2023 U-20 football World Cup to be held in Indonesia despite stampede

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed Tuesday that next year's U-20 football World Cup will be played in Indonesia as planned, despite a recent stadium tragedy that left 132 people dead.Widodo said he and the head of the sport's world governing body wanted FIFA standards to be adhered to when the tournament is held and they agreed that the management of football matches in Indonesia needed to be reformed."Safety and security for both players and spectators should be guaranteed. For that, we agreed to review the condition of stadiums and also apply te…READ FULL ARTICLE