In the run up to the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup, the first ever FIFA tournament to be held in India, the participating teams have already charted their preparations to reach and acclimatize themselves to India.
England and New Zealand shall play a friendly at the Andheri Sports Complex on October 1st, Goal can confirm.
England, who were the finalists of the European Championship Under-17 in May, are to play their Group F games at the Yuba Bharathi Krirangan in Kolkata alongside Chile, Mexico and Iraq
New Zealand are placed in Group B who would play their matches at the D.Y.Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai against Paraguay, Mali and Turkey.