FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Indian colts to participate in four-nation tournament in Mexico

New Delhi: With less than 100 days to go for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Indian squad is gearing up to take part in the Torneo de 4 Naciones Tournament in Mexico City, as part of its preparations for the mega event. [caption id=“attachment_3197986” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Indian U-17 football team. Twitter@IndianFootball[/caption] The tournament which features four teams, including India, will see the Indian colts square off against the U-17 teams of Mexico, Colombia and Chile. The Indian squad will be locking horns against Mexico on 3 August before facing Colombia on 4 August and Chile on 6 August. In an effort to build a strong team, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has provided the Indian squad an exposure trip to Europe where it faced Serbia, Macedonia and Benfica SL among other club and national teams. India was drawn in Group A of the Under-17 World Cup alongside USA, Colombia and Ghana. The hosts begin their first Under-17 World Cup 2017 campaign against the USA on 6 October at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. India meet Colombia in their second Group A encounter on the 9 October. While the other two sides Mexico and Chile are also pitted in the same group for the Under-17 World Cup. The group F fixtures will take place in Kolkata and Chile will take on Mexico on 14 October.