Indonesia looking to 2023 after for country's FIFA showpiece


A group on Indonesian women taking part in group exercises at a mall in Jakarta. - AFP

JAKARTA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua): The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has vowed to use the cancelation of the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup as momentum to host a successful tournament in 2023.

Football's global governing body FIFA on Thursday (Dec 24) announced the cancelation of the 2021 U-20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in Indonesia, in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on international travel.

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