The group stage draw, which was made on Friday in the Nigerian capital Abuja, also sees Italy facing Algeria and Uruguay in Group F.The Azzurrini qualified for the tournament, that takes place from 24 October to 15 November in the West African country, after reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-17 Championships in Germany last May.
Italy's first game in Nigeria will be on Monday 26 October when Algeria - runner-up in the African Under-17 Championships on home soil this year - are the opposition at the Ahmadou Bello Stadium in Kaduna, where they will play their second game against the 2008 Asian Under-16 Championship finalists South Korea three days later.
Pasquale Salerno's side will conclude the group stage when they face Uruguay, who finished third in this year's South American Under-17 Championship, at Kano's Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday 1 November.
There are six groups of four teams altogether with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the Round of 16. The four best third-placed sides will also qualify for the knockout stage.
Eight venues, in Abuja (Abuja Stadium), Bauchi (Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium), Calabar (U.J. Esuene Stadium), Enugu (Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium), Ijebu-Ode (Gateway Stadium), Kaduna (Ahmadou Bello Stadium), Kano (Sani Abacha Stadium) and Lagos (Teslim Balogun Stadium), will stage the competition's matches.
Hosts Nigeria, holders from 2007 in South Korea, will open the tournament against European champions Germany on Saturday 24 October in Abuja.
FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2009
Group A Fixtures
Saturday 24 October
Abuja - Nigeria 3-3 Germany (1900)
Abuja - Honduras 0-1 Argentina (1600)
Tuesday 27 October
Abuja - Argentina 2-1 Germany (1500)
Abuja - Nigeria 1-0 Honduras (1800)
Friday 30 October
Abuja - Germany 3-1 Honduras (1500)
Bauchi - Argentina 1-2 Nigeria (1500)
Group B Fixtures
Saturday 24 October
Lagos - Brazil 3-2 Japan (1900)
Lagos - Mexico 0-2 Switzerland (1600)
Tuesday 27 October
Lagos - Switzerland 4-3 Japan (1500)
Lagos - Brazil 0-1 Mexico (1800)
Friday 30 October
Lagos - Japan 0-2 Mexico (1800)
Abuja - Switzerland 1-0 Brazil (1800)
Group C Fixtures
Sunday 25 October
Calabar - Iran 2-0 Gambia (1500)
Calabar - Colombia 2-1 Netherlands (1800)
Wednesday 28 October
Calabar - Netherlands 2-1 Gambia (1500)
Calabar - Iran 0-0 Colombia (1800)
Saturday 31 October
Calabar - Gambia 2-2 Colombia (1500)
Enugu - Netherlands 0-1 Iran (1500)
Group D Fixtures
Sunday 25 October
Enugu - Turkey 1-0 Burkina Faso (1500)
Enugu - Costa Rica 1-1 New Zealand (1800)
Wednesday 28 October
Enugu - New Zealand 1-1 Burkina Faso (1500)
Enugu - Turkey 4-1 Costa Rica (1800)
Saturday 31 October
Enugu - Burkina Faso 4-1 Costa Rica (1800)
Calabar - New Zealand 1-1 Turkey (1800)
Group E Fixtures
Monday 26 October
Kano - United Arab Emirates 2-0 Malawi (1500)
Kano - Spain 2-1 United States (1800)
Thursday 29 October
Kano - United States 1-0 Malawi (1500)
Kano - United Arab Emirates 1-3 Spain (1800)
Sunday 1 November
Kano - Malawi 1-4 Spain (1500)
Ijebu-Ode - United States 1-0 United Arab Emirates (1500)
Group F Fixtures
Monday 26 October
Kaduna - Uruguay 1-3 South Korea (1500)
Kaduna - Algeria 0-1 Italy (1800)
Thursday 29 October
Kaduna - Italy 2-1 South Korea (1500)
Kaduna - Uruguay 2-0 Algeria (1800)
Sunday 1 November
Kaduna - South Korea 2-0 Algeria (1800)
Kano - Italy 0-0 Uruguay (1800)
Round of 16
Wednesday 4 November
Ijebu-Ode - Match 37: Argentina 2-3 Colombia (1500)
Enugu - Match 38: Turkey 2-0 United Arab Emirates (1800)
Lagos - Match 39: Switzerland 4-3 Germany (AET) (1800)
Kaduna - Match 40: Italy 2-1 United States (1500)
Thursday 5 November
Kano - Match 41: Spain 4-1 Burkina Faso (1500)
Calabar - Match 42: Iran 1-2 Uruguay (AET) (1800)
Bauchi - Match 43: Mexico 1-1 South Korea (AET, P: 3-5) (1500)
Abuja - Match 44: Nigeria 5-0 New Zealand (1800)
Quarter-Finals
Sunday 8 November
Bauchi - Match 45: Colombia 1-1 Turkey (AET, P: 5-3) (1500)
Ijebu-Ode - Match 46: Switzerland 2-1 Italy (1800)
Monday 9 November
Kaduna - Match 47: Spain 3-3 Uruguay (AET, P: 4-2) (1500)
Calabar - Match 48: South Korea 1-3 Nigeria (1800)
Semi-Finals
Thursday 12 November
Lagos - Match 49: Colombia 0-4 Switzerland (1500)
Lagos - Match 50: Spain 1-3 Nigeria (1800)
Third-place Final
Sunday 15 November
Abuja - Colombia 0-1 Spain (1500)
Final
Sunday 15 November
Abuja - Switzerland 1-0 Nigeria (1800)
* All kick off times stated are UK time. +1hr for Italy and CET.
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