<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Confederation </Th> <Th> Qualifying Tournament </Th> <Th> Qualifier (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> AFC (Asia) </Td> <Td> Host Nation </Td> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 AFC U-16 Championship </Td> <Td> Iraq Iran Japan North Korea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CAF (Africa) </Td> <Td> 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations </Td> <Td> Ghana Guinea Mali Niger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) </Td> <Td> 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship </Td> <Td> Costa Rica Honduras Mexico United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CONMEBOL (South America) </Td> <Td> 2017 South American Under - 17 Championship </Td> <Td> Brazil Chile Colombia Paraguay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> OFC (Oceania) </Td> <Td> 2017 OFC U-17 Championship </Td> <Td> New Caledonia New Zealand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UEFA (Europe) </Td> <Td> 2017 UEFA European Under - 17 Championship </Td> <Td> England France Germany Spain Turkey </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Confederation </Th> <Th> Qualifying Tournament </Th> <Th> Qualifier (s) </Th> </Tr>

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