The organization of U-17 World Cup in Peru 2023 (from November 10 to December 2) was withdrawn yesterday Monday in Peru, which attributed the “El Niño” weather phenomenon as an explanation for the delay in preparations. The FIFA the tournament was canceled in the South American country because all the infrastructure could not be ready in time. The FIFA Council Bureau must appoint a new host for the competition “as soon as possible,” a statement said.
The soccer world government decided on “Peru’s inability to meet its commitments in preparing essential infrastructure for the proper development of the event.”
Peru cited flooding caused by ‘El Niño’ to justify the delays. “The only inconvenience that we have reported (to FIFA), and known throughout the world, is that due to natural disasters it is impossible to intervene in the stadiums of Elías Aguirre and Miguel Grau in the north of the country,” explained the Minister of Education Óscar Becerra, also responsible for sports.
According to Lima, the government proposed holding the tournament in Lima and Callao, the nearby port, but FIFA rejected its offer. “We have priorities. And the priority right now is to bring aid to the north of the country” affected by rains and floods, the minister added.
Good relations with the Federation
FIFA emphasized that it has “very good relations” with the Peruvian federation (FPF), thanked “their efforts” and “naturally remains open to holding the competition in this country in the future.”
On Wednesday, FIFA withdrew the organization of the U-20 World Cup (May 20 to June 11) from Indonesia, this time for political reasons, as the governors of two of the archipelago’s provinces wanted to ban the participation of Israeli team.
Source: La Verdad
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