New Delhi: Everyone flowed with the magic of football in parliament on Tuesday when sports minister Vijay Goel reached the parliamentary house with football to promote U17 FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in India.
Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake Stadium will host the final of U17 FIFA World Cup on October 28, while Navi Mumbai and Guwahati are already booked for the Semi-finals. India is going to host U17 FIFA World Cup for the first time.
On the day of announcement of U17 FIFA World Cup , Head of FIFA Tournaments Jaime Yarza said, "The U17 FIFA World Cup is an exciting milestone for the growth of football in India and now it has reached a very important stage.
The match schedule has been created following a thorough analysis of players' health, competition format, team movements, local festivities, weather, geography and other factors. Each venue will host at least eight matches, and we took existing infrastructure into account as well as enthusiasm when allotting the matches.”
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