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Kerala Spends Rs 66 Crore For Hosting U-17 World Cup

Kochi will host six league, one pre-quarter and one quarter- final matches.

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The Kerala government has spent Rs 66 crore for staging the upcoming U-17 World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Kochi, a state minister said on Thursday.

Kochi will host six league, one pre-quarter and one quarter- final matches. The response to the event has been good with the tickets for the opening day fixture on October 7 being sold out.

On the opening day Brazil take on Spain at 5 p.m and in the second match DPR Korea take on Niger at 8 p.m.

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Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sports Minister A.C. Moideen said that the Centre has also contributed Rs 12.44 crore.

"The state government has spent this much money for the basic infrastructure which includes revamping the venue and also four practice grounds. The Rs 66 crore also includes Rs 17.70 crore for upkeep of the roads and beautification of the places in and around the venue," said Moideen.

Read: Controversy & Confusion Surround India’s Under-17 World Cup Preps

He pointed out that the state government's role is limited to see that the infrastructure is ready, while the marketing aspect is taken care of by FIFA, which includes selling of tickets and managing the guests.

He said as part of the promotion of football in the state, numerous programmes are being held to popularise the upcoming event.

"On September 27 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. all across the state which includes 941 local bodies, 87 municipalities, six corporations, more than 7000 educational institutions and in clubs and other places, we have organised a programme -- A One Million Goals -- where ordinary people, celebrities and politicians will try to score a goal into an open goal post. Every person will be allowed to take only one shot and from each location where this is organised, the numbers will be collected and we expect to get a figure of more than one million goals," said Moideen.

The tickets in Kochi are priced at Rs 60, Rs 150 and Rs 300 and are available only online. The total seating capacity at the venue has been reduced to 41,000, taking into account the security concerns.

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