FIFA U-17 World Cup, India matches: Timings, squad, venue, live telecast and more

Mumbai: India is all set to witness the footballing extravaganza as FIFA U-17 World Cup is set to kickoff on October 6. While India boasts a tremendous fan following for the top-league European football leagues, this will be the first time when India will be hosting football tournament of such magnitude.

The other Asian countries to host the championship are China hosted it in 1985, Japan in 1993, South Korea in 2007 and the United Arab Emirates in 2013.

Here's all you need to know about the Indian team's matches.

Tournament format:

The teams have been divided into six groups. Top two teams from each group and four best third-placed teams qualify for the Round of 16, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place playoff and the final.

India U-17 squad:

Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal

Defenders: Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande

Midfielders: Suresh Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Amarjit Singh Kiyam (captain), Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson  Singh, Nongdamba Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. Shahjahan

Forwards: Rahim Ali, Aniket Jadhav

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Schedule:

Group A Fixtures

October 6 Colombia vs Ghana 17:00 IST

October 6 India vs United States 20:00 IST

October 9 Ghana vs United States 17:00 IST

October 9 India vs Colombia 20:00 IST

October 12 Ghana vs India 20:00 IST

October 12 United States vs Colombia 20:00 IST

Round of 16:

October 16 Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group C 17:00 IST

October 16 Winner Group B vs Third Place Group A / C / D 20:00 IST

October 17 Winner Group C vs Third Place Group A / B / F 17:00 IST

October 17 Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group D 17:00 IST

October 17 Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E 20:00 IST

October 17 Runner-up Group B vs Runner-up Group F 20:00 IST

October 18 Winner Group A vs Third Place Group C / D / E 17:00 IST

October 18 Winner Group D vs Third Place Group B / E / F 20:00 IST

Quarter-finals:

October 21 Winner Match 43 vs Winner Match 42 17:00 IST

October 21 Winner Match 38 vs Winner Match 41 20:00 IST

October 22 Winner Match 40 vs Winner Match 39 17:00 IST

October 22 Winner Match 37 vs Winner Match 44 20:00 IST

Semi-finals:

October 25 Winner Match 46 vs Winner Match 45 17:00 IST

October 25 Winner Match 48 vs Winner Match 47 20:00 IST

Third-place play-off:

October 28 Loser Match 49 vs Loser Match 50 17:00 IST

Final:

October 28 Winner Match 49 vs Winner Match 50 20:00 IST

Venues:

The tournament will be hosted across six cities. India will be playing all their Group A matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.

The other matches of the tournament will be played at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, DY Patil Navi Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Goa, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi and Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium  Guwahati.

Telecast of the matches:

English: SONY TEN 2, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY ESPN & SONY ESPN HD channels.

Hindi & Bengali: SONY TEN 3 & SONY TEN 3 HD.

Live streaming: The football fans can witness the live stream of the matches on the SonyLIV App and website.