The FIFA Council office has decided to cancel the 2021 editions of the Under-20 Men's World Cup and the Under-17 World Cup and grant hosting rights to Indonesia and Peru for the 2023 editions respectively. ”FIFA has regularly consulted with relevant stakeholders, including host member associations as well as associations participating in both tournaments. It is originally scheduled to take place in 2021. "The governing body of football said in a statement.
He said, "In doing so, it has become clear that the
overall qualification has failed to normalize to a sufficient level to meet the
challenges associated with hosting both tournaments, including the feasibility
of relevant qualification routes. Is included, ”he said.
FIFA thanked the host member associations as well as officials in Indonesia and Peru for their commitment and preparations for the tournament so far.
After
the surprising success in 2019, it was decided to expand the FIFA Women's World
Cup to 32 teams last year and thus encourage the development of women's
football.
Since then, FIFA has teamed up with Struggles to prepare a slot allocation proposal, and the FIFA Council Office has confirmed the following berths for the 2023 edition: six straight slots for the AFC;
Four direct CAF slots; Four direct slots for CONCACAF;
Three direct slots for CONMEBOL; A direct slot for OFC; And 11 direct slots for
UEFA.
The three slots will be decided by a 10-team playoff tournament.For the
Women's World Cup the play-off tournament will be considered as a test event in
New Zealand and Australia.
Both hosts will be invited to participate in friendly matches against teams
in Group 1 and Group 2, thus ensuring that all teams play two matches during
the play-off tournament.