FIFA U17 World Cup tickets sales to start the same day as Bagan's historic IFA Shield win

INDIAN FOOTBALL'S ONE OF THE OLDEST TOURNAMENT, the IFA Shield is significant for the sport in the country. The tournanament began in the year 1893. The Indian Football Association is the association governing football in the state of West Bengal. History was made when Mohun Bagan won in 1911 and ended the British hold of the game since the tournanament's inception.
It was a ground-breaking for Indian football.This meant ending the domination by British and giving India a spot of equal respect in the sport because of the win.To hounour this historic moment that defined Indian football, the AIFF has dediced to kick off the ticket sales for the mega event of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup on May 16 at exactly 11 minutes past 19 hours (7:11 pm).
The announcement came via Twitter on the official handle.

Tickets for #FIFAU17WC India 2017 will go live on 16th May at 19:11 hrs, paying tribute to the year in which Indian football made history. pic.twitter.com/HoVZ7JvnmG

— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) April 28, 2017

The first FIFA event in India, the Under 17 World Cup will be played between October 06 to October 28 hosted at six venues in India.

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