DILI (14 May 2020) – The ravaging COVID-19 pandemic has forced FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India to be rescheduled to next year. where it will now be held on from 17 February to 7 March 2021.
It was supposed to be held this year on 2-21 November.
With the postponement, FIFA also revealed that it will retain its original eligibility criteria, which means players born on or after 1 January 2003, and on or before 31 December 2005, will be allowed to compete.
The tournament will be held at five venues – Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, and Navi Mumbai.
Sixteen countries, including hosts India as automatic qualifiers, will compete.
It will be India’s maiden appearance in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup.
India also hosted the men’s Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017.
