The International Football Federation (FIFA) will change the venue of the U-20 World Cup a month before the opening. It was originally scheduled to be held in Indonesia in May, but the right to host it was revoked when religious controversy arose.
FIFA issued an official statement on the 30th and said, “We revoke the right to host the U-20 World Cup in Indonesia. We have decided to find a new host country that can hold this tournament.” 먹튀검증
In this regard, FIFA said, “FIFA President Gianni Infantino and PSSI President Eric Thohir had a meeting and agreed on this decision.” I will,” he added.
The tournament was originally scheduled to start on May 20th and run until June 11th in six cities in Indonesia. The reason why FIFA changed the host country of the U-20 World Cup with less than a month before the opening is because of religious conflict.
Things got complicated when Israel secured their place in the finals by passing the European qualifiers. Indonesia, an Islamic country, traditionally regards Palestine as a brother country of the same religion, but concerns about the possibility of mishaps have increased if the conflicting Israeli team enters the country to participate in the tournament. In fact, Indonesia has a precedent of denying entry to Israeli athletes during the Asian Games held in Jakarta in 1962.
The Indonesian government issued a comment saying, “Sports should be respected for themselves, regardless of politics or religion,” and “We welcome the entry of the Israeli team.” However, the reaction of Islam-related organizations in Indonesia was different. He took a tough stance by holding a rally, raising his voice, saying, “Israeli athletes must not step on our soil.” Due to this, the U-20 World Cup group draw ceremony, which was scheduled to be held earlier, could not be held as scheduled.
Reuters reported, “Indonesia has poured a lot of money into building stadiums and infrastructure to host this tournament.” ”, predicted.