FIFA defined the days on which the competition will be played, whose date is linked to the National Holidays. Following this announcement, Pablo Milad spoke out on social networks.
At the last meeting of the FIFA Council, the date on which the tournament will be played was confirmed. Mundial Sub 20whose tournament will be held at Chile in 2025, as a “consolation prize” after our country was left out of the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
Until the morning of this Thursday, October 3, there was only certainty about the cities that will host the World Cup event: Viña del Mar (Sausalito Stadium), Valparaíso (Elías Figueroa Stadium), Santiago (National Stadium), Rancagua (El Teniente Stadium) and Talca (Fiscal Stadium) .
However, FIFA announced during this day that the Chile Under 20 World Cup 2025 will be carried out from Saturday, September 27 to Sunday, October 19. That is, the World Cup of the category will begin only one week after the National Holidays.
What Pablo Milad said after the confirmation of the date of the Under 20 World Cup in Chile 2025
After Chile was marginalized from the organization of the opening matches of the 2030 World Cup (Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay), the global Under 20 event became Pablo Milad’s main objective to try to remedy the embarrassing episode suffered by the national federation.
Based on the above, the ANFP helmsman held several meetings with the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, to carry out his wish, in addition to repeatedly expressing his intention to host the tournament.
Now, after the announcement of the dates of the Under 20 World Cup in Chile, the ANFP, through its social networks, published a video in which Milad thanked the Government and everyone who was involved in making the competition take place on national soil.
“I want to thank the work that has been done so far with the Government, with the Ministry of Sports and with the IND to hold this great event next year,” he explained.
“We want and count on all of you because we will have the best figures in world football here in Chile”closed the helmsman of the governing body of Chilean football.