It is worth mentioning that AIFF president Praful Patel had said that the national women’s side can qualify for the FIFA World Cup before the men’s team does, despite the less attention given to it.

Endeavouring to send the women’s national team to the 2027 FIFA World Cup, the All India Football Federation has charted a detailed plan in this regard, which has been “endorsed and supported” by both the Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India.

It is worth mentioning that AIFF president Praful Patel had said that the national women’s side can qualify for the FIFA World Cup before the men’s team does, despite the less attention given to it.

For a while now, the federation has been working towards all-round development of women’s football in the country.

“We have laid a detailed plan for the (current) U-18 girls in our attempt to qualify for the 2027 World Cup. The plan has been endorsed and supported by the Ministry of Sports and SAI, for which we stay eternally grateful,” AIFF general secretary Kushal Das told PTI.

Last December, Patel had said the AIFF is hoping for the women’s team to qualify for the 2027 World Cup. Supporting his view, the sports ministry had asked the AIFF to prepare a “concrete and actionable” roadmap to work towards the team’s qualification in the 2027 edition of the world’s biggest football event for women.