Sol Campbell said Indian football needs serious “catch-up” job to do as it is still 50-100 years behind the world football elite.
In a thrilling finale, England overcame a two-goal deficit to thrash Spain 5-2 and lift their maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup title.
The most attendance record was already reached during the third place play-off match between Brazil and Mali earlier in the day, which had attracted 56,432 spectators.
England scripted an epic comeback as they went from 0-2 down to beat Spain 5-2 and as a result went on to win the U17 World Cup in Kolkata.
Manchester City's Phil Foden struck twice to help England to a maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup title at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.
This was the three-time champions' best showing in the FIFA U-17 World Cup since 2005 when they had finished runners-up.
With 56,432 spectators turning up at the Salt Lake Stadium to watch Brazil versus Mali match, the total attendance of the tournament reached to 1,280,459.
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 has thrown up some exciting young players into the fold.
FIFA U-17 World Cup Final, England vs Spain: England beat Spain 5-2 in the final at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Sunil Chhetri picked England as his favourite in the first-ever all-European final in the U17 World Cup at Kolkata on Saturday.
A look at the influential role played by Spain's Abel Ruiz and England's Rhian Brewster in their team's march to the FIFA U-17 World Cup final.
Spain have shown flexibility in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and shown that they can move away from the tiki-taka whenever necessary
England and Spain, both of whom have never won the FIFA U-17 World Cup, will face clash for the 2017 title on Saturday
“The stadium is under strict surveillance and tight security has been arranged to ensure that everything goes smooth,” said a police officer.
Three-time champions Brazil lost to England 3-1 in the first semifinal at the Salt Lake Stadium here on October 25.
Spain and England will square off against each other in the summit clash of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Kolkata on Saturday.
Rhian Brewster scored consecutive hat-tricks in the quarter-final and semi-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for England.
FIFA U-17 World Cup Final: When and where to watch England vs Spain
With little at stake after losing in the semifinals, both sides will go all out in their bid to sign off on a winning note.
A gameplan switch in the second half saw England roll over Brazil and coach Steve Cooper will hope to see his side replicate their performace in the summit clash against Spain.
With football video games refined to an art, clubs search for the next Lionel Messi while stars are mindful of how their online counterparts fare.
The buzz inside world football’s governing body, (FIFA) is that India is ready to host higher-level tournaments.
Sol Campbell feels that the quality of football in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, has been of high class with the young players showing sound technique.
Spain juniors have got a big boost with a message from Sergio Ramos, who in a text message wished players luck and said he will watch them play in the final.
AIFF president Praful Patel has said that India U-17 and U-19 football teams head coach Luis Norton de Matos can continue with his job if he wants.


