Erick Thohir meets national police chief to discuss U-17 World Cup security

Bisnis.comJAKARTA – General Chairman of PSSI and Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir meet The police chief Pol Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo will discuss U-17 World Cup security.

“To make a presentation and seek advice from the police regarding preparations for the U17 World Cup,” said Erick at the police headquarters, Monday (19/9/2023).

Furthermore, Sigit said that this security would be in accordance with international standards or specifically FIFA to protect both officials, players and spectators.

“We, the National Police, welcome and are ready to carry out security activities. We were informed that there were 24 countries and we asked what details needed to be obtained regarding the implementation using FIFA standards “said Sigit.

For information, the 2023 U-17 World Cup will bring together 24 competitors and will be played from November 10 to December 2, 2023 in four stadiums, namely Manahan, JIS, Bung Tomo and Si Jalak Harupat. Later, the 24 teams will be divided into six groups, from Group A to Group F, with each group containing four teams.

The two teams that finish the group stage in the top two positions will automatically qualify for the round of 16. They have the opportunity to continue advancing as far as possible after exiting the group stage.

Apart from this, there is a quota for four teams occupying the best third place. They can also qualify for the round of 16. Later, a separate ranking will be created for the third place finishers in the group stage. Whoever has the best points record, the best goal difference and/or the best fair play has the right to qualify for the round of 16.

Here are the results of the U-17 World Cup group draw:

Group A: Indonesia, Ecuador, Morocco, Panama
Group B: Spain, Mali, Uzbekistan, Canada
Group C: Brazil, England, Iran, New Caledonia
Group D: Japan, Argentina, Senegal, Poland
Group E: France, South Korea, United States, Burkina Faso
Group F: Mexico, Germany, New Zealand, Venezuela

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