Corinthians confirm place in Under-17 tournament in Japan | OneFootball

Late this Wednesday afternoon (29), Corinthians confirmed its participation in the Mirai Cup U-17, which will be played between August 12 and 15 in Nara, Japan. The international tournament is aimed at U-17 players and will feature foreign teams — one of them being Timão — Japanese high schools, and other youth teams from Spain and South Korea.

For the competition, Corinthians will be represented by its U-16 team, coached by Douglas Pilar, who was hired at the start of this season after standing out at Sfera, from Jarinu, where he won the 2025 U-17 state championship. At Timãozinho, the category is made up of players born in 2010 and has been used as a transition stage to the U-17 team, where players who do not get as many minutes with the older squad end up playing for the younger team.

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The tournament is organized by the Mirai Monster Cup Executive Committee and aims to scout and develop young players for the next generations of football. The debut of the Filhos do Terrão, who are in Group C alongside Yokohama F. Marinos, Aomori Yamada, and FC Osaka.

According to a statement released by the club, Timão’s delegation will depart for the international competition on Sunday, August 9, and is scheduled to return on the 17th of the same month. Alvinegro will make its debut in the Mirai Cup on August 12 at 5 a.m. (Brasília time) against Yokohama F. Marinos.

The following day, the club from Parque São Jorge will take the field twice more: at 3 a.m. against Aomori Yamada and at 6:30 a.m. against FC Osaka. The semifinals will take place on August 14. The grand final will be on August 15. The matches will be held at Kashihara Koun Athletics Stadium, the Nara Prefecture Football Center, and Yatagarasu Kashihara Field, in the Japanese prefecture.

Timão U-16 are also in the semifinals of the Paulista Cup U-18 and will face Ibrachina after eliminating Velo Clube. In late May, they won the U-17 Pré-Paulistão by defeating Paulinense 4-2 at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha.

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