2023-04-17 10:53:12
Argentina will announce today that it will host the Sub 20 world which will be held from May 20 to June 11 of this year. It will become official in a ceremony that will take place at noon at the Ministry of Economy of the Nation, following signing the permits and guarantees that FIFA requests for the organization of this type of event.
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The president of the AFA, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapiaand the Ministers of Economy and Tourism, Sergio Massa y Matías Lammens, respectively. The members of the Executive Committee and leaders of Argentine soccer clubs will also be there.
The youth tournament will be organized once more in the country following 22 years. The last time was in 2001, when the national team became champion with José Pekerman as coach and Javier Saviola as a great figure.
The president of the AFA will be present at the announcement of Argentina as the venue for the Sub 20 World Cup. (Photo: AFP)
be a host will allow the selected albiceleste to play the contest following having failed in his search to reach the classification in the South American tournament that was played at the beginning of the year.
In March, the FIFA had taken away from Indonesia the organization of the Sub 20 World Cup following the Asian country remained firm in its position of not accepting the participation of the Israel Selection. Immediately, Argentina had expressed its intention to become the new venue.
Sources from the Ministry of Economy anticipated TN It is expected that this sporting event will encourage the arrival of some 230,000 foreign tourists. They added that this might have an additional revenue impact of more than $600 million.
In addition, with the youth competition, the country will give new impetus to its candidacy to organize the 2030 Senior World Cup together with Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.
The venues of the Sub 20 World Cup in Argentina
The AFA designated six venues for the dispute of the matches of the Sub 20 World Cup:
- Ciudad de La Plata (was projected to play the final)
- Saint John of the Bicentennial
- Unique Mother of Cities, of Santiago del Estero
- Unique to Villa Mercedes, San Luis
- Father Martearena, from Salta
- Centennial, from Resistencia (owned by Sarmiento, from Chaco).
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