FIFA Releases Dates For U17, Futsal World Cup Tournaments

FIFA Releases Dates For U17, Futsal World Cup Tournaments

By Niyi Busari

The FIFA Confederations COVID-19 Working Group confirmed that the 2020 U17 Women's World Cup in India will go ahead between February 17 and March 7, 2021,

The Working Group after deliberations also concluded that the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup, in Lithuania, will take place from September 12 to October 3, 2021.

While announcing that its competitions will hold later this year and early next year, FIFA also confirmed the Women's U-20s World Cup, originally planned for August has been rescheduled for January 2021.

The competition, which is hosted jointly by Costa Rica and Panama, was due to take place in August and September but was postponed on April 3 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

FIFA has now revealed the tournament will run from January 20 to February 6, with the same eligibility rules in place in terms of player ages.