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Kochi Gets First Nod for U-17 World Cup

Kochi on 19 October 2016 became the first Indian city to be officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. 
●    The tournament will be hosted in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium of the city.
●    A 23-member high-level delegation comprising experts from FIFA and Local Organising Committee (LOC) ratified Kochi as the venue for next year's mega event. 
●    Earlier, the delegation visited the Jawarharlal Nehru International Stadium.
●    The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 will be held in India.
●    Indian football team took part on the 1948 London Olympics, their first major international tournament.
●    The nation qualified regularly for the Olympics until 1960.

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