FIFA U-17 World Cup: Everything you need to know about pre-quarterfinals

Courtesy: PTI

New Delhi: The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India enters the knock-out stage with Round of 16 actions starting on Monday (October 16).

Here's everything you need to know about the pre-quarterfinals:

How the teams qualified?

From Group A: Ghana, Colombia and United States
From Group B: Paraguay and Mali
From Group C: Iran and Germany
From Group D: Brazil, Spain and Niger
From Group E: France, Japan and Honduras
From Group F: England, Iraq and Mexico

Note: United States, Honduras, Niger and Mexico qualified as four best third-placed teams.

SCHEDULE

October 16, Monday:

Colombia vs Germany at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi; kick-off at 5 pm IST
Paraguay vs USA at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi; kick-off at 8 pm IST

October 17, Tuesday:

Iran vs Mexico at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa; kick-off at 5 pm IST
France vs Spain at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati; kick off at 5 pm IST
Mali vs Iraq at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa; kick-off at 8 pm IST
England vs Japan at Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata; kick off at 8 pm IST

October 18, Wednesday:

Ghana vs Niger at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai; kick-off at 5 pm IST
Brazil vs Honduras at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi; kick-off at 8 pm IST

In the knockout stages, there will be no extra time if the scores remain level at the end of regulation time. Winners shall be determined by a penalty shoot-out.