Lausanne, May 12 (ONA) The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) announced today the postponement of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in addition to a number of its tournaments due to the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic in the world.

The International Federation stated on its website that it was decided to postpone the tournament that was supposed to be held in Costa Rica and Panama during next August to be held from next January 20 to February 6, while maintaining the same criteria for the eligibility rules for the ages of players.

It was also decided to postpone the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in India, to the period from February 17 to March 7, and to postpone the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in Lithuania to the period from September 12 to October 3, 2021.

The FIFA also decided to hold the 70th FIFA Congress on September 18th via the Internet. It was supposed to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this month.