With India hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup from October 6-28, Indian football authorities earlier this year launched a legacy program for the country’s first ever major FIFA tournament. READ | FIFA U-17 World Cup: Football ground at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium out of boundsFIFA president Gianni Infantino believed that the legacy project is ‘laying the foundation for a true revolution’ in Indian football. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be played from October 6 to 28. LOC officials also provided HT a list of schools in Delhi/NCR along with the number of students reached from each school. He added that the 11 million students are being ‘reached through schools’, while 80,000-90,000 have been reached directly through football festivals and other events.
