AIFF shows interest in hosting U-20 FIFA World Cup here in 2019.

New Delhi: All India Football Federation (AIFF), on Tuesday, expressed interest in hosting FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2019 and submitted an expression of interest for same to the world football body.

India is also set to host U-17 FIFA football world cup from October 6-28 2017.

AIFF president, Praful Patel, stated that this would be the next “logical step for the development of Football in India.”

“With India hosting the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 this year in October, we feel hosting the U-20 World Cup would be the best way to sustain the footballing momentum in India. Even though the event was held earlier this year in Asia in the Korea Republic, we would be happy to discuss with FIFA about the possibility of hosting the event in India in 2019,” he said.

The format of the U-20 World Cup is same as the FIFA U-17 World Cup with 24 teams playing out of six venues.