FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 INDIA - News & Updates

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: India’s matches in Delhi

Delhi will host all league matches involving India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

In a press release, FIFA, the game’s governing body, said: “Following a request from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to hold India’s group matches in New Delhi, and the fruitful discussions between the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the local government, FIFA has agreed to amend the match schedule.”

Group A, featuring the home team (automatically seeded as A1), will be based in New Delhi and teams of Group B will be based in Navi Mumbai. Matches for the knockout stage remain as planned before, FIFA announced.

FIFA U-17 World Cup: India’s matches in Delhi
 
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino says India a football boom waiting to happen...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said that India is a football boom waiting to happen, days before the country host its biggest football tournament, the U-17 World Cup. Infantino felt there is plenty of scope to develop the sport in India.

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“Although football has been making considerable strides in the country for years now, there is a unanimous sense that the room for growth is still of gigantic proportions. India is a football boom waiting to happen. It is simply a matter of investing in development – and, more importantly, doing so in a wise and effective manner,” Infantino wrote.

“This is what the FIFA Forward Programme aims to achieve with tailor made projects. For every territory in the world, there is a sensible plan to help football grow.” he added.

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino says India a football boom waiting to happen
 
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Matches to happen on total of 6 Stadiums -

Guwahati - Indira Gandhi Athletic International Stadium (23,850)

New Delhi - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (58000)

Goa - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (16200)

Kochi - Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (75,000 Limited to 41,748 for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)*

Navi Mumbai - Dr. DY Patil Sports Stadium (45300)

Kolkata - Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (85,000 Limited to 66,600 for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)*

*Limitation due to security reasons
 
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