FIFA officially announced it this Wednesday: “FIFA has decided to withdraw Indonesia as the host country of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023™ due to the current circumstances.
“The new organizing country will be announced as soon as possible, though the tournament dates remain unchanged for now. Possible sanctions for the PSSI will be determined later,” added the world soccer entity.
Although the Argentine National Team failed to qualify for the Youth World Cup after being eliminated in the South American Championship held in February, the Argentine team could participate due to its role as host country.
Last Friday the draw for the group stage was canceled due to the fact that both Indonesia as Iraq they did not want to share the same area as Israelso the drums had to be changed.
Argentina, a possible candidate to host the U-20 World Cup
In this context, the offer of the AFA is gaining ground: it was proposed as the venue with the aim of putting the country as a showcase for the application for the World Cup 2030next to Chile, Uruguay and Paraguayan.
The Sub-20 Selection led by Javier Mascherano was eliminated in South American that was played in Colombia last January and could not qualify for the World Cup.
The country has already hosted a Sub 20 world in the past: It was in 2001, under the technical direction of José Pekerman and with figures of the stature of Andrés D’Alessandro, Javier Saviola, Leandro Romagnoli, Maximiliano Rodríguez and Leonardo Ponzio. That team became champion by defeating Ghana 3-0 in the final.
Source: Ambito
I am Pierce Boyd, a driven and ambitious professional working in the news industry. I have been writing for 24 Hours Worlds for over five years, specializing in sports section coverage. During my tenure at the publication, I have built an impressive portfolio of articles that has earned me a reputation as an experienced journalist and content creator.
