February 17, 2014 7:54 PM

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U-17 FIFA World Cup: FIFA inspection team to arrive on Feb 20

Three officials from the world governing body of football, FIFA, are arriving in New Delhi on February 20th for a 10-day long visit to the country to inspect the stadia shortlisted for the 2017 Under-17 World Cup. After reaching on February 20, the three officials will fly down the next day to Mumbai to take stock of the Cooperage stadium over which an artificial turf has been laid under FIFA's 'Win in India with India' programme. The three officials will visit all the eight venues shortlisted by the All India Football Federation for the 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup. However, only six stadiums will be required for the prestigious event. The FIFA team will inspect the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Ambedkar Stadium, in New Delhi on February 25th and 26th.Besides the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi and Cooperage in Mumbai, the other six shortlisted are Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, KSFA Stadium in Bangalore, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Margao, Kochi and Guwahati and Balewadi Stadium in Pune.

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