An Indian under-12 team, represented by Nagaland’s Green wood School, finished second in the Asian Youth Football Festa 2015 held at Anseong, South Korea. The side got the second position in their group by winning 3 out 4 matches. A total of 47 teams from 15 countries participated in the event. India was in Group B-2 along with three teams of South Korea and a team from China and Thailand each. The Indian team was adjudged the second best team in their Group after Thailand. The team was awarded the trophy for being runners up in its group.
Facts About Football
- Football originated in China around 476 B.C.
- Only Americans and Canadians call football “soccer”.
- Brazilian legend, Pele, scored 92 hat-tricks, 4 goals on 31 occasions, 5 goals on 6 occasions, and 8 goals
on an occasion. - The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.
- The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the eighth FIFA Women’s World Cup. In March 2015, France won the right to host the event.
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