Location Of The Indonesia Vs Australia National Team Changed, PSSI Sent A Letter To The AFC

SUGBK will be used in the match of the Indonesian vs Australia national team (Instagram/@love_gbk).

JAKARTA - Exco PSSI member, Arya Sinulingga, said the federation had sent a letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). This is related to the change in the location of the match between the Indonesian national team vs Australia.

The two teams will meet in the Third Round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification. Initially, the home match will be held at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.

However, the Group C match then moved to the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta. Regarding the shift in the location of the match, Arya Sinulingga said that the second venue would be more likely, especially to accommodate the presence of supporters.

Moreover, he said that SUGBK, which is currently still in the revitalization process, also shows rapid and positive progress.

"Indeed, we are very intense in coordinating with GBK. We see an opportunity for SUGBK to be used as a third round home against Australia on September 10, 2024," Arya said in his statement quoted Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

PSSI also immediately moved quickly to take care of the transfer of the match. Therefore, when the field conditions were deemed possible, the federation immediately sent an official letter to the AFC.

"We have submitted it to the AFC as well (to move venues). Australia received information from the AFC," he said.

Previously, the official Australian national team account, @socceroos, had announced that the SUGBK stadium would be used by the Indonesian national team to host them.

SUGBK is one of the largest stadiums in Indonesia with a capacity of 78 thousand spectators.

"The venue has changed. The 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round Match will be held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta," wrote @socceroos.