Surabaya City Government: Preparation For The Opening Of The U-17 World Cup In The Final Stage

A number of workers made preparations ahead of the opening of the U-17 World Cup at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, Wednesday (8/11/2023). (ANTARA PHOTO/Aditya Pradana Putra)

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government has confirmed that preparations for the opening of the Indonesia U-17 World Cup have entered the final stages and a number of supporting infrastructures are available, including additional digital scoreboards on the south side.

Head of the Surabaya City Culture, Youth and Sports and Tourism Office (Disbudporapar) Wiwiek Widayati said all divisions had made the most possible efforts to prepare for the opening of the U-17 World Cup.

"Today, all divisions have made the best possible efforts and as optimally as possible to prepare for the event which will be opened on November 10. So all lines have been installed, including digital scoreboards," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 8.

According to him, the installation of additional digital scoreboards is indeed optimized by installing the structure first.

"We installed the structure first yesterday, if you have stood up, just put it up, so it's easier," he said.

His party is only waiting for the opening of the U-17 World Cup which is planned to be attended by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and Chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) Erick Thohir.

"We are just waiting for tomorrow's event, everything is 100 percent, Mr. Chairman of PSSI also conveyed that and we are now perfecting, completing, and doing cleaning," said Wiwiek.

In addition, he hopes that all parties, including the community, can show that the city of Surabaya is able to become a good host.

"We show that the city of Surabaya is able to become a good host," he said.

According to ANTARA, a number of supporting infrastructures are ready, such as digital scoreboards on the south side, LED boards, video assistant referee (VAR) monitor screens, and Local Area Network (LAN) internet networks for the media behind the goal at the GBT Stadium in Surabaya.

In addition, he continued, preparations for the opening such as the main stage and loudspeakers are also almost complete.

Not only that, outside the stadium, a number of supporting booths for the event were also being worked on, including road pointings to post tents.