New Delhi: International football body, Fifa, has expressed satisfaction over progress made at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium and four training grounds in Kochi for hosting the upcoming Under-17 football World Cup.
Tournament director of the local organising committee Javier Ceppi said Kochi has picked up pace for renovations after falling behind schedule in March.
Kochi is schedule to host one of the quarter-finals of the tournament, to be hosted by India from October 6 to 28, 100 days away now.
“With 100 days to go, things seem to be under control and renovations are going as planned,” Ceppi said on Tuesday.
Ceppi added that preparations at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai and the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, venue for the final, were close to completion. The D.Y.Patil Stadium will host the opening game and a semi-final.
