The FIFA U-17 Women World Cup India 2022 was inaugurated this evening at the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar. Besides the state chief minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur and Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju graced the inaugural ceremony of this historic event at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

At the time of filing this story India was playing against USA and the hosts are trailing by four goals. Earlier in another match Brazil defeated Morocco 1-0.