32 Days Towards 2022 World Cup: Jokowi Specially Invited By FIFA To Qatar

President Jokowi (rights) with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. (Photo: Public Relations of Setkab/Rahmat)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he received a special invitation to attend the 2022 World Cup. This was conveyed by Jokowi when he met with FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.

As is known, President Jokowi and Infantino met at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 18, 2022. During the meeting, the two discussed many things.

One of them is the investment plan that FIFA will do in Indonesia. "Earlier, Infantino said that FIFA wants to invest a lot in Indonesia in terms of stadiums, supporters' safety, and football schools in Indonesia," said Jokowi, as reported by Antara.

"What investment will be discussed in detail later, maybe in Bali (G20), or in Qatar because I was specially invited," he continued.

Jokowi also said that the FIFA President paid special attention to Indonesia. "We should be grateful for this," he said.

President Jokowi had a one-on-one meeting with Infantino for 30 minutes. Then, the two discussed football with Menpora Zainudin Amali and Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir for 1.5 hours.

The number one person in Indonesia said that their conversation did not discuss the recommendations from the Joint Independent Fact Finding Team (TGIPF) for the Malang Kanjuruhan Tragedy.