The Sub 20 World Cup was in the air in the last hours. fifa suspended the draw for the tournament because the organizer Indonesia expressed problems with the participation of Israel. This was admitted this Sunday by the Indonesian Football Federation.
The draw was scheduled to take place next Friday to define the fixture for the World Cup, to be played from May 20 to June 11. Given the doubts generated by the Indonesian organization, Argentina signed up to receive the competition, according to the site double yellow.
From AFA, they have already formally submitted a request to be the organizer of the World Cup, in case Indonesia gives up the organization or Fifa changes host. In any case, “it is difficult for a change of venue to take place.”
the argentinian team Sub 20, directed by Javier Mascherano, did not qualify for the event, but if the country is the host, it can dispute it. It is expected that in the next few hours, Fifa will define the situation of the contest.
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Doubts about holding the World Cup arose in Indonesia itself. First, for the demonstrations from the Asian country for the participation of Israel, which qualified to play the World Cup of the category. The majority of Indonesia’s 277 million people are Muslims.
In addition, in the last few hours, the governor of Bali, one of the main provinces, Wayan Koster, asked that Israel’s participation be vetoed because Indonesia diplomatically supports the Palestinian cause.
The city of Gianyar, located in Bali, is one of the venues for the Under 20 World Championship.