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6 venues finalised in India for FIFA U-17 World Cup
Updated : Oct 25, 2016
For next year’s Under-17 football World Cup 6 venues have been finalised. The six venues that had been ratified before Kolkata are Kochi, Mumbai, Goa, New Delhi and Guwahati. Competitions department head of FIFA, Marion Mayer-Vorfelder, announced at a press meet here after the inspection that the tournament will be held from October 6 to October 28, 2017.
The draw for the event will be held on July 7 next year. "Massive work has been done since the last inspection. That gives a very good feeling. This stadium in Kolkata can be one of the best in the country," said Mayer-Vorfelder. Earlier, Kochi, Navi Mumbai, Goa and New Delhi had got the FIFA’s nod.
The 23-member strong delegation will travel to Kolkata tomorrow to visit the last venue of its inspection trip and assess the situation in the capital of Bengal. Event manager for the U-17 World Cup, Ms Marion Mayer Vorfelder remarked, “From what I am being told, the enthusiasm for the sport here in this part of the country is unmatched. “Football is like a religion here and considering how passionate people are about the sport here, this ratification denotes a win not just for the state of the Assam but the entire North East.”