Kochi July 31 (IANS) FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament director Javier Ceppi on Monday reckoned that the inaugural match between Brazil and Spain at the Jawaharlal Nehru International stadium here will witness a huge crowd.
"Brazil versus Spain in a World Cup game is by far the biggest international game to be played in India and we are confident fans will come in huge numbers to witness this historic game " Ceppi said in a statement.
"To be honest a Brazil versus Spain game in a World Cup is as big as it gets and fans in Kochi need to step up and show the true spirit that we know it for " he added.
The tournament director also emphasised on the crowd support for the FIFA U-17 World Cup fixtures here and said the spectators should support every team playing in the city.
"We want Kochi to support all the teams we haven t seen it yet we thought we are going to see a sell out for all Brazil matches. Brazil Spain as well as Germany are playing in Kochi and we were expecting a sell out in two hours like we saw in Kolkata " Ceppi said.
The southern city will host eight matches of the tournament including one quarter-final. The tournament is scheduled from October 6 to 28.
--IANS
sam/tri/vm
