FIFA U-17 World Cup: Kochi gears up for Brazil vs Spain

Updated:8 years ago

Kochi (Kerala), Oct 07 (ANI): Kochi is all set to witness what possibly is the biggest group phase match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Fans roared in to see two of the biggest football nations in the world go head-to-head at the JLN Stadium. The excitement is palpable in the air as three times FIFA Under-17 World Cup champion Brazil take on European champions Spain in the opening Group D fixture on Saturday evening. Draped in the football fever, Kochi could not have asked for anything better than this tremendous showdown between the South American champions Brazil and European qualifying tournament winners Spain. Though scores of fans have held their hearts for this exciting tournament, the crowd may not be as loud as usual because FIFA has forced the local organisers to cut down the stadium capacity to just 29,200 to comply with the world body's strict evacuation related rules.

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