JAKARTA: Indonesia will declare its interest to football’s world governing body FIFA in jointly holding the 2025 Under-20 World Cup with Singapore, its president said on Monday, despite his country being stripped of the hosting rights to this year’s tournament.
President Joko Widodo said the two countries were also interested in a bid for the biannual Under-17 tournament somewhere between 2025-2029 and would be suitable hosts for either.
Indonesia staged this year’s U-17 contest, which concluded on Saturday, with Germany beating France on penalties.
“The declaration of interest has been signed by PSSI and football association of Singapore,” he told reporters, referring to Indonesia’s football federation.
“I believe Singapore and Indonesia can be good hosts.”
Muslim-majority Indonesia was in March stripped of the rights to host the U-20 contest just seven weeks out from its start due to opposition from some government officials to the participation of Israel. (Reuters)
