2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

== Teams ==
The final draw for group stage was held on 7 August 2009 at the International Conference Centre in [[Abuja]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090810170403/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/newsid=1087856.html#draw+looms Draw looms for 24]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090811112039/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/newsid=1088041.html#nigeria+face+germany+opener Nigeria face Germany in opener]</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Confederation
! Qualifying tournament
! Qualifier(s)
|-
| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC (Asia)]]
| [[2008 AFC U-16 Championship]]
| {{fbu|17|IRN}} <br /> {{fbu|17|KOR}} <br /> {{fbu|17|JPN}} <br />{{fbu|17|UAE}}
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Confederation Africain de Football|CAF (Africa)]]
||Host nation
| {{fbu|17|NGA}}
|-
| [[2009 African Under-17 Championship]]
| {{fbu|17|ALG}}{{Ref|1|1}}<br /> {{fbu|17|GAM}} <br /> {{fbu|17|MWI}}{{Ref|1|1}}<br /> {{fbu|17|BFA}}
|-
| [[CONCACAF|CONCACAF <br />(Central, North America and Caribbean)]]
| [[2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship]]
|  {{fbu|17|MEX}} <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States U-17 men's national soccer team|United States]] <br /> {{fbu|17|CRC}} <br /> {{fbu|17|HON|1949}}
|-
| [[CONMEBOL|CONMEBOL (South America)]]
| [[2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship]]
| {{fbu|17|BRA}} <br /> {{fbu|17|ARG}} <br /> {{fbu|17|URU}} <br /> {{fbu|17|COL}}
|-
| [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC (Oceania)]]
| [[2009 OFC U-17 Championship]]
| {{fbu|17|NZL}}
|-
| [[UEFA|UEFA (Europe)]]
| [[2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship]]
| {{fbu|17|GER}} <br />   {{fbu|17|NED}} <br /> {{fbu|17|SUI}}{{Ref|1|1}}<br /> {{fbu|17|ITA}} <br /> {{fbu|17|ESP}} <br /> {{fbu|17|TUR}}
|}

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:1.{{Note|1}}Teams that made their debut.
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