FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: African champions Mali arrive in Mumbai for showpiece event

Mali, who are placed in Group B, will start their campaign on 6 October, the first day of the World Cup, with a match against Paraguay

Mumbai: The Mali team arrived in the city on Monday for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup. [caption id=“attachment_4104393” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The U-17 national team of Mali. Credit: CAFOnline[/caption] Mali, who are placed in Group B, will start their campaign on 6 October, the first day of the World Cup, with a match against Paraguay at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. The two other teams in Group B are Turkey and New Zealand. The FIFA U-17 World Cup that will go on from 6-28 October is being hosted by India for the first time. Apart from Navi Mumbai, games will be played at Kochi, Goa, Delhi, Guwahati and Kolkata.