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The FIFA U-17 World Cup will kick off on October 6. India will play their first match against USA on the first day in Delhi.
Updated : Sep 08, 2017, 02:51 PM IST
The FIFA U-17 World Cup will kick off on October 6. India will play their first match against USA on the first day in Delhi.
India have got the A1 position in Group A being the host. The three other teams joining India in Group A are the USA, Ghana and Colombia.
All India matches will be played in the national capital New Delhi.
Group A
India, USA, Colombia and Ghana
Group B
Paraguay, Mali, New Zealand, Turkey
Group C
Iran, Guinea, Germany and Costa Rica
Group D
DPR Korea, Niger, Brazil, Spain
Group E
Honduras, Japan, New Caledonia, France
Group F
Iraq, Mexico, Chile, England
The matches will be played six cities i.e. Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Kochi and Goa.
Here is the full schedule of the FIFA Under 17 world cup:
6 October
Colombia v/s Ghana - 17:00 GROUP A, Delhi
New Zealand v/s Turkey- 17:00 GROUP B, Navi Mumbai
India v/s USA- 20:00 GROUP A, Delhi
Paraguay v/s Mali- 20:00 GROUP B, Navi Mumbai
7 October
Germany v/s Costa Rica- 17:00 GROUP C, Goa
Brazil v/s Spain- 17:00 GROUP D, Kochi
Iran v/s Guinea- 20:00 GROUP C, Goa
DPR Korea v/s Niger- 20:00 GROUP D, Kochi
08 October
New Caledonia v/s France- 17:00 GROUP E, Guwahati
Chile v/s England- 17:00 GROUP F, Kolkata
Honduras v/s Japan- 20:00 GROUP E, Guwahati
Iraq v/s Mexico- 20:00 GROUP F, Kolkata
9 October
Ghana v/s USA - 17:00 GROUP A, New Delhi
Turkey v/s Mali - 17:00 GROUP B, Navi Mumbai
India v/s Colombia - 20:00 GROUP A, Delhi
Paraguay v/s New Zealand - 20:00 GROUP B, Navi Mumbai
10 October
Costa Rica v/s Guinea - 17:00 GROUP C, Goa
Spain v/s Niger - 17:00 GROUP D, Kochi
Iran v/s Germany - 20:00 GROUP C, Goa
DPR Korea v/s Brazil - 20:00 GROUP D, Kochi
11 October
France v/s Japan - 17:00 GROUP E, Guwahati
England v/s Mexico - 17:00 GROUP F, Kolkata
Honduras v/s New Caledonia - 20:00 GROUP E, Guwahati
Iraq v/s Chile - 20:00 GROUP F, Kolkata
12 October
Mali v/s New Zealand - 17:00 GROUP B, New Delhi
Turkey v/s Paraguay - 17:00 GROUP B, Navi Mumbai
Ghana v/s India - 20:00 GROUP A, New Delhi
USA v/s Colombia - 20:00 GROUP A, Navi Mumbai
13 October
Costa Rica v/s Iran - 17:00 GROUP C, Goa
Guinea v/s Germany - 17:00 GROUP C, Kochi
Niger v/s Brazil - 20:00 GROUP D, Goa
Spain v/s DPR Korea - 20:00 GROUP D, Kochi
14 October
France v/s Honduras - 17:00 GROUP E, Guwahati
Japan v/s New Caledonia - 17:00 GROUP E, Kolkata
Mexico v/s Chile - 20:00 GROUP F, Guwahati
England v/s Iraq - 20:00 GROUP F, Kolkata
The two top team from each group will qualify for the Round of 16. Four third placed team will also get to the next round.
Round of 16
16 October
[2A] V/S [2C] 17:00, Delhi- Match 37
[1B] V/S [3ACD] 20:00, Delhi- Match 38
17 October
[1C] v/s [3ABF] 17:00, Goa- Match 39
[1E] v/s [2D] 17:00, Guwahati- Match 40
[1F] v/s [2E] 20:00, Kolkata- Match 41
[2B] v/s [2F] 20:00, Goa- Match 42
18 October
[1A] v/s [3CDE] 17:00, Navi Mumbai- Match 43
[1D] v/s [3BEF] 20:00, Kochi- Match 44
QUARTER-FINALS
21 October
[W43] v/s [W42] 17:00, Guwahati-Match 45
[W38] v/s [W41] 20:00, Goa- Match 46
22 October
[W40] v/s [W39] 17:00, Kochi- Match 47
[W37] v/s [W44] 20:00, Kolkata- Match 48
SEMI-FINALS
25 October
[W46] v/s [W45] 17:00, Guwahati- Match 49
[W48] v/s [W47] 20:00, Navi Mumbai- Match 50
PLAY-OFF FOR THIRD PLACE
28 October
[L49] v/s [L50] 17:00, Kolkata
FINAL
28 October
[W49] v/s [W50] 20:00, Kolkata