Nyon: UEFA on Thursday confirmed that England, Germany and Spain will represent Europe in the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2021.
The final round of UEFA U-17 Women's Championship has been cancelled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Three teams with the highest coefficient ranking have been confirmed as the participants in the World Cup.
UEFA, in a statement, said, "After consultation with UEFA's 55 member associations, the UEFA Executive Committee has today taken several decisions regarding youth national team competitions considering the current COVID-19 situation across Europe."
Indian Football Team took to Twitter and wrote, "@UEFA have confirmed that England, Germany and Spain will represent Europe in the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2021. #U17WWC #KickOffTheDream."
These three teams will join India, Korea DPR, Japan, and New Zealand - who have already qualified for the tournament.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2021 will be held from February 17 to March 7, 2021.
The tournament was initially scheduled to start in November 2020 but the Coronavirus pandemic forced FIFA to come up with a revised schedule. The World Cup in India will feature 16 teams with India qualifying directly as a host.
From the AFC zone, Japan and North Korea have sealed their berths in the final round. New Zealand have qualified from the OFC Zone.
The tournament will take place across five stadiums at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, EKA Arena in Ahmedabad and the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
