India are now staging the 24-team under-17 World Cup to be played in six cities and a participating team by the virtue of being the hosts. "At the competitive level, the US are different because they only missed one under-17 World Cup... Brazil's Vinicius Junior, who is set to join world football club giants Real Madrid next year, is missing after his club refused to release him. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is hoping to have a full house for Friday's match but the fact remains that the sports ministry has grabbed 26,000 tickets for free distribution. TODAY’S MATCHES IN NEW DELHIGroup A: Colombia vs Ghana (5pm); India vs US (8 pm).

Source: The Telegraph October 05, 2017 22:30 UTC