FIFA won't sanction Indonesia over fatal crush, president Widodo says

A man prays near flowers laid at the Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Oct. 1, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Indonesia's president said the country will not face sanctions from soccer's world governing body and will remain the host of next year's U-20 World Cup after the firing of tear gas after a match inside the half-locked stadium caused the deadly crush at the exits. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi)

Indonesia's president said the country will not face sanctions from soccer's world governing body after the firing of tear gas inside a half-locked stadium caused a crush at the exits, killing 131 people, including 17 children.

Joko Widodo said FIFA President Giani Infantino wrote in a letter to him about potential collaborations between Indonesia and FIFA and the country will remain the host of next year's U-20 World Cup joined by 24 countries from five continents.