Hosts India have announced their 21-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Under 17 World Cup for the tournament beginning on 6th October.
India have been drawn in Group A alongside USA, Colombia, and Ghana, and will face the USA on October 06, followed by Colombia and Ghana on October 09 and October 12 respectively at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
a�?We believe that we are prepared for the FIFA U-17 World Cupa�?, said Head Coach of the India U-17s Luis Norton de Matos. a�?The team has worked hard and made progress, but at the same time we go directly to a high-level competition against some of the best teams in the worlda�?
a�?We will fight to win each match even if there is only five percent chance of winning. We will not give up and nothing is impossible in football. Our plan is to show the world that we are on the same page as thema�?, Matos added.
In an effort to field a strong team for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 India, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) provided exposure tours for the India U-17s wherein the Indian Colts faced Macedonia, Serbia, and Benfica amongst other teams. The Indian Colts had also participated in a Four-Nation Tournament in Mexico where they lost against Mexico and Colombia but held Chile to a 1-1 draw with ten-man.
a�?Against Chile and Macedonia we registered good results but the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be a competition and competitions are different from friendly matchesa�?, Matos informed.
a�?However, the level of the players is very high and we plan to give it our all once the FIFA U-17 World Cup kicks-offa�?, Matos quipped.
Final India U-17 Squad
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GOALKEEPERS:A�Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal
DEFENDERS:A�Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande
MIDFIELDERS:A�Suresh Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Amarjit Singh Kiyam (c), Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, Nongdamba Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md.A�Shahjahan
FORWARDS:A�Rahim Ali, Aniket Jadhav
India will play its group games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium inA�the national capital, New Delhi.
