The draw mechanism was in accordance with the seeding of the teams, as follows: Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Cairo International Stadium will host the majority of matches | The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four |
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Group stage [ ] The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals | It is hosted by from 20 June to 6 July 2021 |
Sultan Al-Hammadi Squads [ ] Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete | were the defending champions but were eliminated in the quarter-finals |
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The was later included as a venue for the Group D matches due to the poor condition of | beat 2—1 in the final to clinch their first title |
Cities Venues Capacity 75,000 35,000 30,000 16,000 12,000 Match officials [ ] The following 31 referees were chosen for the tournament.
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