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Wayan Koster Hopes FIFA Aborts Israel from the U-20 World Cup

Wayan Koster Hopes FIFA Aborts Israel from the U-20 World Cup The Governor of Bali, I Wayan Koster, hopes that FIFA will expel the Israel National Team from the 2023 U-20 World Cup. He asked the people of Bali to pray for this.  Indonesia has been canceled from hosting the 2023 U-20 World Cup. This decision was taken by FIFA following the current situation in Indonesia.  The presence of the Israeli national team at the U-20 World Cup caused a wave of rejection. One of them came from Koster, who sent a letter to Kemenpora regarding his rejection of Israel.  I Wayan Koster rejected Israel because he was considered to have colonized Palestine. Israel's presence is also feared to threaten security in Bali.  FIFA's decision to cancel Indonesia's host status regretted Koster. The PDI Perjuangan politician said that FIFA should act fairly by imposing sanctions on Israel.  "I invite the people of Bali to pray together so that FIFA will be moved to continue to act f