Anurag Singh Thakur graces opening ceremony of the FIFA U-17 Women’s Football World Cup

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur today attended the opening ceremony of the FIFA U-17 Women’s Football World Cup India 2022 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

Union Minister Shri @ianuragthakur flanked by Union Minister Shri @dpradhanbjp and Odisha CM Shri @Naveen_Odisha at the inaugural ceremony of #FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 at Kalinga Stadium in #Bhubaneswar.#KickOffTheDream #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/w1B55DAEF6

— PIB in Odisha (@PIBBhubaneswar) October 11, 2022

Shri Thakur also watched the match between India and USA. Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister for Law and Justice Shri Kiren Rijiju also attended the inaugural ceremony of the World Cup.

The much awaited #FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 kicks off to a fiery start at the #KalingaStadium #Bhubaneswar.

Union Ministers @ianuragthakur, @dpradhanbjp, @KirenRijiju & CM @Naveen_Odisha grace the inaugural of the tournament.@MIB_India @YASMinistry pic.twitter.com/aWH96u0lLM

— PIB in Odisha (@PIBBhubaneswar) October 11, 2022

India is hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, which is being organized at three venues. The matches will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, PJN Stadium in Goa and DY Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

As many as 16 nations will be taking part in the grand sporting event which will continue till October 30. The seventh edition of the prestigious tournament has four groups – A, B, C and D – and Navi Mumbai is set to host the grand final on 30^th October.

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 will see three former champions in France, Japan and Spain take the field. Meanwhile, Canada, Germany and New Zealand – along with Japan – will continue their proud record of participating in every edition of this spectacle.

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐚𝐚… 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐚𝐚…!!

The stadium rose up to cheer for #TeamIndia as they enter. In a short while from now, host #India will face #USA in their first match in the #FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 at #KalingaStadium, #Bhubaneswar @ianuragthakur @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/2jH6Pk91ZO

— PIB in Odisha (@PIBBhubaneswar) October 11, 2022

Host India in the meantime is the debutant in this edition of the World Cup. After boys in 2017, it is now the turn of India’s U-17 women’s team to make it big at this tournament.