Commission X Of The House Of Representatives Asks PSSI For A Total Evaluation After The National Team Fails To Advance To The 2026 World Cup

The Indonesian national team was beaten by Iraq in the round 4 World Cup qualifiers. (doc. Indonesian national team).

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission X DPR RI Lalu Hadrian Irfani, is concerned about the failure of the Indonesian national team to advance to the 2026 World Cup after it ran aground in the fourth round of qualifying at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Sunday, October 12, WIB. Then assessed, this failure should be a momentum for introspection and a thorough evaluation for PSSI.

According to Lalu, although the achievements of the national team until the fourth round have shown improvement and progress for Indonesian football, this achievement should not be an excuse to be complacent.

"Our failure to go to the World Cup is a valuable lesson to prepare a better team in the future. This has actually been an achievement for our national team which can reach round 4. Of course there must be a future evaluation, both for the evaluation of the strategy, player evaluation, coach evaluation," said Lalu Hadrian to reporters, Monday, October 13.

"Evaluation should not be limited to rhetoric, but must be concrete and comprehensive, covering technical, managerial, and national football institutions," he continued.

Then assessed that the 2026 failure should also be a starting point that triggers a thorough improvement so that the Indonesian national team has more mature readiness for the 2030 World Cup.

"Hopefully in the future our achievements will be even better and we have to prepare for the 2030 World Cup starting now," said the legislator from the NTB II electoral district.

Even so, Then still appreciate the hard work of PSSI, the players, and coaches during the qualifying process. "Every party who contributes must be respected, as well as invited together to make improvements in the future," he concluded.