Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Commission This is in response to the steps taken by the Indonesian national football team that stopped to compete at the World Cup after losing against Saudi Arabia and Iraq. “PSSI must do an extensive evaluation, including the coaching team. Of course, this insistence is due to disappointment of our society with the strategy implemented against Saudi and Iraq,” Lalu Hadrian told journalists on Monday (13/10/2025). Browse to continue the content, Hadrian said PSSI should take a valuable lesson from the incident. He was of the opinion that Kluivert’s insistence on resignation was reasonable, but the final decision was entirely in Pssi’s hands. “PSSI should consider the results of yesterday as a valuable lesson. I think it is natural that the public should ask the coach and request to stop. But again, all decisions are to PSSI,” Lalu Hadrian said. Nevertheless, the PKB legislature is grateful that Indonesian football leveled. He hopes that the results obtained from the 2026 World Cup qualifying event can be used as an evaluation. “We should be grateful that our football has risen on a level, achievements and FIFA rankings today. It shows that PSSI and the entire team work optimally,” Lalu Hadrian said. “The journey to round 4 is a valuable experience to improve all the weaknesses of our national team. Use it as an evaluation to better prepare yourself in the future,” he continued. The Indonesian national team led by Patrick Kluver was eliminated in the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifications in the Asian zone. Garuda was silenced by Saudi Arabia 2-3 and defeated by Iraq 0-1. Also watch the video “National team fails to the World Cup, Palace: We will evaluate here: (DWR/AZH)
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