U-20 World Cup 2021 postponed

Bali Sport News

U-20 World Cup 2021 postponed by FIFA and replaced to 2023 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Th eongoing renovation of the the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium will continue as planned. The U-17 World Cup was originally slated to take place in Peru and the U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, with FIFA also announcing that both countries will now be hosting the respective tournaments in 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present challenges for the hosting of international sporting events and to have a restrictive effect on international travel," FIFA said in Thursday's statement. "FIFA has therefore regularly consulted the relevant stakeholders, including the host member associations as well as the confederations involved in both tournaments originally scheduled to take place in 2021.

The U-19 national team squad is scheduled to go to Spain to undergo a training camp there and is part of the preparations for next year's U-20 World Cup. Hopefully the AFC U-19 Cup, which is planned to be held on March 3-20 2021 in Uzbekistan, will not be delayed by the AFC. Bali United CEO Yabes Tanuri could not say much about the postponement of the U-20 World Cup. We just follow what FIFA said. We can't do anything here, ”explained Yabes. He admitted that the renovation of the stadium will be completed and must continue to be finished in two years the U-20 Cup will be in Indonesia during 2023.