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When the group schedule for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India came out, it became clear that hosts India would play their matches at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, but now the AIFF has placed a request with FIFA to consider New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to host the home nations games upon a request from the Government of India.
AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das told the media, “On the advice of the government, the AIFF has made a request to the FIFA to see if the group matches involving India can be held in New Delhi.”
And Kushal Das continued by saying, “I cannot say as of now with 100 percent certainty that New Delhi will host the group matches involving India. We have made a request and it is for the FIFA to take a decision. Let us see what happens.”
“Unfortunately, Delhi cannot have matches after October 15 due to high pollution level after Diwali. The government felt since Delhi is the National Capital we can request FIFA to hold the matches involving India here,” Kushal Das added.
The request from the Government of India comes late despite the fact being known that the LOC and AIFF preferred Navi Mumbai as the home venue in the competitions group stage for the India U-17s.
On the other side there has been talk of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to attend at least one match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and that ideally a game of Team India.
Lets see now how this matter is resolved as it is a highly political issue, which all sides want to solve in the general interest.
The draw of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup group stage will be held on July 7 in Mumbai.
