HEADLINE-SPORTS | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Jokowi: No foreign policy change | Players, fans dismayed after Indonesia loses U-20 hosting rights

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Contributor 0 Comment fans dismayed after Indonesia loses U-20 hosting rights, HEADLINE-SPORTS | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Players

This handout picture taken and released on March 30, 2023 by the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) shows members of Indonesia’s Under-20 team and officials reacting after FIFA announced the cancellation of the Indonesia 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament, at a hotel in Jakarta. FIFA announced on March 29 it had removed Indonesia as hosts of this year’s U-20 World Cup amid political turmoil over Israel’s participation. (AFP/PSSI).(AFP/PSSI)

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Sorrow in Indonesia after FIFA pulls under-20 World Cup

JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesian football players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness on Thursday after FIFA pulled the Under-20 World Cup from the host nation weeks before it was due to kick off, following protests against Israel’s participation.

The humiliating loss came after two influential governors advocated banning Israel from the competition. Indonesia and Israel do not have formal diplomatic relations, and support for the Palestinian cause in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation runs high, fuelling local opposition to hosting the Israeli team.

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Players and fans were left dismayed on Thursday after Indonesia was dropped as host of the under-20 soccer World Cup following outrage among politicians about Israel’s participation.

International soccer’s governing body FIFA stripped Indonesia of hosting rights on Wednesday over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.

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FIFA made the decision after the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) said it had cancelled the draw because Bali’s governor refused to host Israel’s team.

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Reuters
Jakarta
● Thu, March 30, 2023

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Jokowi says no foreign policy change in hosting Israel for U-20 World Cup

This handout picture taken on September 20, 2019 and released by the Presidential Palace shows Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (left) with Minister of State Secretariat Pratikno (right) as he announces a delay in passing a new law that would outlaw gay and pre-marital sex at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. (AFP/Presidential Palace)

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Tuesday that Israel’s participation in the Under-20 World Cup to be hosted by Indonesia meant no change to its foreign policy, stressing amid domestic protests that sport and politics should not be mixed.

Jokowi confirmed he had sent Erick Thohir, a cabinet minister and former Inter Milan chairman who heads the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), to talk to soccer’s world governing body

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FIFA after the draw for next month’s tournament was cancelled over opposition to Israel taking part. Jokowi underlined Indonesia’s support for Palestine and a two-state solution and said Israel’s qualification was secured long after his country won hosting rights.

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Reuters
Jakarta
● Wed, March 29, 2023