FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India to be held from February 17 to March 7

The delay in India was on Tuesday rescheduled to one year from now from February 17 to March 7 after the world body made an “exhaustive evaluation” of the circumstance emerging out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The competition was initially planned to be held from November 2 to 21 this year yet was deferred a month ago due to the coronavirus episode, which carried worldwide games exercises to a granulating stop. FIFA declared that the competition will keep its unique qualification standards and permit “players conceived on or after January 1, 2003, and at the latest December 31, 2005” to contend.

Following an intensive evaluation of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting proposals made by the FIFA-Confederations COVID-19 Working Group, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has taken the choice to affirm the proposed new competition dates, subject to additionally checking, the FIFA said in an announcement. The competition will be held at five settings in the nation Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, and Navi Mumbai and contested among 16 groups, with India being programmed qualifiers in what will be the nation’s lady appearance in the U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Enchanted to share the new dates for the U17WWC, which will currently be held between Feb 17 to Mar 7, 2021. The dates were affirmed in the wake of considering the time expected to finish the UEFA, CONCACAF, CAF, OFC, and CONMEBOL capability competitions just as the most ideal conditions in the nation to have a fruitful FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the LOC said.

Five residual qualifying occasions that of Africa, Europe, Oceania, South America, and Central, North America, and the Caribbean saw an end because of the progressing worldwide wellbeing emergency, which has influenced millions around the world. The LOC expressed we are presently looking forward and wanting to have an awesome competition that will give ladies’ football in India, the ideal stage to develop and create.

All the host urban areas have invested in a ton of energy and duty up until now, and we are cheerful that the new dates will permit them to compensate for some recent setbacks and give force going ahead. The official calendar of the competition was reported in February, and Navi Mumbai was to have the last.