JAKARTA - FIFA Matchday tickets for the Indonesian national team versus Argentina were sold out in a short time. This was then appreciated by the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI).
The sale of FIFA Matchday tickets for the national team vs Argentina is carried out from June 5 to 7. Every day, tickets are released totaling 20 thousand pieces each, which immediately expires in a few minutes.
Even on Wednesday, June 7 or the last day of general sales, tickets sold out in less than 15 minutes. The ticket's launch proves the enthusiasm of the Indonesian people is so high.
This was then appreciated by PSSI, for the federation of enthusiasm for football lovers in the country, it was able to balance the amount of interest in music.
"This shows the enthusiasm of the public to watch football. Football can balance the world's music scene," said PSSI Executive Committee (Exco) member Arya Sinulingga in a statement on Wednesday, June 7.
"Football becomes a spectacle for all groups and shows football is entertainment for the family. Mr. Erick Ketum PSSI also said that this momentum of football matches is a spectacle for all that we must protect together," he added.
Even though they have sold 60,000 tickets, many people also do not get tickets to watch the match live at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) on June 19. Regarding this, Arya said that people do not need to be discouraged, because the match will also be broadcast live on television.
"All football lovers must show their love by keeping them together. For people who are not lucky to get tickets, they can also watch from home, because they will be broadcast on national television," said Arya.
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The Indonesia vs Argentina match will be broadcast live through the MNC Group as the holder of broadcasting rights. The appointment of the MNC Group was announced by the chairman of PSSI, Erick Thohir, on Wednesday, June 7.
Not only holders of the broadcasting rights of Indonesia's match against Argentina, the company owned by Hary Tanoesoedibjo will broadcast all national team matches throughout 2023.
PSSI stated that MNC Group will be the winner of the national team's Domestic Media Rights in 2023 with a contract value of IDR 56 billion.
"This is a new step set by PSSI for this period because with a long national team broadcasting right contract, in addition to providing certainty to broadcasting rights holders because after all this is a business, television stations can also create long-term agendas. This means that in terms of promotion, marketing, and national team socialization, it must also be good because multimedia shows are guaranteed to create various events and programs in order to attract spectators and supporters of the national team," said Erick Thohir.
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