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With qualifiers yet to be completed, a cloud of doubt hangs over U17 Women's World Cup

The next U17 Women's World Cup, being hosted for the first time by India, has been one of those sporting events that has bore the brunt of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 has played spoilsport in India's grand plans to host their second ever FIFA tournament, forcing its postponement once already. And the fear is that the pandemic could still deal a fatal blow to the event.

India was appointed as the host by the FIFA Council meeting at Miami on March 15, 2019, and it was originally slated to be held in November 2020.