FIFA freezes fund for Indonesia's football association after U-20 World Cup furore

Indonesia U-20 national team soccer players attend their last training session at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on April 1, 2023. The team’s coach, Shin Tae-yong, officially disbanded the squad, nicknamed Garuda Nusantara, after FIFA revoked Indonesia’s licence to host this year’s U-20 World Cup. - Antara/

JAKARTA (Reuters): Development fund allocated for Indonesia's football association is being frozen by FIFA after the country was stripped as hosts of this year's Under-20 World Cup, soccer's governing body said on Thursday (April 6).

FIFA barred the nation from staging the May 20-June 11 event after the country's football association (PSSI) in the predominantly Muslim country said it had cancelled the draw because the governor of Bali refused to host Israel's team.