French and U.S. soccer teams in Baku for U-17 Women's World Cup
The U.S and French soccer teams have arrived in the Azerbaijani capital Baku to participate at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The tournament, which will be held in Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 13, will be the third world soccer cup among girls under 17.
The decision to grant Azerbaijan the right to host the championship was made on March 19, 2010.
Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament. Azerbaijan automatically qualifies as the host country. The 15 other teams made their way to the tournament based on the qualification matches which began in October 2010.
Five stadiums in the capital Baku and one in Lankaran, southern Azerbaijan, have been officially announced as venues for the championship.
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