The drawing to determine tournament brackets for this year's under-17 FIFA youth soccer championships will be held in Seoul on May 17th.

The 23-day tournament from August 18th to September ninth will take place in eight Korean cities: Seoul, Ulsan, Jeju, Suwon, Goyang, Cheonan, Changwon and Gwangyang.

Teams from twenty-four countries that have passed continental preliminarlies including the host South Korea will participate.

The opening ceremony will be held in Suwon and the closing ceremony, the final and the match to determine third and fourth place will take place at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.