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U-17 World Cup: Coach confident after India name squad

Updated on: 22 September,2017 11:50 AM IST  |  Margao
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India yesterday named a 21-member football team for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be held across six cities from October 6.

U-17 World Cup: Coach confident after India name squad


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India yesterday named a 21-member football team for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be held across six cities from October 6.


The hosts face USA on October 6, followed by Colombia and Ghana on October 9 and October 12 respectively.


"We have worked hard and made progress, but at the same time we go directly to a high level competition against some of the best teams in the world," coach De Matos said.

The squad: Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal. Defenders: Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande.

Midfielders: Suresh Singh, N Meetei, Amarjit Kiyam, Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, N Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. Shahjahan.

Forwards: Rahim Ali and Aniket Jadhav

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