In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team is allowed to make a fourth substitution.
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Both Japan Football Association and the Swedish Football Association had also expressed interest in bidding for the 2019 tournament, however Japan chose to focus on the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics, whilst Sweden decided to focus on European U-17 competitions instead. The South African Football Association registered an expression of interest by the April 2014 deadline however, it later decided to withdraw prior to the final October deadline. Both The Football Association and New Zealand Football registered expressions of interest by the April 2014 deadline, but in June 2014 it was announced that each would no longer proceed. However, the number of bidding nations was narrowed down to two in October 2014, when the French Football Federation and Korea Football Association submitted their official bid documents to FIFA.
Initially, five countries indicated interest in hosting the events: England, France, Korea Republic, New Zealand and South Africa.
