KOCHI: The Kerala Football Association has bid for a 2026 FIFA World Cup’s Asian qualifying match and, if allotted, it is likely to be played at Manjeri, in Malappuram District, with Kochi being the second option.
India is in Group ‘A’ of the preliminary round 2 with Qatar, Kuwait and Afghanistan or Mongolia being the fourth side. The matches are likely to be held between November 16 this year and June 11, 2024.
“We have bid for it. We are trying for the India-Kuwait match and hopefully, we may get a confirmation within this week,” said P. Anilkumar, the general secretary of the KFA, told The Hindu on Thursday.
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