The Minister of Economy,
Sergio Massa
, and the president of the AFA,
Claudio Chiqui Tapia
, will announce this Monday at noon that Argentina will host the next U-20 World Championship, which will take place from May 20 to September 11. June.
According to sources from the Palacio de Hacienda, Massa and Tapia will lead the event from 12 at the Ministry of Economy in the company of the board of directors of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Minister of Sports and Tourism, Matías Lammens
.
The head of the economic portfolio will show that Argentina has the necessary financing to be able to carry out the ecumenical tournament, after the International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA) withdrew the candidacy of Indonesia, because that country does not recognize Israel as a sovereign State and opposed the participation of that nation in the contest.
In this way, the economic authorities will highlight that Argentina will be able to hold the championship, for which, FIFA will allow the participation of the AFA U-20 team, as the organizing country, despite not having classified.
Tapia will be accompanied by the leaders of the AFA,
Rodolfo D'Onofrio
(River Plate),
David Garzón
(Huracán),
Marcelo Achile
(Defenders of Belgrano),
Guillermo Raed
(Mitre de Santiago del Estero) and the general secretary,
Víctor Blanco Rodríguez
(Racing Club), among others.
The decree
Meanwhile, prior to the announcement of this noon, the Government today published a decree that authorizes tools for the postulation.
"Given the importance of the upcoming event, it is considered appropriate to authorize the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to sign the documents that constitute the necessary government guarantees in the framework of the application for the celebration of the event called 'Copa FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup 2023", states in the recitals of decree 201/2003, published in the Official Gazette.
The regulations bear the signatures of President Alberto Fernández, the Chief of Staff, Agustín Rossi;
and the ministers Matías Lammens (Tourism and Sports) and Diego Giuliano (Transport).
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