The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it wants the FIFA under-17 Women's World Cup to be held and the matter must be sorted out between the concerned authorities amicably. The court observation came after it was apprised that a meeting will be held this evening to sort out the issue. FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is scheduled to be held in India in October 2022. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said, "We want the World Cup to be held." The bench also opined about not opening the matter for now.

The court observation came after it was apprised by Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan about the meeting with FIFA today. "The CoA (Committee of Administrators) and the Ministry will meet FIFA. We are trying to sort this out," he apprised the court. The court thereafter listed the matter for August 17. The court was hearing the matter related to the new constitution of AIFF. Earlier the Supreme Court has appointed a three-member Committee of Administrators to discharge day-to-day affairs of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).