New Delhi on Sunday became the latest venue to get the green signal to host next year's FIFA U-17 World Cup after receiving the nod from a high-level delegation of football's world body.
The capital, thus, became the fourth venue to be ratified to host next year's FIFA U-17 World Cup New after Kochi, Navi Mumbai and Goa. A 13-member FIFA delegation together with 10 members of the local Organising Committee (lOC) made an inspection to ascertain the readiness of New Delhi to host matches and training sessions at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.