A FIFA official on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the progress made at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium and four training grounds in Kochi for hosting the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament. Read | Did India’s FIFA U-17 World Cup team really beat Italy? Here’s the truthEarlier, the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium was declared fit for hosting the prestigious FIFA U-17 World Cup. The FIFA U-17 World Cup will be played between October 6 and October 28 later this year. It was in October last year that Kochi was officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the FIFA U-17 World Cup by a high-level delegation of football’s world body.

Source: Hindustan Times June 27, 2017 12:45 UTC