Football: U20 World Cup relocated to Argentina after Indonesia refuses to host Israel
In 2019, Ukraine won the Under-20 World Cup in Poland. (Illustration.) AFP - JANEK SKARZYNSKI
Text by: RFI Follow
1 min
The International Football Federation has decided to relocate the Under-20 World Cup to Argentina from May 20 to June 11 after withdrawing the organization from Indonesia following the refusal of two provincial governors to host the Israeli team.
Advertising
Read more
The tournament will bring together 24 teams divided into six groups and "Argentina will take Indonesia's place on the pitch," FIFA said after a meeting of its board board. Six-time winners of the trophy, Argentina is the most successful country in the history of the competition and has already organized it in 2001.
The draw for the U20 World Cup will take place on Friday at Fifa's headquarters in Zurich, the body added.
The event was originally scheduled to take place in Indonesia, but Israel's participation created strong opposition, especially from the governor of Bali where the team was to play. Indonesia and Israel have no diplomatic relations, and the Southeast Asian country, which has the world's largest Muslim population, is a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause.
After the cancellation of the draw, also scheduled for Bali, FIFA decided on March 29 to withdraw the organization of the tournament to Indonesia, after a meeting between the president of the Indonesian Federation, Erick Thohir and that of Fifa, Gianni Infantino.
(
With AFP
)The Bureau of the FIFA Council has confirmed Argentina as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023™.
More⬇️https://t.co/9Ewk0b8cUL
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) April 17, 2023
Newsletter Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
Read on on the same topics:
- Sports
- Football
- Indonesia
- Fifa
- Argentina