India to host FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

FIFA officially confirmed India as the host  of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017. 

India to host FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

India have been confirmed to be the hosts of the 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup. The announcement was made by FIFA after their executive committee meeting at Sauipe Hotel in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil Today. Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and the 2010 FIFA World Cup host South Africa were  other nations that submitted the bid to host the tournament in 2017 but failed to impress the FIFA .

FIFA official twitter account tweets,” India Confirmed by the FIFA #ExCo as host of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017.”  Givemegoal.com has previously reported on India Probably to Host U17 World Cup 2017 and the news can now be confirmed . New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Banglore, Margao, Kochi, Pune and Gauwahati might be the venue for the U-17 World Cup.

Kushal Das, the general secretary of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said to goal.com, “We are extremely excited about the development and would thank our president, Mr. Praful Patel for his contribution.”