CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian under-17 women’s football team started their FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 campaign with a 0-8 defeat to the USA in their campaign opener at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, which is Indian women’s football team’s biggest defeat in under-17 category.

Detailed explanation-2: -Three venues - the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao (Goa) and the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) hosted the 32 football matches of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022. The final was played in Navi Mumbai.

Detailed explanation-3: -India is very much being represented at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Not on the field, but in certain activities surrounding it. In Vinay Menon, the Belgium team for the upcoming showpiece will have a Keralite among its backroom staff.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tournament was hosted by India, which would have hosted the 2020 edition before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the second time that India have been hosting a FIFA tournament, after the men’s 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the first time that India hosting a FIFA women’s football tournament.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s is held in three venues across three states. Kalinga Stadium (Bhubaneswar), Fatorda Stadium (Goa) and DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai) are the designated venues.