The CONMEBOL team secured their World Cup berth by finishing third in the South American U-17 Championship that was held earlier this year. It will be Colombia’s sixth FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance though they haven’t played the last three editions of the tournament with Nigeria 2009 being the last FIFA U-17 World Cup they took part in. The boys and the staff are all looking forward to a competitive tournament where we will put our best foot forward.” Los Cafeteros coach Restrepo said: “We are delighted to be here. The South American nation is placed in Group A and will play two of its group matches in New Delhi and one match in Navi Mumbai. The first to land in India for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, Colombia will play a practice game against Mohali-based Minerva Academy side on September 27 in Gurgaon.Ĭolombia coach Orlando Restrepo exuded confidence that his boys will put up a good show in the marquee junior event, starting October 6. (Midfielders): Suresh Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, Nongdamba Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. (Defenders): Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande. Squad: (Goalkeepers) Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal. “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 off,” he said. “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 matches,” de Matos said. They had also participated in a four-nation tournament in Mexico where they lost to the home side and Colombia, but held Chile to a 1-1 draw with 10 men. They had played against Macedonia, Serbia and Benfica amongst other teams. December 1: India vs Venezuela.In an effort to field a strong team in the prestigious tournament, the AIFF had provided exposure tours for the U-17 side. India's matches in Manaus, Brazil: November 25: India vs Brazil November 28: India vs Chile. Das also said that the AIFF is finalising the schedule for the four-nation tournament in Kerala in December for the women's team to gain valuable international exposure. Last year, they went to Turkey and Uzbekistan for exposure tours.
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"Brazil and Chile are regular World Cup teams, and I am confident playing against such opposition will help our women's team to grow in stature." The Indian women's team had last month travelled to Dubai, Bahrain and Sweden to play a series of friendly matches.
"As the governing body, we want to provide the best platform for preparation for our women's senior team as they prepare for the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022," AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das said. The exposure tour is part of the Indian women's team's preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held in Mumbai and Pune from January 20 to February 6 next year. "This will be the first time any Indian senior national team will be playing against either Brazil, Chile or Venezuela," the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said in a release. It is not yet known whether the 35-year-old Marta will feature in this tournament but it will certainly be one of the toughest tournaments the Indian women's team has ever taken part in. She is Brazil's top international scorer with 112 goals from 167 matches. Marta, the six-time World Player of the Year, was the best player and top scorer in the 2007 World Cup. The world number seven Brazil, who were the 2007 World Cup runners-up and Olympics silver medallists in 20, are captained by superstar Marta Vieira da Silva, who is widely considered as the greatest female footballer in the world. Chile, ranked 37th in the FIFA chart, and Venezuela (56th) are the other teams that the 57th-ranked Indians will face in the November 25 to December 1 tournament to be held in Manaus, Brazil. NEW DELHI: The Indian women's football team will take on former World Cup runners-up Brazil for the first time ever during an international tournament later this month as part of its preparations for next year's AFC Asian Cup.
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