AFP, NEW DELHI: Spanish football legend Carles Puyol launched ticket sales for the Under-17 World Cup in New Delhi Monday, as India prepares to host the FIFA event -- its first ever -- in October.
The former Barcelona defender is on his first visit to India to promote the hotly-anticipated tournament, and enthralled fans in a friendly game with children at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday.
Puyol, 39, handed over the first ceremonial ticket to Gouri Bhaduri, granddaughter-in-law of Shibdas Bhaduri -- captain of the historic Indian club Mohun Bagan who defeated an English side for the first time in 1911.
Ticket sales will go live at exactly 19:11 Indian time on Tuesday, paying tribute to the year in which Indian football made history.