President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Janni Infantino
The meeting discussed issues of the U-20 World Cup and the development of football.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino on September 30.
At the beginning of the conversation, the FIFA President acknowledged Uzbekistan's achievements in football and the results of effective reforms aimed at comprehensively supporting sports in the country.
The main topic of the meeting was the holding of a major prestigious sporting event in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan — the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
It was noted with great satisfaction that effective cooperation has been established with FIFA in promoting football, especially in advancing joint programs aimed at further increasing interest in this sport among young people.
Issues of further expanding the partnership were discussed, primarily in the areas of transforming the system of organizing and managing football, discovering young talents and helping to realize their potential, as well as training coaches, referees, managers, sports doctors and technical specialists at the international level.
Special attention was paid to organizing FIFA's major tournaments and events in Uzbekistan and accelerating the process of opening the federation's regional office in Tashkent.
