India, hosting its first ever FIFA tournament in the U-17 World Cup, will set the record of having the farthest distance between two venues in the event's history.
Six venues will host the October 6-28 tournament and the vastness of the country, which is hosting the 17th edition, meant that it will go into record books.
The distance of 2,431 kilometres between Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi and Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati is the farthest between two venues in the history of the tournament, which started in 1985. The four other venues are Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, Nehru Stadium in Margao, D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, which will host the summit clash on October 28, is the biggest stadium and it can host 66,600 fans.
The country's third-largest stadium is located in Kochi with a capacity of over 60,000 spectators. Three teams — Niger, New Caledonia and hosts India — are either making their maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance or their first-ever outing at a FIFA tournament.