The news that the football world was waiting for finally became official. Argentina will be the organizer of Sub 20 world which will start the May 20th and will culminate the 11th of June. The country will replace Indonesia, which days ago lost the organization of the highest event in the category by decision of FIFA. It will be the third time in history that a World Cup is held in this territory after the senior tournament in 1978 and the Sub 20 edition that took place in 2001.
“The Bureau of the FIFA Council has confirmed Argentina as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The decision follows the dismissal of the tournament’s original host, Indonesia, as well as a subsequent offer submitted by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and an on-site inspection by a FIFA delegation in the South American country last week. The members of the delegation visited the proposed venues for the tournament and the associated infrastructure. The hosting agreement has been signed by the AFA, along with all other relevant documents by the host and local authorities,” the statement reads.
The draw for the group stage of the tournament, which will include 24 selected teams, will take place next Friday the 21st at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. From this tour, the venues where the maximum contest of the category will be held will come out.
The stadiums have not yet been confirmed, although the chosen ones would be the Estadio del Bicentenario de San Juan, La Pedrera Stadium of saint Louis, Argentine Falklands of Mendoza, Unique Mothers of Cities of Santiago del Estero and the Unique Diego Armando Maradona of At payment. The remainder would be Resistance Centenary in Chaco.
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador and Colombia
center and North America: United States, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Guatemala
Europa: France, Italy, England, Israel and Slovakia
Asia: Iraq, Uzbekistan, South Korea and Japan
Africa: Senegal, Nigeria, Gambia and Tunisia
Oceania: Fiji and New Zealand
