You can watch the U17 World Cup final for ~48

The U-17 World Cup final here on October 28 can be watched by paying ~48 only. This was disclosed by tournament director Javier Ceppi here on Sunday. A 60% discount is being offered on the minimum priced tickets to those buying them in block for all matches at a venue, Ceppi announced here on Sunday.

The U-17 World Cup will be held in six cities — Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Guwahati, Kochi and Panaji — from October 6 to 28. There will be 10 matches in Kolkata including the final and the whole set can be bought for ~480. This will be Category 1 tickets. Tickets in Categories 2 and 3 will also be available for ~960 and ~1920 in Kolkata.

A limited number of tickets in blocks will be available from 19:11 on Tuesday from the fifa.com website, it was announced. These tickets will be available till July 7 when the draw will be made.

“After the draw, team delegates will visit all six venues in Kolkata, Kochi, Navi Mumbai, Panaji, Guwahati and New Delhi,” he said.

Tickets for individual matches will be available from July 7, he said. Initially, there will be a 25% discount on the marked price, he said. Closer to the tournament, these tickets can also be bought from counters.

Ceppi said these limited number of tickets available from Tuesday to July 7 will also help identify the real football fan because they won’t know which matches they are going to see.

“We will give out the name of the city which buys the maximum number of tickets,” said Ceppi.

The 60% discount is available only for the first phase of ticket sales, said Ceppi.

Meanwhile, Barcelona legend and World Cup winner with Spain, Carles Puyol will arrive in New Delhi on Monday. He will hand over the first ticket to a family member of Shibdas Bhaduri, captain of the 1911 Mohun Bagan team that was the first Indian football side to win the IFA Shield.

THE U17 WORLD CUP WILL BE HELD IN SIX CITIES — KOLKATA, NAVI MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, GUWAHATI, KOCHI AND PANAJI FROM OCT 6