FIFA U-17 WWC 2020: India face Romania during exposure trip in Europe

The young girls are all set to feature on the bigger stage later this year.

The India U-17 Women’s National Team will be travelling on an exposure tour to Turkey as part of their preparation for the forthcoming U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020. The girls travel to Istanbul on February 10 where they will be playing two matches against U-17 Romania Women’s National Team on February 16, and February 19 respectively. Both the matches will kick-off at 3 pm IST. [KH_ADWORDS type="3" align="center"][/KH_ADWORDS] "It is a really good opportunity to play two matches against Romania U-17 Women's National Team. It's important for us to start implementing what we are doing in training sessions. We also have plans to introduce a new formation. It's always good for players to learn different formations," U-17 Women’s World cup coach Thomas Dennerby mentioned. "Romania are very strong in tackling, as well as in one-on-one situations. I expect both games will be played in a high tempo," the coach further explained. [KH_ADWORDS type="4" align="center"][/KH_ADWORDS] Dennerby further stressed on "improving the endurance level.” "The matches will enable us an opportunity to see which players are ready for play 90 minutes at a high pace. We have been working very hard to improve the endurance level," Dennerby stated. The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 will kick-off from November 2-21, 2020. The India U-17 women's team have, earlier, had a successful exposure trip to Hong Kong before they triumphed in the SAFF U15 Women's Championship in Bhutan in 2019 where they defeated Bangladesh to lift the trophy. [KH_RELATED_NEWS title="Related News | Article Continues Below"][/KH_RELATED_NEWS] The India U17 Women's Team squad is as follows: GOALKEEPERS: Tanu, Anshika, Adrija Sarkhel. DEFENDERS: Jyoti Kumari, Kamasani Durga, Nirmala Devi, Shilky Devi, Sudha Tirkey, Astam Oraon, Nisha. MIDFIELDERS: Kiran, Martina Thokchom, Aveka Singh, Nitu Linda, Mariyammal Balamurugan, Shri Devi Subba, Sunita Munda, Anju, Amisha Baxla, Priyanka Sujeesh, Priyangka Devi. FORWARDS: Sumati Kumari, Daisy Crasto, Manisha Naik, Karen Estrocio.