FIFA Under-17 World Cup: Fixtures, teams, TV & guide to India 2017

The 2017 edition of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup will kick off in India this month.

This year's tournament is being played in six stadiums across cities such as New Delhi and Kolkata and will start on October 6, with the final scheduled for October 28.

England, Germany, the United States and Brazil are among the teams to have qualified but reigning champions Nigeria are absent.

Goal has all the information you need to know as some of the world's best young players prepare to take to the big stage.

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UNDER-17 WORLD CUP GROUPS

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Group A:

Group B:

Group C:

Group D:

Group E:

Group F:

Third-place ranking:

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UNDER-17 WORLD CUP FIXTURES & RESULTS

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Group A:

Group B:

Group C:

Group D:

Group E:

Group F:

Round of 16:

Quarter-finals:

Semi-finals:

Third-place play-off:

Final:

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HOW CAN I WATCH THE UNDER-17 WORLD CUP?

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In the UK the Under-17 World Cup can be watched live on Eurosport, though not every game will be broadcast. It can also be streamed via the Eurosport Player.

In the US the Under-17 World Cup can be watched live on FS1, FS2 and Fox Soccer Plus, but as is the case in the UK not every game will be available. It can also be streamed via Fox Sports Go.

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WHO ARE THE PLAYERS TO WATCH?

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Toni Kroos, Landon Donovan and Cesc Fabregas are among the winners of the Golden Ball for the best player at the Under-17 World Cup, with the tournament regarded as one of the top events for talent-spotting on the footballing calendar.

England will be led by a pair of hugely promising midfielders in Angel Gomes and Jadon Sancho, with the former highly regarded at Manchester United and the latter signing for Borussia Dortmund after deciding to leave Manchester City.

The United States should not be short of goals with Ayo Akinola and Josh Sargent, both of whom have been prolific at youth level, in their ranks in addition to Timothy Weah - the son of George - who is on Paris Saint-Germain's books.

Brazil will be without a potential star in Real Madrid-bound Vinicius Jr., who has pulled out of the squad due to club commitments with Flamengo, but fellow forward Paulinho (pictured above) is also making a name for himself in first-team football.

Seventeen-year-old Abel Ruiz has made the step up to Barcelona's B team despite his young age and is worth keeping an eye on for Spain.

And this tournament is usually the making of a young player or two. The past two Golden Ball winners, Nigerians Kelechi Iheanacho and Kelechi Nwakali, were relative unknowns before joining Manchester City and Arsenal respectively on the back of their performances at the World Cup.

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WHO ARE THE FAVOURITES?

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The traditional European big guns of Spain, France and Germany will be fancied, as always.

That said, there has only been one European champion in the past six editions of this competition and that was Switzerland, back in 2009.

Spain have been runners up twice in that span and Germany have placed third twice, but France have not been back in the top four since they were champions in 2001.

Nigeria have won three of the past five World Cups but they were eliminated from the African qualification process early at the hands of Niger after having half of their squad wiped out by failed age tests.

The Golden Eaglets have been accused of fielding overage players at this tournament for some time now.

Mexico have made two of the past three finals, winning once, and placed fourth in 2015. Like Brazil, their players often benefit from a faster route to senior football than they would have in a top European league.

England have been a virtual non-factor at this tournament, never reaching the semi-finals, while the United States's last top-four finish (fourth) came back in 1999.