2023-04-25 04:08:56
- The international tournament remains without a venue, because Peru, the country that would originally be the venue, failed to comply with the times to carry out the restoration works of the stadiums
The president of the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), Jorge Giménez, confirmed this Monday, April 24, that he sent Venezuela’s application for the country to host the U-17 World Cup that will take place on November 16, 2023. .
We sent our letter and we want to, but obviously it is difficult because South America will already host the Under-20s,” he admitted in statements to the press during the reception of the Red Wine Under-17.
The statements by the president of the FVF refer to the announcement made by the president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA, for its acronym in French), Gianni Infantino, who announced that Argentina will host the U-20 World Cup, which will also will take place this year.
Jorge Giménez clarified that he has not yet received a response on his application from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
“FIFA probably has to comply with another confederation, but we don’t stop pushing. We push because the dream is intact, but where we have to go, we will go with the colors of Venezuela to reach as high as possible, ”he said.
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Venezuela qualified for the U-17 World Cup
Venezuela’s candidacy is known days after Vinotinto qualified for the U-17 World Cup after beating Paraguay 2-0 in a match that took place on Thursday, April 20 in the South American Championship in Quito, Ecuador.
The national team was victorious thanks to goals from David Martínez, in the 70th minute, and Mayken González, in the 85th minute. With this result, Paraguay was left with no chance of qualifying for the international tournament.
For its part, Vinotinto joined Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador as the South American countries that will participate in the U-17 World Cup that will begin on November 16, 2023.
U-17 World Cup remains without venue
In May 2022, the Peruvian government announced that it would host the U-17 World Cup. Then-President Pedro Castillo created a multisectoral working group made up of representatives of the Peruvian Sports Institute (IPD) and various ministries to carry out all the preparations for the sporting event.
However, the remodeling work on the stadiums that would receive the 24 teams between November and December 2023 was not yet ready at the beginning of April of this year. In fact, they were paralyzed as a result of the constant rains and Cyclone Yaku, according to information from the newspaper The country from Spain.
Given the non-compliance by Peru, FIFA decided to withdraw the country as the venue for the international sporting event.
“The measure was taken due to the inability of the host country to fulfill its commitments to complete the infrastructure required to organize the tournament. Despite having a very positive working relationship between FIFA and the FPF (Peruvian Football Federation), it has been determined that there is not enough time to secure the required investment and complete the necessary work,” the agency said in a publication from April 3.
The last time Peru hosted a Soccer World Cup was in 2005, when it just held the Under-17 category.
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