On the 24th, FIFA = International Football Federation announced that it will cancel the World Cup under 20 and 17 years old scheduled for next year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and Koji Sorimachi, technical chairman of the Japan Football Association, said, "The world's It's quite a shock to cancel at a tournament where you can seriously compete with a strong man. "
On the 24th, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, FIFA canceled the World Cup under 20 years old scheduled to be held in Indonesia from May to June next year and the World Cup under 17 years old scheduled to be held in Peru in October. I announced that.
It means that we aim to hold it at the same place in 2023, three years later.
In response to this, the Japan Football Association's technical committee chairman, Sorimachi, responded to an interview online, saying, "It's a tournament where the younger generation can seriously compete with the world's strongest players. We must not stop, we must share our wisdom and create opportunities to compete with the world. "
The Japanese national team, who are aiming for the World Cup under the age of 20, are holding a training camp in Chiba prefecture from the 21st to the 27th of this month in anticipation of next year's tournament.