Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura and Head of FIFA tournaments Jaime Yarza will attend the inaugural match of FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017 between India and the USA on October 6 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLN Stadium) in Delhi. Apart from the Indian Prime Minister and FIFA top officials, Indian football legends IM Vijayan, Bhaichung Bhutia and current national team captain Sunil Chhetri are also likely to be part of the historical moment.
“PM Modi, FIFA General Secretary, Head of FIFA tournaments will be there on the inaugural day,” news agency IANS quoted a source as saying.
India is going to host as well as participate in a FIFA tournament for the first time in the country’s history. 24 teams from across the world will be participating in this tournament, while all eyes will on the home team led by midfielder Amarjit Singh.
21 skilled players from different Indian states successfully made into the Indian team, which is going to play their first match on October 6. The game will commence at 8 pm IST. The first match, though, will be played between Colombia and Ghana at 5 pm at the JLN stadium.
#INDvUSA preparations. #BackTheBlue #FIFAU17WC pic.twitter.com/05KSjf5ENV
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) October 5, 2017
Earlier today, the Union Sports Minister and Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore visited the venue for the final round of inspection. He took to his official Twitter account to share a few pictures of his visit.
Final inspection of Security Arrangements at JLN Stadium for #FIFAU17WC starting tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/KISwrc6gaw
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) October 5, 2017
Through another tweet, he shared the information on when and where to watch India’s match.
All set to go! #FIFAU17WC begins tomorrow! Tune in to DD Sports (on DD Free Dish), Sony Ten 2 or Sony Ten 3 & SonyLiv app for livestreaming! pic.twitter.com/GHIQ93sxsB
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) October 5, 2017
Here’s the Indian squad which is going to take on the Americans:
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal
Defenders: Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande
Journey for Indian U-17s turn boys into men
Read: https://t.co/Ypr4jYMh5A #BackTheBlue #FIFAU17WC pic.twitter.com/SffF3zvgyd
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) October 5, 2017
Midfielders: Suresh Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, Nongdamba Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. Shahjahan
Forwards: Rahim Ali, Aniket Jadhav
India is in Group A and will play Colombia and Ghana on October 9 and 12 respectively.
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