Friday 6 October 2017

FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP

The fever of football is going to grip the entire nation as the FIFA U-17 World Cup will kick start today in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi at 17:00 IST. It is the first time that an Asian team is playing in FIFA World Cup as a Host Nation and it is a very proud moment for India. The 23 days tournament beginning today will end on 28th October with the final being played at Vivekananda Yuba Bharti Krirangan, Kolkata. I would like all the participating team all the best.May the best team win. 
There are 24 teams divided in four group as follows :
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
INDIA (H)
PARAGUAY
IRAN
UNITED STATES
MALI
GUINEA
COLOMBIA
NEW ZEALAND
GERMANY
GHANA
TURKEY
COSTA RICA

GROUP D
GROUP E
GROUP F
NORTH KOREA
HONDURAS
IRAQ
NIGER
JAPAN
MEXICO
BRAZIL
NEW CALEDONIA
CHILE
SPAIN
FRANCE
ENGLAND

As it is a big tournament, it has a long schedule :

DATE
TEAMS
VENUE
Oct 06, 2017
17.00 IST
Colombia vs Ghana
Group A
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 06, 2017
17.00 IST
New Zealand vs Turkey
Group B
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 06, 2017
20.00 IST
India vs USA
Group A
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 06, 2017
20.00 IST
Paraguay vs Mali
Group B
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 07, 2017
17.00 IST
Germany vs Costa Rica
Group C
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 07, 2017
17.00 IST
Brazil vs Spain
Group D
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 07, 2017
20.00 IST
Iran vs Guinea
Group C
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 07, 2017
20.00 IST
Korea DPR vs Niger
Group D
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 08, 2017
17.00 IST
New Caledonia vs France
Group E
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 08, 2017
17.00 IST
Chile vs England
Group F
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 08, 2017
20.00 IST
Honduras vs Japan
Group E
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 08, 2017
20.00 IST
Iraq vs Mexico
Group F
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 09, 2017
17.00 IST
Ghana vs USA
Group A
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 09, 2017
17.00 IST
Turkey vs Mali
Group B
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 09, 2017
20.00 IST
India vs Colombia
Group A
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 09, 2017
20.00 IST
Paraguay vs New Zealand
Group B
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 10, 2017
17.00 IST
Costa Rica vs Guinea
Group C
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 10, 2017
17.00 IST
Spain vs Niger
Group D
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 10, 2017
20.00 IST
Iran vs Germany
Group C
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 10, 2017
20.00 IST
Korea DPR vs Brazil
Group D
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 11, 2017
17.00 IST
France vs Japan
Group E
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 11, 2017
17.00 IST
England vs Mexico
Group F
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 11, 2017
20.00 IST
Honduras vs New
Calendonia
Group E
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 11, 2017
20.00 IST
Iraq vs Chile
Group F
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 12, 2017
17.00 IST
Mali vs New Zealand
Group B
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 12, 2017
17.00 IST
Turkey vs Paraguay
Group B
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 12, 2017
20.00 IST
Ghana vs India
Group A
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 12, 2017
20.00 IST
USA vs Colombia
Group A
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 13, 2017
17.00 IST
Costa Rica vs Iran
Group C
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 13, 2017
17.00 IST
Guinea vs Germany
Group C
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 13, 2017
20.00 IST
Niger vs Brazil
Group D
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 13, 2017
20.00 IST
Spain vs Korea DPR
Group D
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 14, 2017
17.00 IST
France vs Honduras
Group E
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 14, 2017
17.00 IST
Japan vs New Caledonia
Group E
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 14, 2017
20.00 IST
Mexico vs Chile
Group F
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 14, 2017
20.00 IST
England vs Iraq
Group F
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 16, 2017
17.00 IST
Runner-up Group A vs
Runner-up Group C
(Round of 16)
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 16, 2017
20.00 IST
Winner Group B vs
Third Place Group A / C / D
(Round of 16)
Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, New Delhi
Oct 17, 2017
17.00 IST
Winner Group C vs
Third Place Group A / B / F
(Round of 16)
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 17, 2017
17.00 IST
Winner Group E vs
Runner-up Group D
(Round of 16)
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 17, 2017
20.00 IST
Winner Group F vs
Runner-up Group E
(Round of 16)
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 17, 2017
20.00 IST
Runner-up Group B
vs Runner-up Group F
(Round of 16)
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 18, 2017
17.00 IST
Winner Group A vs
Third Place Group C / D / E
(Round of 16)
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 18, 2017
20.00 IST
Winner Group D vs
Third Place Group B / E / F
(Round of 16)
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 21, 2017
17.00 IST
Winner Match 43 vs
Winner Match 42
(Quarter-finals)
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 21, 2017
20.00 IST
Winner Match 38 vs
Winner Match 41
(Quarter-finals)
Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium, Goa
Oct 22, 2017
17.00 IST
Winner Match 40 vs
Winner Match 39
(Quarter-finals)
Jawaharlal Nehru
International Stadium,
Kochi
Oct 22, 2017
20.00 IST
Winner Match 37 vs
Winner Match 44
(Quarter-finals)
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 25, 2017
17.00 IST
Winner Match 46 vs
Winner Match 45
(Semi Finals)
Indira Gandhi Athletic
Stadium, Guwahati
Oct 25, 2017
20.00 IST
Winner Match 48 vs
Winner Match 47
(Semi Finals)
Dr DY Patil Stadium,
Navi Mumbai
Oct 28, 2017
17.00 IST
Loser Match 49 vs
Loser Match 50
(Third-place play-off)
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,
Kolkata
Oct 28, 2017
20.00 IST
Winner Match 49 vs
Winner Match
(Finals)
Vivekananda Yuba
Bharati Krirangan,

The entire Tournament will be played in six locations across the country. The six venues for hosting the matches are:

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Capacity : 66600

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
Capacity : 58000

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Capacity : 29748

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Capacity : 23800


Fatorda Stadium, Goa
Capacity : 16200

DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Capacity : 45300


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