For the first time, India will compete in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Their three Group A games will take place in Bhubaneswar. Watch in real-time!
The Indian women’s football team will meet the United States in their Group A opening of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 on Tuesday at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Indian women qualified for the tournament as hosts and will compete in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, now in its seventh iteration, for the first time. In India, you can watch the live streaming!
Aside from the United States, India will face Morocco and mighty Brazil in their subsequent group matches on October 14 and 17, respectively. All of India’s group matches will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
India will most likely be captained by Astam Oraon, who led the squad on the previous exposure tour to Spain, and will be coached by Sweden’s Thomas Dennerby, a former Nigeria women’s football team coach.
In total, 16 countries will compete for four quarter-final positions, divided evenly across four groups. The top two from each group will advance.
Champions in the making Spain is in Group C, while Japan, the 2014 champions who have also finished runners-up twice, is in Group D. North Korea, the event’s most successful team with two titles, will not participate in the biannual tournament.
The semi-finals will be hosted at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, with the final taking place on October 30 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was originally slated for 2020 in India, however, it was postponed due to COVID-19.
The junior women’s World Cup will be India’s second major FIFA event, following the hosting of the FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup in 2017.
How to Watch Live FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 live?
All FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup matches will be broadcast live on India’s Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD TV networks. The Voot Select app and JioTV will both offer live streaming.
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FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 Schedule:
All times are in IST (Indian Standard Time) (IST)
Tuesday, October 11: India vs. the United States – 8:00 p.m. IST
Friday, October 14 – 8:00 PM IST: India vs. Morocco
Monday, October 17th, 8:00 PM IST: India vs. Brazil
Friday, October 21: Quarter-finals begin at 4:30 p.m. IST.
Saturday, October 22: Quarter-finals begin at 4:30 p.m. IST.
Semi-final 1 – 4.30 PM IST, Wednesday, October 26
Wednesday, October 26: Semi-final 2 begins at 8 p.m. IST.
Sunday, October 30th, 4.30 PM IST: Third place
Sunday, October 30th: 8 p.m. IST
Indian football squad at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022:
Monalisha Devi, Melody Chanu, and Anjali Munda are the goalkeepers.
Astam Oraon, Kajal, Naketa, Purnima Kumari, Varshika, and Shilky Devi are the defenders.
Babina Devi, Nitu Linda, Shailja, and Shubhangi Singh are the midfielders.
Anita Kumari, Lynda Kom, Neha, Rejya Devi, Shelia Devi, Kajol D’Souza, Lavanya Upadhyay, and Sudha Tirkey are the forwards.
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Groups for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022:
Group A consists of India, Brazil, the United States, and Morocco.
Group B consists of Germany, Nigeria, Chile, and New Zealand.
Group C consists of Spain, Colombia, Mexico, and China.
Group D consists of Japan, Tanzania, Canada, and France.
