FIFA has agreed to the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) request to hold the country's group matches of the Under-17 World Cup in New Delhi.
Group A, featuring India, which is automatically seeded as A1, will be based in New Delhi and teams of Group B will be based in Navi Mumbai
“Following a request from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to hold the group matches of in which India are playing 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,” a FIFA release stated.
The tournament draw will take place on July 7 in Mumbai. Besides India, who qualified as hosts, the following teams have booked their tickets to the competition: Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea DPR (AFC); New Caledonia, New Zealand (OFC); Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay (CONMEBOL); Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, USA (CONCACAF); England, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey (UEFA); Mali, Niger, Ghana, and Guinea (CAF).
Group A, featuring India, which is automatically seeded as A1, will be based in New Delhi and teams of Group B will be based in Navi Mumbai
“Following a request from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to hold the group matches of in which India are playing 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,” a FIFA release stated.
The tournament draw will take place on July 7 in Mumbai. Besides India, who qualified as hosts, the following teams have booked their tickets to the competition: Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea DPR (AFC); New Caledonia, New Zealand (OFC); Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay (CONMEBOL); Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, USA (CONCACAF); England, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey (UEFA); Mali, Niger, Ghana, and Guinea (CAF).
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