FIFA inspects venues in the country for the U-20 World Cup

FIFA inspects venues in the country for the U-20 World Cup

A delegation from the highest soccer body will inspect several stadiums throughout the country with the aim of fine-tuning the last details to make Argentina’s election official. The tournament, if there are no last-minute changes, will start on May 20.

The AFA presented today before the FIFA the six venues in which to play the championship Sub 20 world scheduled to be played between May 20 and June 11, although for the moment the highest soccer body has not officially granted its organization to the Argentinaafter taking it away from Indonesia for political reasons.

The stadiums designated by AFA are the City of La Plata (He was projected to play the final); San Juan of the Bicentennial; Unique Mother of Citiesof Santiago del Estero; Unique to Villa Mercedes, saint Louis; Father Marsandof jumpand Centenaryof Endurance (owned by Sarmiento, by chaco).

While the draw, postponed 15 days ago when the venue was disabled IndonesiaIn principle, it would take place on Friday, April 21, one month before the start of the contest.

Of course, there are only 10 days left for that and in that brief period the FIFA must approve these six venues in all their infrastructure conditions, which not only have to do with the stadiums themselves, but also with the access to them, the existing hotels in the area of ​​influence and the training fields for the different delegations .

The 24 selected participants of the world are those of Argentina (will again be directed by Javier Mascherano), Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia and Ecuador (for South America); England, France, Italy, Israel and Slovakia (Europe); South Korea, Japan, Uzbekistan, New Zealand and Iraq (Asia); Fiji Islands (Oceania); Gambia, Senegal, Tunisia and Nigeria (Africa); United States, Honduras, Guatemala and Dominican Republic (Concacaf).

Those six groups will contain four selected and the first two from each zone plus the four best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 16.

Source: Ambito

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