The FIFA U-17 World Cup is coming to an end with final being played on 28th October between England and Spain in Kolkata.

With India hosting a FIFA tournament for the very first time, the leading body has lauded the host for delivering a hugely successful tournament. FIFA has appreciated both quality of the football as well as the organization.

FIFA Head of Competitions:  "The figures speak for themselves, it is going to be the most attended U-17 World Cup. On the field, the matches were of high quality, played in high speed and technically also it was of high class. It has been a fantastic tournament and India has delivered it. It shows that India is a football nation in every sense," 

"We want to commend all the six host venues for the successful hosting of the tournament. All the teams are happy and the coaches told us that training sites were of the top level. They did not expect such a good quality training pitches. All the teams are satisfied regarding accommodation, food and transportation,"

FIFA even stated that India is capable of hosting the bigger global tournament in the future which is a massive boost as AIFF has already placed a bid to host the U-20 World Cup.

Apart from that India is well on course to set new records in terms of spectator attendance. The total number of the spectator in all-six venues currently stands at 12,24,027, a mere 6949 than earlier attendance record in 1985 and with two matches left, India will be most attended FIFA U-17 WC ever.