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Qatar Airways Provides Football Fans with FIFA U-17 World Cup Final Tickets

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October 30: Qatar Airways said it provided match tickets to two lucky football fans to join in the celebrations and watch the recently held FIFA U-17 World Cup final in Kolkata, India.

The fortunate winners won the tickets as part of a social media contest held by Qatar Airways, the official airliner of FIFA. They were selected from thousands of spectators who submitted pictures using the #KolkataTogether hashtag to enter the contest.

Qatar Airways’ cabin crew participated in the awards ceremony by presenting medals to players from the England team, after they won the first place in the tournament in a sensational performance against Spain, the airlines said in a statement. England beat Spain 5-2 in the thrilling final match before a capacity crowd of more than 66,000 people at Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium to lift the title.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, said, “This final game has capped a magnificent tournament for all of those who took part in the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. We are delighted to be the official airline partner of FIFA and join in the celebrations with thousands of dedicated football fans.”

FIFA Director of Marketing Services Jean-François Pathy, said, “The support of our official partners is vital to the success of all our FIFA events. In that respect, Qatar Airways have done a tremendous job in building excitement around the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 through #KolkataTogether. The use of such innovative digital campaigns creates positive engagement with our fans and contributes to promoting football not only in India but also around the world.”

Twenty-four national teams competed for the top trophy, taking part in 52 matches over 23 days in six different Indian cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Kochi, Kolkata and Guwahati. This year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup was the first-ever FIFA tournament to take place in India.

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