NEW DELHI: The last phase of event promotion for India’s first ever FIFA tournament kicks off on 17 August from the capitak. The six-city trophy tour will cover a distance of 9,000 km between 17 August and 26 September.
After the capital, where the trophy will be on display till 22 August, the tour will move to Guwahati from 24 to 29 August, and then on to Kolkata till 5 September. Kolkata will play host to the final of the U-17 world cup. Goa features second last on the list, from 14 to 19 September. Kochi will be the last stop, where the trophy will be on display between 21 and 26 September, where the 40-day tour ends.
Local organising committee chairman Praful Patel said,”The trophy experience is important, because it will give the fans around the country the opportunity to get up close to the same official winner’s trophy that the captain of the winning team of the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be lifting on 28 October in Kolkata.”
FIFA chief commercial officer Phillipe Le Floc’h added, “This initiative is about bringing the excitement of the FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy experience closer to India’s fans in the run up to this milestone competition. The trophy embodies both the dreams of the best U-17 players in the world and those of millions of Indian fans who will be hosting the football world in October.”
