NEW DELHI: After losing out to Poland on their their bid for the men’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has indicated to FIFA that they would like to host the next edition of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2020.
“We are examining the possibility of bidding for the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2020. If you look at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, it gave such a fillip for the game in the country, and we expect the (U-20) Women’s World Cup to do the same for women’s football,” AIFF general secretary Kushal Das told The Times of India.
What could go in India’s favour is the fact that the country already has six stadiums — Navi Mumbai’s Dr DY Patil Sports Stadium, Goa’s Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic International Stadium, Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium and New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium — all of which meet FIFA requirements, having hosted the U-17 World Cup.
