U20 World Cup Championship Cup. (Photo: FIFA)
The World Football Federation (FIFA) has just officially announced that it has chosen Argentina to replace Indonesia to host the 2023 U20 World Cup finals.
Overcoming rival Qatar, Argentina was officially awarded the right to host the 2023 U20 World Cup by FIFA. The representative from South America is the country that expressed the most determination and seriousness in competing to host the tournament. This.
With this decision, U20 Argentina will definitely have a place in the U20 World Cup finals next month as the host. At the same time, U20 Indonesia officially became a spectator of the tournament.
As the host of the U20 World Cup, U20 Argentina will be in the number 1 seed group and avoid many strong opponents. The tournament draw is expected to take place on April 11 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Previously in March, Indonesia was stripped of the right to host the 2023 U20 World Cup finals by FIFA for political reasons.
On Indonesia's side, luckily for the island nation they avoided heavy penalties from FIFA for not successfully organizing the 2023 U20 World Cup finals.
The Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) still has to receive a fine, but it will not be too heavy. PSSI President Erick Thohir said: “I can say that Indonesia will escape a very heavy penalty from FIFA. There will be no way we will be banned from participating in international tournaments. In other words, Indonesia will only receive a yellow card, not a red card."
