FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 to be held in Guwahati

February 19: It’s going to be another feather in the cap of Assam. Guwahati has been selected along with four other venues for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020. The other four venues are Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and Navi Mumbai. 16 teams of women’s football will compete across 32 matches to lift the coveted trophy in Navi Mumbai on 21 November, 2020.

Let's #KickOffTheDream

Happy to inform you all that Guwahati will be hosting 6 matches of the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2020 to be held in November this year.#U17WWC pic.twitter.com/Td5h6ZoGv0

— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) February 18, 2020

The inaugural match will be played on 2 November, 2020. The quarter-finals will be played on November 12 and 13. The semi-finals are slated for November 17 next. The play-off for the third place and the final will be played on November 21 later this year. The official slogan – ‘Kick Off The Dream’ – was also unveiled at a press conference in New Delhi.