The country's chances of hosting the tournament diminished after the FIFA recently failed to give a positive reply to the Indian government's letter, which was forwarded to the world governing body by the All India Football Federation.
"FIFA has got certain guarantees formats. According to me, it is impossible to comply with everything that is there in the formats, in India. I will meet president Blatter on my way to the World Economic Forum in Davos and discuss these issues," Patel said today.
Patel said that the "language of the FIFA documents" does not fit into the Indian system.
"I will try to convince them. I can tell you that the AIFF has fulfilled all the requirements. We have hosted big international sporting events like the Commonwealth Games. And moreover, the U-17 World Cup is more of a developmental project," he said.
Though the AIFF is yet to come to a definitive conclusion as far as chances of organising the event is concerned, the FIFA strictly maintains that it will not give the green signal unless and until it is assured of a few "guarantees" from the the Indian government. (MORE)
