Indonesia has been stripped of hosting rights to its first major football event amid opposition in the world’s most populous Muslim majority nation to the participation of Israel.
Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host its first major football event amid opposition in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation to the participation of Israel.
Protesters wave Palestinian flags as they marched in Jakarta last week against Israel’s participation in the Under-20 World Cup.Controversy over the qualification of Israel, however, has resulted in the event being removed from South-East Asia’s largest nation by the game’s world governing body FIFA, which indicated it may also consider sanctions against the Football Association of Indonesia .
“A 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.”
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