While waiting for an imminent confirmation from FIFA on the designation of the Argentina as the venue for the next Sub 20 World Cup that will be disputed from next May 20, after the exclusion of Indonesia due to a diplomatic conflict, the AFA ratified Javier Mascherano in front of the national team of the category.
This was stated by the AFA national team manager, Omar Soutowho today said on Télam Radio that “Mascherano never sat down and submitted his resignation, so he is still the coach of the Sub 20”.
“Mascherano is so responsible that you don’t have to convince him, but accompany him so that he can continue working for the national team. He is a good man and he is going to give a lot to those selected. He was recently talking to (Lionel) Scaloni and they convinced him that he had to continuebecause he never really sat down and resigned,” he explained.
In this way, the former midfielder of the national team will continue to lead the team and could direct it in the World Cup, which will begin on May 20, in the event that Argentina is designated as the host country of the event, as anticipated by the president on Thursday. of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, in a press conference that he gave at the Conmebol headquarters together with the Paraguayan leader Alejandro Domínguez.
“There are already precedents for this situation. Brazil was left out for a year, they gave it the venue due to a problem and later ended up being champion of that tournament. Maybe we are lucky and it is given to us too ”, added the AFA selection manager.
If confirmed, the Under 20 World Cup will be played simultaneously with the Professional Soccer League, so the AFA is analyzing the possibility of using several stadiums in the interior of the country.
“Tapia moved quickly and was the first to propose hosting Argentina when he found out that Indonesia was going to lose the organization. We are waiting for an official confirmation, which has to arrive soon because there is little time to organize everything”, concluded Souto.
FIFA withdrew Indonesia as the venue for the next U-20 World Cup, because a governor of that country rejected the entry of the Israel team to participate in the youth tournament.
In the next few hours, the FIFA Bureau must decide on the new venue, although Infantino yesterday highlighted the “speed” of the management of Claudio Tapia and the Argentine Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, to offer itself as the venue for the tournament.
