In a few months Jordan will welcome the 16 teams qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. This great international tournament, which will be held from September 30 to October 21, 2016.

The competition will be held in the form of four four-team pools in three cities and four stadiums: Amman (Amman International Stadium and King Abduallah II International Stadium) Irbid (Al Hassan International Stadium) and Al Zarqa (Prince Mohammed International Stadium) .

The teams on the road to Jordan 2016

13 teams are already qualified for the moment, including the host country: Jordan, Japan, Korea DPR, Canada, Mexico, USA, New Zealand, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria.

The last 3 teams will be European

UEFA Women's EURO U17 Final Round will be held from 4 to 16 May 2016 in Belarus. The top three teams qualify for "Jordan 2016".

Japan, the winner of the last edition, Costa Rica 2014, against Spain, is preparing to put his title back on the line, in this year 2016!

The launch of the countdown last October by Queen Rania

The festivities opened with a video message from Queen Rania about the importance of hosting such an important event for women's football: "This is a historic event in the Kingdom. and a pride for every Jordanian to welcome the best teams on the planet, who are going to fight for the World Cup.We must be totally ready and show the best face of Jordan, who always knows how to welcome his guests. together for the success of this unique event ".

Samar Nassar, Executive Director of the National Organizing Committee, thanked on behalf of this delegation and all Jordanian football King Abdullah and Queen Rania for the immense support they provided to the holding of this event. very important for Jordan. "Jordanian women's football has been strongly supported since the creation of the national team since 2005. During the last ten years, everyone has worked to improve performance and progress globally."

"The organization of the U-17 Women's World Cup is the result of ongoing work," added Nassar. "It is a giant step on the road to development."

Source: FIFA