The FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup which was scheduled to take place in India later this year has been postponed.
The Bureau of FIFA council after assessing the effect of Coronavirus took the decision to reschedule the match for the next year from 17 February to 7 March.
Relaxing news came in when the council announced that there will be no change in the eligibility criteria. Hence, the players who are born on or after 1 January 2003 and on or before 31 December 2005 will be part of the team.
Delighted to share the new dates for the #U17WWC, which will now be held between Feb 17 to Mar 7, 2021. I would like to thank all our stakeholders for their continuous support over this period. AIFF & LOC remain committed to delivering a historic tournament.#football#India pic.twitter.com/BOLyLyHBch
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) May 12, 2020
As the news came in for the postponement, India kickstarted its preparation for hosting the match after a halt due to the COVID-19 outbreak and finalised the name of five cities where the matches will take place.
The #U17WWC will take place in five cities in India 🇮🇳.
✅ Ahmedabad
✅ Bhubaneswar
✅ Guwahati
✅ Kolkata
✅ Navi MumbaiThe countdown to #KickOffTheDream, is back 🔛. pic.twitter.com/7WF1pXkVwv
— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) May 12, 2020
Apart from it, the Under 20 Women’s World Cup dates have also been changed. Hosted by Costa Rica and Panama, the matches will be played from 20 January to 6 February 2021.
Following a thorough assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has taken the following decisions: #U20WWC will be played 20 Jan – 6 Feb 2021.#U17WWC will be played 17 Feb – 7 March 2021.
— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) May 12, 2020
