Bitter Pill for Indonesian Football
The decision of the world Football governing body FIFA on Wednesday to remove Indonesia as host of the upcoming U-20 World Cup is like a bitter pill that must be swallowed in building a better football ecosystem.
President Joko Widodo met with FIFA President Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino in Bangkok, Thailand, November 2 2019. The meeting discussed Indonesia's preparations to host the U-20 World Cup in 2021. FIFA finally removed Indonesia's host status on Wednesday (29/3/ 2023).
The hard efforts made by the Indonesian government and footballcommunity to host an international footballevent, the FIFA U-20 World Cup, for the first time has finally come to an end. FIFA removed the rights of Indonesia as host, given to Indonesia at the end of 2019 after a meeting between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and chairman of the FootballAssociation of Indonesia (PSSI) Erick Thohir in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday (29/3/2023).