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FIFA on Wednesday stripped Indonesia of the right to stage this year\u2019s U-20 men\u2019s World Cup, over what an Indonesian official said was a failure to honour its commitments to the tournament.<\/p>\n
The decision to stop Indonesia staging the May 20-June 11 tournament was taken after the country\u2019s football federation (PSSI) said it had cancelled the draw because the governor of the largely Hindu island of Bali refused to host Israel\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
\u201cFIFA has decided, due to the current circumstances, to remove Indonesia as the host of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023,\u201d a FIFA statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA new host will be announced as soon as possible, with the dates of the tournament currently remaining unchanged. Potential sanctions against the PSSI may also be decided at a later stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
World soccer\u2019s ruling body added that the decision had been taken following a meeting between its President Gianni Infantino and PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndonesia is a FIFA member, so for any international soccer matters, we have to abide by the rules,\u201d Thohir said in a statement on PSSI\u2019s website.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ask all football lovers to keep their heads held high over this tough decision by FIFA. It\u2019s time we proved to FIFA to work harder to transform soccer, towards clean and high-achieving soccer.\u201d<\/p>\n
The loss of hosting rights will be a big setback in Indonesia, where football has a massive following, despite the lack of international success since qualifying for the 1938 World Cup as the Dutch East Indies.<\/p>\n
When asked why FIFA had decided to remove Indonesia as hosts, Zainudin Amali, deputy PSSI chief and former sports minister told KompasTV: \u201cFIFA decided Indonesia didn\u2019t follow through with its earlier commitments while bidding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zainudin added that he hopes to avoid sanctions but fears another FIFA ban.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat we were removed from hosting rights is already tough for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Protesters marched in the capital Jakarta this month waving Indonesian and Palestinian flags and demanding that Israel was not allowed to participate.<\/p>\n
Indonesia\u2019s population is predominantly Muslim. Most Indonesian Muslims practise a moderate version of Islam, but there has been a rise in religious conservatism in recent years that has crept into politics.<\/p>\n
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