FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Friday described the ongoing Under-17 World Cup here as a "resounding success" but refrained from giving any commitment on India's bid to host the U-20 World Cup in 2019. "The FIFA U-17 World Cup in India is a resounding success with some records broken. But I have now found out that India is also not only a football country but is a football continent. The way the (FIFA U-17) World Cup has been perceived by the people of India has been amazing," he said.
Asked whether FIFA will consider India's bid to host the 2019 U-20 World Cup, he replied "This year, there were two World Cups The U-20 World Cup in South Korea was a successful one and then this U-17 World Cup in India has also been a success. We have received request from several countries expressing desire to host the 2019 U-20 World Cup. Now the FIFA administration will analyse this and present it (a report) to the FIFA Council early next year (for a decision)," he said.