Peru in the Eyes of the World. This Thursday, July 28, it was announced that the country will be hosting U-17 World Cup of the year 2023 and of Bolivarian games from 2024.
This was reported by the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, who mentioned in his message to the nation that these two major sporting events will be hosted.
As we recall, weeks ago the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) and international authorities met with the Peruvian government to coordinate the coordination and activities to host the U17 World Cup. He also revealed that the Bolivarian Games will also be held in 2024.
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“We have agreed and committed that Peru will host the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Bolivarian Bicentennial Games – Ayacucho 2024, putting the country in the spotlight worldwide,” said Pedro Castillo.
The authorization to organize this official FIFA championship and the Bolivarian Games is in line with the policy of promoting and innovating school sport.
“We will hold the interscholastic sports games in all schools and colleges in Peru,” said the head of state.
When does the U-17 World Cup start?
That U-17 World Cup It is scheduled to start in the first weeks of 2023. Let’s remember that this competition should have taken place in 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA has decided to postpone it.
The world championship in this category was last held in 2019. This is also Peru’s third participation in this tournament.