HEADLINE-SPORTS | FIFA World Cup: Indonesia makes last-ditch play to keep U-20
A group of people rally inside the Surakarta legislative council in Central Java on March 7, 2023 to demand that the government deny the Israeli team’s entry into the FIFA World Cup U-20, to be held in Indonesia in May and June.(Kompas.com/Fristin Intan Sulistyowati)
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Then-Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali (right), accompanied by Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chairman Erick Thohir (left) and Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka (center), inspect the construction activities on Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Central Java, on March 12. Manahan Stadium is being prepared as one of the venues for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup’s soccer matches in Indonesia. (Antara/Maulana Surya)
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Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chief Erick Thohir is jetting off to Zurich, Switzerland, on behalf of the government in a last-ditch effort to lobby world soccer governing body FIFA not to move the U-20 World Cup out of Indonesia, as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo seeks to contain an intraparty revolt against Israel’s participation in the youth tournament.
Memento Maxima Digital MarketingIn a video statement on Tuesday, the President said Israel’s participation in the event would in no way change Indonesia’s support for Palestine, adding that politics should be separate from soccer. “
I can assure you that Israel’s participation [would not change] our foreign policy stance toward Palestine, since our support for Palestine has always been solid and strong,” Jokowi said.
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Dio Suhenda
The Jakarta Post
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Fears grow FIFA may revoke Indonesia’s license to host U-20
A grass stitching machine arrives at I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Denpasar, Bali, on March 18, 2023 to prepare playing fields for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. (Courtesy of/Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI))
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Indonesia Indonesia’s license to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup is in serious jeopardy as the fallout from local protests over Israel’s participation in the youth tournament spreads internationally, with other countries ready to pounce on the opportunity should the world soccer governing body look elsewhere.
The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) announced on Sunday that FIFA had canceled the tournament’s group stage draw indefinitely, after some regional chapters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lent their voices to protests over Israel’s presence in the tournament.
The Israeli national team qualified for the U-20 last year without appreciable political opposition in Indonesia or elsewhere.
Now that there is a real threat that FIFA may move the competition elsewhere, several nations have stepped up to offer their services.
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Dio Suhenda
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
● Tue, March 28, 2023
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Surakarta ready to host U-20 World Cup draw: Gibran
Mayor of Surakarta, Central Java, Gibran Rakabuming Raka said the city was ready to take the place of Bali to host the draw for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup following the rejection from Bali Governor I Wayan Koster to stage the event, scheduled for next week.
Gibran, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, said he was waiting for a decision from the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) or the world’s governing body for soccer, FIFA, should they agree on a change of venue. ”
If there’s an order from the PSSI or the Youth and Sports Minister, I am ready. But we’re waiting to hear from the PSSI or FIFA,” Gibran was quoted by Tempo.co as saying.
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