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FIFA U-17 World Cup to begin from 6 October

The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 will be held in India from October 6 to 28.
●    The mega-event, to be held across six venues in India, will take place on July 7.
●    State sports minister Aroop Biswas said 75 to 80 per cent work has been done and the stadium will be complete by January 31.
●    Tournament director iS Javier Ceppi.
●    Kochi, Mumbai, Guwahati, Delhi and Margao have already been ratified as venues following inspections by the FIFA delegation.
●    The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 17th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
●    Nigeria, the 2015 champions, will not be able to defend their title as they failed to reach the final round of the CAF qualifying tournament. 
●    They became the first incumbent title holder since Switzerland in 2009 to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.
 

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