Overview
- Mexico confirmed a 21-player roster for Qatar 2025 under Carlos Cariño, with notable call-ups including Lucca Vuoso, Aldo De Nigris Jr. and Máximo Reyes.
- Drawn into Group F, Mexico faces South Korea on 4 November at 7:00 a.m. CT, Ivory Coast on 7 November at 8:45 a.m. CT and Switzerland on 10 November at 6:30 a.m. CT.
- Midfielder Gilberto Mora was not selected, with reports attributing his absence to recent U20 involvement and potential senior-team planning.
- Argentina, coached by Diego Placente, is grouped with Belgium, Tunisia and Fiji, opens on 3 November against Belgium and is set to depart for Qatar on 28 October.
- The tournament runs 3–27 November in Qatar as the first 48-team U-17 edition played across the Aspire Zone with the final at Khalifa International Stadium, and coverage notes conflicting reports on whether the knockout stage includes the eight best third-placed teams or eight second-placed teams.