The tournament director of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, Javier Ceppi, says host India will see a brand of football that it has never witnessed so far.
“It is a great moment to be a football fan in the country as the best youth national teams and players from across the world will be coming here in less than 120 days, and will show a quality of football that has not been seen in India before,” Ceppi said.
The tournament will be held across six cities from October 6 to 28.
The regulars
The likes of Brazil, Germany, Spain, France and Colombia will feature in the tournament, the first FIFA event in the country.
“We know that fans have huge expectations because they have picked up a large part of the inventory of tickets we had put up for sale, and we are sure that they will not be disappointed by what they will see and experience in each of the venues,” said Ceppi.
“The fans will make sure that football takes over India from now until October.”
The draw for the event will be held in Mumbai on July 7.