This Monday, Gianni Infantinopresident of the FIFAand Claudio Tapiamaximum president of the Argentine Football Associationthey talked about how the Sub 20 world that developed in our country.
“First of all I would like to thank Argentina, the president of the AFA, Chiqui Tapia, all of Argentina for having organized this Under 20 World Cup in such an excellent way, a party for youth soccer. The Under 20 is a very nice tournament and playing it In a country like Argentina, a soccer country, it’s something fantastic. The truth is we lived it impeccably, perfect organization of the AFA, the authorities, we have all played as a team and the result was fantastic“, declared Infantino in dialogue with TyC Sports.
“Clearly congratulate Uruguay, who won this World Cup, Italy, who reached the final, Israel and South Korea, who had an exceptional World Cup. Playing this World Cup in Argentina and in the way in which we had to do it, with very little preparation, we have shown everything that can be done in Argentina, that we do not forget it. It is the country of the world champions for having won that World Cup in Qatar”, completed the FIFA boss.
🤝 Gianni Infantino, President of the @fifacom_esvisited the headquarters of the #Professional League of Soccer and @tapiachiquiPresident of @afahonored him on behalf of all Argentine football 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/B5wMef4u5v
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In addition, Infantino filled the country with praise on his fourth visit and assured that there will be more collaborations in the future. “In Argentina I am at home. After my third visit, Argentina won the third World Cup, so there will be many more visits, ha. Argentina is a beautiful country, with very friendly people and this Under 20 World Cup has once again shown that they are the best fans in the world. In Qatar they have been exceptional,” she said.
“I’m leaving with great joy and with the conviction that we have a lot to do together with Argentine football, with Chiqui Tapia, with the clubs. Argentina is not only world champion in national teams but also has to be the leader in world football and at FIFA we have to have a very close collaboration with important countries like Argentina to lead the soccer movement around the world,” he concluded.
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