Menpora Dito Ariotedjo Soal Kabar Indonesia Jadi Tuan Rumah Piala Dunia U-17: Kita Tunggu Hasil Pertemuan Ketum PSSI

Menpora Dito Ariotedjo (white shirt). (Photo: Ulfa Gusti Utami/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Dito Ariotedjo did not want to comment much on the possibility of Indonesia replacing Peru as the host of the U-17 World Cup.

Dito did not want to boast. He admitted that he still had to establish communication with the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI).

The young politician from the Golkar party will still wait for the results of the meeting of the PSSI General Chair, Erick Thohir, with FIFA.

"Regarding that (the opportunity for Indonesia to host the U-17 World Cup) we will wait for the results of the meeting of the PSSI General Chair, Erick Thohir, who is still meeting FIFA today," replied Dito Ariotedjo after the handover ceremony at Wisma Kemenpora, Senayan on Tuesday 4 April.

Currently, Erick Thohir is meeting FIFA representatives. His departure to Zurich aims to discuss a number of things, including bringing a new proposal to explain the blue map of Indonesian football in the future.

While waiting for the results of Erick Thohir's meeting with FIFA, Dito said he would continue to provide support for the positive steps carried out by PSSI.

"We will definitely encourage the chairman of PSSI with what has been done. Currently PSSI is meeting FIFA, so we are waiting for the results, whatever the decision we will continue to support," continued the 32-year-old Menpora.

Previously, FIFA revoked the host status of the 2023 U-17 World Cup from Peru on Monday, April 3 evening WIB.

The reason FIFA revoked the status was due to infrastructure problems. Peru is considered unable to fulfill the commitment to complete the infrastructure needed to hold a tournament.