finishing as a draw. Of the competitive matches between them, Germany remained undefeated with a record of three wins and one draw. West Germany won the first meeting 2–1 in a 1960 friendly. A year later in 1961, Chile won 3–1 in another friendly.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background
The sides faced each other competitively for the first time another year later at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which Chile hosted, with West Germany winning 2–0 in the group stage. The sides met again in a friendly in 1968, with Chile winning 2–1. At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, hosts West Germany beat Chile 1–0 in the first round. They met again at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, with West Germany winning the first round match 4–1. After 32 years, the two faced each other again in a friendly, with Germany winning 1–0. Their latest meeting took place in the group stage of the tournament, finishing 1–1, the first draw between the two sides.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background
For the third time, teams from the same group faced again in the final, previously occurring in 1997 (Brazil and Australia) and 2009 (United States and Brazil). The final was a record-equalling fourth consecutive with a South American country, and a record-equalling second consecutive with a European country. This was the eighth time a South American country had made the final, including an all-South American final in 2005 between rivals Argentina and Brazil.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background
On the other six occasions, the South American team won four times (Argentina in 1992, Brazil in 1997, 2009, and 2013), and lost twice (Argentina in 1995, Brazil in 1999). This was the fifth time a European country had made the final, with three wins (Denmark in 1995, France in 2001 and 2003), and one loss (Spain in 2013). This was the third final between a South American and European country, with both continents having one win each. The South American country, Brazil, defeated Spain in 2013, and the European country, Denmark, defeated Argentina in 1995.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background
For the first time since 2003, a different champion was to be declared, as Brazil, the defending champions who won the last three editions, failed to qualify (for the first time since 1995) following their loss on penalties to Paraguay in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Copa América. For the first time since France in 2001, a new country would win the competition, which would be the sixth overall winner. A total of two South American teams (Argentina and Brazil) and two European countries (Denmark and France) had previously won the Confederations Cup. If Chile were to have won, they would extend South America's record number of consecutive finals won to four, and overall finals won to six. If Germany were to have won, they would extend Europe's number of finals won to four, ranking second only behind South America's five wins.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Match, Summary
Chile started the final the better of the two sides, and had a clear goal scoring opportunity inside four minutes which was well saved by Marc-André ter Stegen from Arturo Vidal. Chile continued to pressure Germany with several goal attempts, including a wayward shot from Eduardo Vargas and a long range effort from Vidal which was also well saved by Ter Stegen.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Match, Summary
Germany would take the lead, against the run of play in the 20th minute when Timo Werner capitalized on a mistake by Marcelo Díaz, easily passing the ball to Lars Stindl for him to tap the ball into an empty net. The goal proved to be important as Germany gained confidence in attack, leading to efforts from Leon Goretzka and Julian Draxler going just wide of the goal. Just before half time, Germany had their best chance to double their lead as Draxler intercepted the ball from Gonzalo Jara, but after giving the ball to Goretzka his shot was well saved by Claudio Bravo.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Match, Summary
The second half started with Germany continuing to attempt to double their lead, but towards the later parts of the second half Chile began to exert pressure on the German goal, leading to several missed chances. There was also a moment of controversy as Jara was judged to have elbowed Werner in the face, and VAR system had to be called into play. After review, the referee awarded Jara a yellow card for this action. Germany managed to hang on to their one-goal advantage to win the FIFA Confederations Cup for the first time in their history.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Milovan Ristić (Serbia)Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)Fourth official:Damir Skomina (Slovenia)Video assistant referees:Clément Turpin (France)Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)Assistant video assistant referee:Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Group A of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 17 to 24 June 2017. It consisted of Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Mexico. The top two teams, Portugal and Mexico, advanced to the semi-finals.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A, Matches, Russia vs New Zealand
Assistant referees:Alexander Guzman (Colombia)Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)Fourth official:Mark Geiger (United States)Video assistant referees:Sandro Ricci (Brazil)Joe Fletcher (Canada)Assistant video assistant referee:Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A, Matches, Portugal vs Mexico
Assistant referees:Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)Fourth official:Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)Video assistant referees:Jair Marrufo (United States)Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)Assistant video assistant referee:Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A, Matches, Russia vs Portugal
Assistant referees:Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)Mauro Tonolini (Italy)Fourth official:Damir Skomina (Slovenia)Video assistant referees:Sandro Ricci (Brazil)Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)Assistant video assistant referee:Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A, Matches, Mexico vs New Zealand
Assistant referees:Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Marwa Range (Kenya)Fourth official:Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)Video assistant referees:Clément Turpin (France)Robert Vukan (Slovenia)Assistant video assistant referee:Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A, Matches, Mexico vs Russia
Assistant referees:Abdullah Al-Shalawi (Saudi Arabia)Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)Fourth official:Alireza Faghani (Iran)Video assistant referees:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Reza Sokhandan (Iran)Assistant video assistant referee:Jair Marrufo (United States)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A, Matches, New Zealand vs Portugal
Assistant referees:Joe Fletcher (Canada)Charles Justin Morgante (United States)Fourth official:Damir Skomina (Slovenia)Video assistant referees:Sandro Ricci (Brazil)Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)Assistant video assistant referee:Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
Group B of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 18 to 25 June 2017. It consisted of Cameroon, Chile, Australia, and Germany. The top two teams, Germany and Chile, advanced to the semi-finals.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B, Matches, Cameroon vs Chile
Assistant referees:Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)Robert Vukan (Slovenia)Fourth official:Milorad Mažić (Serbia)Video assistant referees:Clément Turpin (France)Milovan Ristić (Serbia)Assistant video assistant referee:Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B, Matches, Australia vs Germany
Assistant referees:Joe Fletcher (Canada)Charles Justin Morgante (United States)Fourth official:Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)Video assistant referees:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Alexander Guzman (Colombia)Assistant video assistant referee:Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B, Matches, Cameroon vs Australia
Assistant referees:Milovan Ristić (Serbia)Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)Fourth official:Néstor Pitana (Argentina)Video assistant referees:Jair Marrufo (United States)Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Assistant video assistant referee:Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B, Matches, Germany vs Chile
Assistant referees:Reza Sokhandan (Iran)Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)Fourth official:Mark Geiger (United States)Video assistant referees:Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)Joe Fletcher (Canada)Assistant video assistant referee:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B, Matches, Germany vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Alexander Guzman (Colombia)Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)Fourth official:Néstor Pitana (Argentina)Video assistant referees:Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Assistant video assistant referee:Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B, Matches, Chile vs Australia
Assistant referees:Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)Mauro Tonolini (Italy)Fourth official:Milorad Mažić (Serbia)Video assistant referees:Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)Milovan Ristić (Serbia)Assistant video assistant referee:Clément Turpin (France)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup began on 28 June with the semi-final round, and concluded on 2 July 2017 with the final at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place play-off also took place, and was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, Portugal vs Chile
Assistant referees:Reza Sokhandan (Iran)Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)Fourth official:Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)Video assistant referees:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Abdullah Al-Shalawi (Saudi Arabia)Assistant video assistant referee:Jair Marrufo (United States)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, Germany vs Mexico
Assistant referees:Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)Fourth official:Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)Video assistant referees:Sandro Ricci (Brazil)Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)Assistant video assistant referee:Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage, Third place play-off
Assistant referees:Abdullah Al-Shalawi (Saudi Arabia)Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)Fourth official:Bakary Gassama (Gambia)Video assistant referees:Sandro Ricci (Brazil)Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Assistant video assistant referee:Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage, Final
Assistant referees:Milovan Ristić (Serbia)Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)Fourth official:Damir Skomina (Slovenia)Video assistant referees:Clément Turpin (France)Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)Assistant video assistant referee:Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
The following is a list of squads for each nation who competed at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Each squad consisted of 23 players, three of which had to be goalkeepers. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first game.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
The age listed for each player is on 17 June 2017, the first day of the tournament. The number of caps listed for each player does not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads, Group A, Mexico
Jesús Corona withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Jürgen Damm.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads, Group B, Australia
Brad Smith and Mile Jedinak withdrew from the squad due to injury and were replaced by Alex Gersbach and James Jeggo, respectively.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads, Group B, Germany
Leroy Sané and Diego Demme withdrew from the squad due to injury and were not replaced, thus reducing the squad to 21 players, however they remained on the official list.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads, Player representation, By club nationality
Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the finals.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics
These are the statistics for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, an eight-team tournament that ran from 17 June 2017 through 2 July 2017. The tournament took place in Russia.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics, Goalscorers
There were 43 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics, Overall statistics
Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organized by FIFA, the tournament took place in India between 6 and 28 October 2017, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 5 December 2013. The tournament marked the first time India have hosted a FIFA tournament and the first Asian country to host U-17 World Cup since United Arab Emirates in 2013. The attendance for this World Cup was a record 1,347,133 surpassing China's record in 1985 with 1,230,976.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The matches were played in six stadiums in six host cities around the country, with the final taking place at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Twenty-three teams, besides the host India, managed to qualify for the tournament via participating in their various continental under-17 tournaments. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four for points, where the top two teams in each group along with the top four third placed teams would advance to the next round. These 16 teams will advance to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The reigning champions, Nigeria, failed to qualify, becoming the first title holders fail to qualify for the subsequent edition since Switzerland in 2009.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
England won the U-17 World Cup for the first time after coming back from a two-goal deficit and beating Spain 5–2 in the final. This made England the second nation, after Brazil in 2003, to win both of FIFA's male age-capped (U-20 and U-17) World Cups in the same calendar year. England has also become the third country, after Brazil and North Korea, to win both U-17 and U-20 World Cup in their respective gender tournaments on the same year, as North Korea had also won both U-17 and U-20 Women's World Cup the previous year. The official match ball used in the tournament was Adidas Krasava.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Host selection
The bids for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup had to be submitted by 15 November 2013. On 28 May 2013 it was announced by FIFA that Azerbaijan, India, Republic of Ireland, and Uzbekistan would bid for the hosting rights.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Host selection
Finally, on 5 December 2013, FIFA announced that India had won the 2017 FIFA World Cup hosting rights.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qualified teams
As host, India made their first ever appearance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their first appearance in the World Cup at any age level. As well as India, New Caledonia and Niger also made their first appearance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qualified teams
The previous U-17 World Cup title holders, Nigeria, failed to qualify for this edition. In failing to qualify, Nigeria became the first nation since Switzerland in 2009 to fail to qualify for the next edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup after winning the previous edition.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. Starting from 2017, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will receive an additional spot (in total two spots), while UEFA will have five instead of six spots.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Preparation
The six venues selected for the tournament were given major renovations prior to the FIFA U-17 World Cup. All the stadiums were given new bucket seats, new dressing rooms, new evacuation exits for fans, and new training grounds. Javier Ceppi, the Local Organising Committee director, stated that despite work starting slowly, things eventually became quicker. "It has been a long process in the last two and half years. In India, it takes time to start things but once things start it kind of picks its own pace and in terms of implementation I always say that India is a very good country when it comes to implementation."


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Emblem
The official emblem for the tournament was launched on 27 September 2016 at a hotel in Goa during the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. According to the press release from FIFA the emblem was designed "as a celebration of the country's richness and diversity of cultures, with the main elements of the Indian Ocean, the banyan tree, the kite and the starburst, which is an interpretation of the Ashoka Chakra, an integral part of the national identity."


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Tickets
Sales of tickets for the FIFA U-17 World Cup began on 16 May 2017 during a function in New Delhi. Carles Puyol was present during the ticket sales launch as special guest. General ticket sales officially began on 17 May 2017 at 19:11. The time was selected as a tribute to when Mohun Bagan defeated East Yorkshire Regiment in the IFA Shield in 1911, marking the first time an Indian football club defeated a British side in British India.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Tickets
Tickets for the tournament were sold in four phases: Phase one only sold tickets for categories 1 to 3 at each venue with a 60% discount while phase two allowed people to buy tickets for all categories, but only if you are a Visa card holder, at a 50% discount. Phase three allowed anyone to buy tickets with a 25% discount while phase four had tickets at full price.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Tickets
The attendance for matches breached the million mark in the final match of the Round of 16, which made India only the third nation after China and Mexico to register an attendance of over a million for the event. On 28 October 2017, in the 3rd place match-up between Brazil and Mali, India finally beat the existing record of 1,230,976 set in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship edition in China The final attendance figures were 1,347,133.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Mascot
The mascot is " Kheleo" , an Himalayan Clouded Leopard,which is an endangered wild cat from the Himalayas. It wears an jersey with the colours of white, yellow, green and orange. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel,said that " Kheleo is young,vibrant, enthustiatic and a perfect representation of our country. He will help us to involve kids in football in a fun way".


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Theme Song
The Theme Song for the 2017 U17 World Cup is called 'Kar Ke Dikhla De Goal' (कर के दिखला दे गोआल) which roughly translates to 'Show that you can score a goal', composed by Pritam and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya features Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia along with Kerala Blasters co-owner Sachin Tendulkar and singer Babul Supriyo, who had designed the Mohun Bagan kit half a decade back.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Venues
After being awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, eight locations were shortlisted: Bangalore, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Margao, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune. On 29 May 2015, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Guwahati were provisionally selected as host locations and was informed two more would be provisionally approved from the list ofBengaluru, Chennai, Goa, New Delhi and Pune. On 27 October 2016, FIFA officially announced Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Margao, Navi Mumbai and New Delhi as the official host cities for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Draw
The draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup was held on 7 July 2017 in Mumbai. The draw was attended by former U-17 World Cup champions Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) and former U-20 World Cup champions Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina), as well as India senior international Sunil Chhetri and badminton player P. V. Sindhu.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Draw
The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams, with hosts India being allocated to position A1. The rest of the teams were allocated into their respective pots based on a ranking which was built according to past performances during the last five FIFA U-17 World Cups. Importance was given to the most recent U-17 World Cups.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Referees
FIFA's Referees' Committee selected 21 referees, representing all six confederations, to officiate at the U-17 World Cup: Seven from UEFA, four from CONMEBOL, three each from the AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF, and one from the OFC. Interestingly, no referee from host country India were selected to officiate.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Squads
Each team's squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup consisted of 21 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 21-player squad by 21 September 2017. A total of 504 players participated in the tournament. The squads were announced by FIFA on 26 September 2017.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 17.7):


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows (regulations Article 17.7):


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time was played and the winner was determined by kicks from the penalty mark.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams were matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Broadcasting
FIFA released the media licensing rights for the U-17 World Cup on 21 September 2017. In India, the official broadcaster is Sony TEN and Sony ESPN. In the United States, the tournament is being broadcast on Fox Sports 2 while the United Kingdom has the tournament broadcast on Eurosport.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Legacy
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was regarded as a success by the media, FIFA and the tournament organisers. Jaime Yarza, Head of FIFA Tournaments, said, "It's been a fantastic tournament with an overwhelming response of everybody involved. First and foremost, the fans have filled the stadiums in all the matches, showing fair play and respect, cheering on all the teams, and really loving the football they have seen. The figures speak for themselves: more than 1.2 million fans attended games at the stadiums.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Legacy
By the final matchday, we’re probably going to break the [attendance] record of all the other U-17 World Cups and we might even break the record for the U-20 World Cup, which is an amazing achievement. It really shows that India is a footballing nation in every sense. The hard work put in place during so many years has received a great response from everybody. It has been a very proud moment for all of us."


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Legacy
The tournament was the most attended and highest scoring edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in history. It was also the highest attended men's age-group World Cup ever, surpassing the attendance record of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The attendance for this World Cup was a record 1,347,133 surpassing China's 1985 edition where it was 1,230,976, and the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia which was attended by 1,309,929 people.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Legacy
The 177 goals scored during the tournament made it the highest scoring U-17 World Cup in history, surpassing the previous record of 172 during the 2013 edition in the United Arab Emirates. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup also recorded the highest goal average of 3.40 per match since the tournament format was expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams in 2007.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Legacy
In September 2017, India submitted a bid to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but lost to Poland. India was selected to host the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup by the FIFA Council on 15 March 2019.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads
The following is a list of all the squads of the national teams participating in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads
Each team had to name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads
All players of its representative team must have been born on or after 1 January 2000.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads
Those marked in bold have been capped at full International level.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, Group B, New Zealand
New Zealand named their squad on 21 September 2017. Liam Moore was called up to as an injury replacement for Jordan Spain.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, Group F, England
*Sancho was withdrawn from the squad after the completion of the group stages by his club, Borussia Dortmund.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament was hosted by South Korea from 20 May to 11 June 2017.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Along with Canada, Chile, Japan, and Mexico, South Korea became the fifth nation to have hosted all of FIFA men's international competitions, namely the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The South Korean FA originally placed a request of hosting the tournament away from the traditional June/July period, as it would clash with South Korea's rainy season, as well as any possible national team selection should they have qualified for the Confederations Cup.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Serbia, the 2015 champions, were not able to defend their title as they failed to reach the final round of the UEFA qualifying tournament. In doing so, they became the fifth consecutive incumbent title holder to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
England won their first FIFA U-20 World Cup title after beating Venezuela 1–0 in the final via a goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Host selection
Along with asking member associations whether it wished to host the Under 20, Under 17 or the Beach Soccer World Cup in 2017 (along with Women's Tournaments a year previous), a declaration of interest would need to have been sent by 15 May 2013. A total of 12 countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Host selection
The final decision on who would be hosts were made as part of FIFA's Executive Committee meetings in Brazil on 5 December 2013 with Korea Republic being awarded the hosting rights.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to South Korea who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. Starting from 2017, the Oceania Football Confederation received an additional slot (in total two), while UEFA will have five instead of six slots.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Venues
Cheonan, Daejeon, Incheon, Seogwipo, Jeonju and Suwon were the six cities chosen to host the competition from a shortlist of nine, with Seoul, Pohang, and Ulsan not chosen.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Preparation
As part of preparations for the U-20 World Cup, the 2016 Suwon JS Cup, an international football friendly tournament, was held to prepare the host organisers.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Organization
The following were key milestones in the organization of the tournament:


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw
The draw was held on 15 March 2017, 15:00 KST (UTC+9), at the Suwon Artrium in Suwon, South Korea. Two Argentine players who have won the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Diego Maradona and Pablo Aimar, participated in the draw. Minho Choi from the South Korean idol group SHINee also participated in the draw.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw
The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams, with hosts South Korea being allocated to position A1. The teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-20 World Cups (more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), with bonus points awarded to confederation champions. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other for the group stage.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Match officials
A total of 22 refereeing trios (a referee and two assistant referees), 5 support referees, and 21 video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. This was the first FIFA underage tournament which uses the video assistant referee.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Squads
Each team had to name a preliminary squad of 35 players. From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad could be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match. The squads were announced by FIFA on 11 May 2017.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Article 17.7):


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined by:


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows (regulations Article 17.8):


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time was played and the winner was determined by kicks from the penalty mark.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams were matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Knockout stage, Final
This was the first ever final for both England and Venezuela in the history of the tournament, in their 11th and 2nd appearances respectively. England's previous best result was in 1993 when they finished third, while Venezuela were eliminated in the round of 16 in 2009. This was England's first appearance and victory in the final of a global football tournament since their senior side's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory, ending 51 years of waiting for a global tournament trophy.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award and Goal of the Tournament.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final was a football match that was played on at the Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea on 11 June 2017 to determine the champions of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The final was contested by Venezuela and England. England won the match 1–0, winning the title for the first time. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his second goal of the tournament during the final, which turned out to be the only goal in the game. This was the first ever final for both England and Venezuela in the history of the tournament.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Background
This was England's first appearance and victory in the final of a global football tournament since their senior World Cup victory in 1966. Their previous best at the U-20 World Cup was third place in 1993.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Background
For Venezuela it was only the second appearance at the U-20 World Cup, previously in 2009 they only managed to go as far as the second round.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Match, Summary
The final was played on 11 June 2017 at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon. England defeated Venezuela 1–0. The win gave England the first title in the tournament.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the winning goal in the 35th minute when he finished from close range after his initial effort was blocked by Wuilker Faríñez, but the rebound fell into his path. He made no mistake with his second chance.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Match, Summary
England goalkeeper Freddie Woodman made two vital saves in the second half. The first was a one-on-one opportunity for Sergio Córdova created by Yeferson Soteldo, and the second from the penalty spot from Adalberto Peñaranda.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Match, Summary
The match was evenly contested throughout, with both sides hitting the woodwork, but it was England's evening in the end, as the Young Lions held on to become U-20 World Cup champions for the first time.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Match, Summary
After the match, England forward Dominic Solanke, was named the player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball. Previous winner of the award include Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and Sergio Agüero.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Freddie Woodman was named the best goalkeeper of the tournament and received the Golden Glove award.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)Fourth official:Julio Bascuñán (Chile)Video assistant referees:Daniele Orsato (Italy)Simon Lount (New Zealand)Assistant video assistant referee:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, Reaction in England
England's win ended 51 years of waiting for a global tournament trophy. The senior England team watched the game from a laptop and applauded as the final whistle was blown.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
The following is the squad list for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Each squad consisted of 21 players in total, three of whom had to be goalkeepers.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group C, Portugal
On 2 May 2017, Portugal announced 21-man final list. On 9 May, Hélder Ferreira replaced injured Aurélio Buta.


2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group F, United States
On 17 May, Auston Trusty replaced the injured Marlon Fossey.


2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series was a series of stages where events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics were contested.


2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2017 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics is a series of competitions officially organized and promoted by the International Gymnastics Federation.


2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The main difference introduced in 2017 is that the World Cup series is now split in: 1) the World Cup series; and 2) the World Challenge Cup series. Previously, events at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series were divided in Category A and Category B; Category A events were reserved for invited athletes, while Category B events were open to all athletes. Also, there was no limit for the number of Category A and Category B meets each year. Now, there is a maximum of four World Cup events. All of the World Cup and World Challenge Cup events are open to all athletes. Winners of the World Cup trophy were announced after the conclusion of the last event in the World Cup series, in Sofia, Bulgaria.


2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
With stopovers in Europe and Asia, the World Cup competitions were scheduled for April 7–9 in Pesaro (ITA), April 21–23 in Tashkent (UZB), April 28–30 in Baku (AZE), and May 5–7 in Sofia (BUL). World Challenge Cup competitions are scheduled for May 12–14 in Portimão (POR), June 2–4 in Guadalajara (ESP), July 7–9 in Berlin (GER), August 5–6 in Minsk (BLR), and August 11–13 in Kazan (RUS).


2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series, Overall winners
The overall winners of the World Cup trophy were announced after the conclusion of the final stage, in Sofia, on May 7, 2017. Neviana Vladinova (BUL) was the individual all-around overall winner with 115 points, the ball winner with 115 points and the ribbon winner with 135 points. Arina Averina (RUS) was the hoop winner with 100 points, and Alina Harnasko (BLR) was the clubs winner with 135 points.


2017 FIL European Luge Championships
The 2017 FIL European Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at Königssee, Germany from 05 to 06 January 2017.


2017 FIL European Luge Championships, Schedule
* Women's Singles 2nd run, delayed due to weather conditions


2017 FIL European Luge Championships – Men's singles
The men's singles in the luge European championships, was held in 6 January at Königssee. Russia's Semen Pavlichenko won the gold medal. Germany's Ralf Palik finished second and Austria's Wolfgang Kindl won the bronze medal.


2017 FIL European Luge Championships – Men's singles, Results
Two runs in one day, were used to determine the winner.


2017 FIL European Luge Championships – Women's singles
The women's singles in the luge European championships was held in 5 January in Königssee. Germany's Natalie Geisenberger won the gold medal. Russia's Tatiana Ivanova finished second and Germany's Tatjana Hüfner won the bronze medal.


2017 FIL European Luge Championships – Women's singles, Results
One run was used to determine the winner because the second run got delayed.


2017 FIL Junior European Luge Championships
The 2017 FIL Junior European Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at Oberhof, Germany from 21 to 22 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships
The 2017 FIL World Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria from 27 to 29 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles
The Doubles competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 28 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles, Results
The first run as started at 13:33 and the second run at 15:20.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles' sprint
The Doubles' sprint race of the 2017 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 27 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles' sprint, Results
A qualification was held to determine the 15 participants. The qualification run was started at 10:25 and the final run at 14:22.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's singles
The Men's singles competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 29 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's singles, Results
The first run as started at 10:29 and the second run at 12:38.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's sprint
The Men's sprint competition at the 2017 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 27 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Team relay
The Team relay competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 29 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's singles
The Women's singles competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 28 January 2017.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's singles, Results
The first run as started at 10:03 and the second run at 11:52.


2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's sprint
The Women's sprint competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 27 January 2017.


2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
The 2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship was the eighth CEV Moto2 season and the third under the FIM banner.


2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship, Calendar
The following races were scheduled to take place in 2017.


2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
The 2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship was the sixth CEV Moto3 season and the fourth under the FIM banner.


2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, Calendar
The following races were scheduled to take place in 2017.


2017 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
The 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season is the 15th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. Pablo Quintanilla won his second world title.


2017 FIM Enduro World Championship
In Geneva on 15 January 2016, the FIM, ABC Communication and manufacturers reached a unanimous agreement for the creation of categories EnduroGP and Enduro2 from the 2017 season onward.


2017 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 61st FIM Motocross World Championship season. It included 20 events, starting at Losail in Qatar on 25 February, and ending at Villars-sous-Écot in France on 17 September. In the main MXGP class, Tim Gajser was the defending champion after taking his first title in 2016. In the MX2 class, Jeffrey Herlings was the 2016 champion, but he moved up to the MXGP class after taking his third MX2 title.


2017 FIM Motocross World Championship, Race calendar and results
A 20-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 15 October 2016.


2017 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
The 2017 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship is the 13th Women's Motocross World Championship season. Livia Lancelot goes into the season as defending champion, after taking her second title in 2016.


2017 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, 2017 Calendar
A 6-round calendar for the 2017 season was announced on 15 October 2016.


2017 FINA Diving World Series
The 2017 FINA Diving World Series, also known as FINA/NVC Diving World Series is the ninth edition of  FINA Diving World Series. The 1st leg is Beijing, China and followed by, 2nd leg Guangzhou, China. The 3rd leg is in Kazan, Russia and the final leg in Windsor, Canada. A total of 68 divers (31 men and 37 women) competed.


2017 FINA Diving World Series, Beijing leg
The first leg took place between 3 and 5 March 2017.


2017 FINA Diving World Series, Guangzhou leg
The second leg took place between 9 and 11 March 2017.


2017 FINA Diving World Series, Kazan leg
The third leg took place between 31 March and 2 April 2017.


2017 FINA Diving World Series, Windsor leg
The final leg took place between 21 and 23 April 2017.


2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is the 16th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 20–25 June 2017.


2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Europe, Preliminary round
The European preliminary round consisted of two groups of four teams and a third group of three teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.


2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament
April 25–30, 2017 Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia


2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Super Final
June 20–25, 2017 Ruza, Ruzsky District, Moscow Oblast, RussiaIn the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.


2017 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Final ranking
Gojko Pijetlović, Gavril Subotić, Viktor Rašović, Sava Ranđelović, Miloš Ćuk, Duško Pijetlović, Nemanja Ubović, Milan Aleksić, Radomir Drašović, Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Stefan Mitrović, and Branislav Mitrović. Head Coach: Dejan Savić.


2017 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2017 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of eight two-day meets in eight different cities between August and November 2017. This edition was held in the usual short-course (25 meter pool) format. Like the previous short course World Cup in 2016, 36 events were scheduled.


2017 FINA Swimming World Cup, Meets
The 2017 World Cup consisted of the following eight meets, which were divided into three clusters. Eindhoven returned after having been omitted for the last two editions, while Paris and Dubai were dropped in comparison to the previous year. The other seven cities were the same as the previous year.


2017 FINA Swimming World Cup, Event winners
To limit the length of the program, each individual event was held in two meets in each cluster. The mixed relays were swum in each meet.


2017 FINA Swimming World Cup, Event winners, 4 × 50 m mixed relays
Legend: WR – World record; WJR – World Junior record; WC – World Cup record


2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
The 2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League is the 14th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2016 and June 2017 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final from 06–11 June 2017.


2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Europe, Preliminary round
The European preliminary round consisted of two groups of three teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualifies for the Super Final. A third place is taken by the best scoring second-placed team.


2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Super Final
June 6–11, 2017, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage.


2017 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Final ranking
Gabby Stone, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Mary Brooks, Maggie Steffens (C), Jordan Raney, Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Jamie Neushul, Makenzie Fischer, Alys Williams, Mia Rycraw. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.


2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
The 6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, was held in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Nearly 1,000 athletes from 100 different countries competed at this event.


2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, Host selection
Hosting rights were originally awarded to Budapest, Hungary, but they decided to withdraw since they were already hosting the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Budapest is scheduled to host the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Host city Indianapolis has previously hosted U.S. Olympic Trials 4 times since 1982.


2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, Venue
The event was held at the Indiana University Natatorium, which is best known for hosting the 1987 Pan American Games. The pool is on the campus of Purdue University.


2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, Medal summary, Notes
Relay medalists in italics participated in the heats only. Subsequently superseded by Taylor Ruck in the women's 4×100 freestyle relay. Not recognized as a record as it was held in a mixed relay. Matthew Willenbring of USA originally finished third in men's 100m freestyle, but later was disqualified for doping. FINA also decided to disqualify men's 4×100m freestyle and 4×100m medley relays and 4x100m mixed freestyle relay in which Willenbring had swum.


2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy
The 2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy was the 6th edition of the tournament organized by FINA and reserved for national teams from emerging countries in the world of water polo. It ran from 17 to 22 October 2017 at the Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex in Gżira, Malta; eight teams from four continental confederations participated at the competition.


2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy
Uruguay won the 3rd place match, but was later awarded the Trophy due to the disqualification of both Malta and Iran during the gold-medal  final.


2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy, Knockout stage, Finals, Gold-medal match
The final match of the competition between Malta and Iran was abandoned with 33 seconds in the match, with the host team leading 8–6.


2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy, Knockout stage, Finals, Gold-medal match
The referees had excluded two Maltese and five Iranian players because of a series of altercations erupted after Malta scored the last goal, but the verbal fights increased between the players who were already outside the pool. Although there was no physical violence involved, all of the remaining players in the game rushed out of the water to support their teammates.


2017 FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy, Knockout stage, Finals, Gold-medal match
The referees decided to cancel the game and refer the incidents to the FINA technical committee under the relevant disciplinary rules. Both finalists were disqualified, thus awarding the Trophy to Uruguay, winner of the 3rd place final.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup
The 2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 43rd edition of the Roller Hockey World Cup, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS). The tournament was held for the first time in China, in the city of Nanjing, from 3 to 9 September 2017, as part of the 2017 World Roller Games. Spain won his 17th title, defeating Portugal, who returned to the final, after an eleven years absence, in penalties.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Competition format
During the previous edition of the World Cup, the FIRS determined to end with the celebration of two different tournaments for divisions A and B, and merged all competitions in a whole event integrated in the World Roller Games. Finally the FIRS divided the 23 participant teams into three different competitions.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Competition format, World Championship
The eight first ranked teams were divided into two groups. The three first qualified teams of each group will join the quarterfinals of the competition with the two group winners of the FIRS Cup groups.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Competition format, World Championship
The last qualified team of each group will be dropped to the quarterfinals of the FIRS Cup.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Competition format, FIRS Cup
The eight teams ranked between 9th and 16th were also divided into two groups. The two group winners will join the quarterfinals of the World Championship while the six remaining teams will play the quarterfinals of the competition with the two teams dropped from the World Championship.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Competition format, Confederations Cup
The remaining teams played the Confederations Cup. Initially the teams were divided into two groups with the two first qualified teams from each group joining a final stage, consisting in a round-robin tournament. After Egypt rellocation, the format was changed for just one group in a single roun-robin format.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Teams
The 23 teams were divided into three competitions according to their positions in the 2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup. The Division B was renamed as FIRS Cup and the new Division C was named as Confederations Cup.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Teams
The two top seeded teams were drawn in different groups. The draw was held in Barcelona on 5 July 2017.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Teams
After the withdrawal of Brazil, Egypt moved to FIRS Cup, and the confederation cup was redesigned into a single round-robin tournament.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, FIRS Cup, Group B
Brazil resigned to play the competition after the draw of the groups. Egypt occupied its berth.


2017 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup, Confederations Cup
After the reallocation of Egypt to the FIRS Cup, the competition system was modified to a single round-robin group.


2017 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 2017 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 24th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic for men and the 6th for ladies.


2017 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup, Continental Cup, FIS Cup, FIS Race and Alpen Cup.


2017 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix, Map of grand prix hosts
All eight scheduled locations for men (8) and for ladies (2) in this season. Only Almaty was canceled before the season start.


2017 FIU Panthers football team
The 2017 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers played their home games at the Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami, Florida as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Butch Davis. The Panthers finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Gasparilla Bowl where they lost to Temple.


2017 FIU Panthers football team, Previous season
The Panther finished the 2016 season 4–8, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. The highlight of the season was beating rival Florida Atlantic in the Shula Bowl on October 1.


2017 FIU Panthers football team, Previous season
Following the season, the school fired Ron Turner after four years at FIU. On November 15, the school hired Butch Davis as head coach.


2017 FIU Panthers football team, Spring Game
The 2017 Spring Game took place in University Park on April 7, at 7:00 PM.


2017 FIU Panthers football team, Offseason
Following the conclusion of the 2016 season, several Panthers were invited to participate in postseason all-star games. Invitations include: Trey Hendrickson (DE) participating in the East–West Shrine Game on January 21, 2017, Imarjaye Albury (DT) participating in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on January 21, 2017 and Michael Montero (OL) participating in the Tropical Bowl on January 15, 2017.


2017 FIU Panthers football team, Schedule
FIU announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season.


2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was the global elite professional beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for the 2017 beach volleyball season. The 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Calendar comprised three FIVB World Tour 5-star tournaments, two 4-star, four 3-star, four 2-star and six 1-star events, the World Championships and the World Tour Finals, all organised by the FIVB.


2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The 2017 edition of the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals will be held in Hamburg, Germany from August 22 to 27.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, contested by the men's national teams under the age of 19 of the members of the FIVB, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Riffa, Bahrain from 18 to 27 August 2017. 20 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
Iran won its second title in the competition, defeating Russia in the final. Japan defeated South Korea for the bronze medal. Amir Hossein Esfandiar from Iran was elected the MVP.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB U19 World Ranking as of January 2017. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U19 World Ranking. The twelve remaining teams were drawn in next three rows under the condition that there were not too much country in the same confederation were drawn in the same pool. The draw was held in Manama, Bahrain on 20 May 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 38th.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 18, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was hosted by Argentina in the cities of Rosario and Santa Fe from 18 to 27 August 2017. 20 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
Italy won its second title in the competition, after also winning the previous edition, defeating Dominican Republic in the final. Russia defeated Turkey for the bronze medal. Elena Pietrini from Italy was elected the MVP.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held in Rosario, Argentina on 10 May 2017. Argentina as a host country team were seeded in the top position of pool A, And the top seven teams from World ranking as per January 2017 were seed in serpentine system in first two rows. the twelve remaining teams were drawn in next three rows under the condition that there were not too much country in the same confederation were drawn in the same pool. Numbers in brackets denote the World ranking.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship in Argentina.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool A, Argentina
The following is the Argentinian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool A, Germany
The following is the German roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool A, Slovenia
The following is the Slovenian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool A, South Korea
The following is the Korean roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool A, Cuba
The following is the Cuban roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool B, United States
The following is the American roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool B, Russia
The following is the Russian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool B, Belarus
The following is the Belarusian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool B, Brazil
The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool B, Mexico
The following is the Mexican roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool C, Italy
The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool C, Serbia
The following is the Serbian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool C, Poland
The following is the Polish roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool C, Colombia
The following is the Colombian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool C, Thailand
The following is the Thai roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool D, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool D, Turkey
The following is the Turkish roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool D, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool D, Peru
The following is the Peruvian roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship squads, Pool D, Dominican Republic
The following is the Dominican roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Men's Club World Championship was the 13th edition of the tournament. It was held in Poland for the first time from 12 to 17 December 2017. Eight teams competed in the tournament, including two wild cards.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
Russia's Zenit Kazan defeated Italy's Cucine Lube Civitanova in the final and won the title for the first time. Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro claimed the bronze medal by defeating Poland's PGE Skra Bełchatów in the 3rd place match. Osmany Juantorena from Cucine Lube Civitanova was elected the Most Valuable Player.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in Poland.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
The following is the roster of the Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Cucine Lube Civitanova
The following is the roster of the Italian club Cucine Lube Civitanova in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei
The following is the roster of the Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
The following is the roster of the Iranian club Sarmayeh Bank Tehran in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, PGE Skra Bełchatów
The following is the roster of the Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Zenit Kazan
The following is the roster of the Russian club Zenit Kazan in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Personal Bolívar
The following is the roster of the Argentine club Personal Bolívar in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Shanghai Golden Age
The following is the roster of the Chinese club Shanghai Golden Age in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the nineteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members of the FIVB, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Brno and Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic from 23 June to 2 July 2017. 16 teams participated.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Poland defeated Cuba in the final to capture their third title in the competition. Russia, which won the previously three editions of the tournament, won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil in the 3rd place match. Jakub Kochanowski from Poland was elected the MVP.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, Pools composition, First round
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of January 2017. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U21 World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the U21 World Ranking. The draw was held in Brno, Czech Republic on 31 May 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 35th.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship in Czech Republic.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Argentina
The following is the Argentine roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Canada
The following is the Canadian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Cuba
The following is the Cuban roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Czech Republic
The following is the Czech roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Egypt
The following is the Egyptian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Italy
The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Morocco
The following is the Moroccan roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Poland
The following is the Polish roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Russia
The following is the Russian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Turkey
The following is the Turkish roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, Ukraine
The following is the Ukrainian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship squads, United States
The following is the American roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was the third and final edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for men's national teams under the age of 23, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt from 18 to 25 August 2017. 12 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship
Argentina defeated defending champions Russia 4–2 in the final to claim their first title in the competition. This marked Argentina's first ever world title at any age group. Cuba won the bronze medal outclassing Brazil 4–1. Germán Johansen from Argentina was elected the MVP.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship
After this tournament, FIVB declared that "As per decision of May 2019 FIVB Board of Administration, the U23 WCH has been abolished."


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB U23 World Ranking as of January 2017. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the U23 World Ranking. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 10th.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Testing of new rules
The 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship will be a testing ground for a new scoring scheme currently under review by the FIVB, which, if successful, could mark a historical turning point for volleyball – much as the introduction of the Rally Scoring System did in the late 1990s.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Testing of new rules
Matches in Cairo will be played to best-of-seven sets with each set to 15 points (with at least a two-point difference needed). Three ranking points will be awarded to teams winning 4–0, 4–1 or 4–2. Two points go the winner of a 4–3 match with one point for the loser. It is hoped that the new scoring system will reduce overall duration of matches, while making each set more attractive and exciting – much as tie-breaks are under the current regulations. The interval between sets is reduced to two minutes (from three). Teams will switch ends after the second set - and also, if needed, after sets 4, 5 and 6. In addition, there will be no technical timeouts – just two regular thirty-second timeouts per team per set.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Testing of new rules
The basic principles for the new scheme were tested for the first time in the Dutch League in the 2016–17 season. Further testing of the scheme will be conducted at the Women's U23 World Championship in Ljubljana. During and after the competition, players, coaches, referees and officials will be evaluating the new system through a questionnaire, while duration and scoring statistics will be gathered and analysed.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Testing of new rules
This is the second time that the Men's U23 World Championship serves as a testbed for new regulations. Matches of the inaugural edition in 2013 in Uberlândia were played to 21-point sets. In addition to the scoring system, a new serving regulation will be tried out in Cairo, with the server not allowed to land inside the court after a jump service.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Testing of new rules
The testing of the new rules has been received with criticism from the volleyball community.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 4–0, 4–1 or 4–2: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 4–3: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the Men's U23 World Championship 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool A, Brazil
The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool A, Cuba
The following is the Cuban roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool A, Egypt
The following is the Egyptian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool A, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool A, Mexico
The following is the Mexican roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool A, Poland
The following is the Polish roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool B, Algeria
The following is the Algerian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool B, Argentina
The following is the Argentine roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool B, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool B, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool B, Russia
The following is the Russian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship squads, Pool B, Turkey
The following is the Turkish roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's U23 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship – European qualification
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship – European qualification was the first edition of the tournament, which was played in Croatia from 27 July to 31 July 2016.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the 7th staging of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup, a quadrennial international men's volleyball tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The tournament was held in Nagoya and Osaka, Japan from 12 to 17 September 2017. 6 national teams from 5 confederations competed in the tournament.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup
Brazil claimed their fourth straight Grand Champions Cup title and fifth overall. Italy and Iran won the silver and the bronze medal respectively. This was Iran's first ever medal at a worldwide-level FIVB tournament. Ricardo Lucarelli from Brazil was elected the MVP.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup, Qualification
FIVB announced the four best ranked continents in the 2016 Olympic Games were eligible to participate in the tournament. South America, Europe, North America, and Asia confederations were eligible to send representatives. The representatives were determined by their continental rankings at the Olympic tournament. The four teams will join the host team and a wild card team which to compete for the World Grand Champions Cup title.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup, Competition formula
The competition formula of the 2017 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was a single Round-Robin system. Each team plays against each of the five remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIVB Men's World Champions Cup in Osaka and Nagoya, Japan.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's World Champions Cup.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, France
The following is the French roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's World Champions Cup.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's World Champions Cup.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Italy
The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's World Champions Cup.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's World Champions Cup.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup squads, United States
The following is the American roster in the 2017 FIVB Men's World Champions Cup.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 11th tournament. It was held for the first time at Kobe Green Arena in Kobe, Japan. Eight teams competed in the tournament, including four wild cards.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
Vakıfbank İstanbul won their second world title, defeating Rio de Janeiro in the final, 3–0. Zhu Ting was elected the most valuable player.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Kobe, Japan.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Vakıfbank İstanbul
The following is the roster of the Turkish club Vakıfbank İstanbul in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Dinamo Moscow
The following is the roster of the Russian club Dinamo Moscow in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Rexona-Sesc Rio
The following is the roster of the Brazilian club Rexona-Sesc Rio in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool A, Hisamitsu Springs
The following is the roster of the Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs Kobe in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Eczacıbaşı VitrA
The following is the roster of the Turkish club Eczacıbaşı VitrA İstanbul in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Voléro Zürich
The following is the roster of the Switzerland's club Voléro Zürich in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, Vôlei Nestlé Osasco
The following is the roster of the Brazilian club Vôlei Nestlé Osasco in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship squads, Pool B, NEC Red Rockets
The following is the roster of the Japanese club NEC Red Rockets in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship was the nineteenth edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was hosted by Mexico in the cities of Boca del Río and Córdoba from 14 to 23 July 2017.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
China defeated Russia in the final to capture their third title in the competition. Japan won the bronze medal after defeating Turkey in the third place match. Yang Hanyu from China was elected the Most Valuable Player.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held in Boca del Rio, Mexico on 8 June 2017. Mexico as a host country team were seeded in the top position of pool A, And the top seven teams from World ranking as per January 2017 were seed in serpentine system in first two rows. the eight remaining teams were drawn in next two rows. Numbers in brackets denote the World ranking.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in México.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool A, Russia
The following is the Russian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool A, Mexico
The following is the Mexican roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool B, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool B, Peru
The following is the Peruvian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool C, Brazil
The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool C, United States
The following is the American roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool D, Argentina
The following is the Argentinean roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool D, Italy
The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship squads, Pool D, Turkey
The following is the Turkish roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was the third and final edition of the international volleyball tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 23, organized by the sport's world governing body, FIVB. The tournament was hosted by Slovenia in the city of Ljubljana from 10 September to 17 September 2017. 12 teams from the 5 confederations competed in the tournament.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
Turkey defeated the home team in straight sets in the final to claim their first title in the competition. Bulgaria won the bronze medal outclassing Dominican Republic 4–2. Hande Baladın from Turkey was elected the MVP.


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
After this tournament, FIVB declared that "As per decision of May 2019 FIVB Board of Administration, the U23 WCH has been abolished."


2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship, Qualification
The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships.