It’s a landmark victory for Indian football; the
country is awarded the right to host the 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup by
the world governing body of the game in its executive committee meeting in
Brazil.
India was chosen as the host country for the mega event
by the FIFA executive committee in its meeting at Salvador de Bahia in Brazil.
South Africa, Ireland and Uzbekistan were the other competitor countries in the
running for the right to host the tournament.
By virtue of being the host country, India will take part
in the 24nation tournament for the first time in its history.
All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal
Das told PTI that India has won the right to host the 2017 Under-17 World Cup
Football.