FIFA To Hold Under 17 World Cup Draw On August 6

 Nigeria's Golden Eaglets will know its opponents in this year's edition of FIFA Under seventeen World Cup in Chile as World football –governing body, FIFA, will hold the tournament's draw on Thursday at  the Art Centre 660 in Santiago de Chile .

According to FIFA, the programme of the event, which will 

 

 

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formally bring the world’s attention to the competition that holds in eight Chilean cities from October to November,2015, the Draw Ceremony will be followed by the Official Draw Banquet, at the Grand Hyatt Santiago, the same day.

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have the opportunity to defend the crown they won with so much applause in United Arab Emirates in 2013, after qualifying for this year’s finals. A fourth –place finish at the African U-17 Championship in Niger Republic in February sent the Eaglets to Chile.

Africa will be represented by Nigeria, Mali, Guinea and South America, while Russia, Germany, France, Belgium, England and Croatia will fly Europe’s flag.

New Zealand will represent Oceania; USA, Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica will fly the flag of North and Central America, and South America sends Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, alongside hosts Chile.

North Korea, Australia, Syria and Korea Republic will fly Asia’s flag.

The tournament’s 52 matches will be played across Santiago de Chile, Puerto Montt, Chillan, Concepcion, Talca, La Serena, Coquimbo and Vina del Mar.

Chile, currently hosting the Copa America finals, hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1962, and has also hosted the FIFA U-20 World Cup (1987) and the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (2008).