JAKARTA - PSSI General Chair (Ketum) Erick Thohir said the federation had found a new coach to replace Shin Tae-yong. He also believes that with 2.5 months remaining, this new figure can prepare the team to continue the journey of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round.
The Indonesian national team will continue the agenda by playing away matches to Australia on March 20, 2025. Ahead of the match, Shin Tae-yong as the coach was actually fired.
However, instead, PSSI will bring in a new coach for the Indonesian national team on January 12, 2025.
With 2.5 months remaining for the 2026 World Cup Qualification continued match, Erick Thohir believes the new coach can adapt and undergo preparations with the Indonesian national team.
"Because we still have two and a half months to prepare. I also don't want to make decisions that make things bad. This two and a half months is enough," said Erick Thohir during a press conference in Central Jakarta, Monday, January 6, 2025.
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In the continuation of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round, the Indonesian national team still has four matches left. In detail, facing Australia and Bahrain in March 2025 as well as China and Japan in June 2025.
Currently, the Indonesian national team is ranked third in the Group C standings of the 2026 World Cup Qualification by packing six points, the same as the other three teams that are in fourth to sixth place, namely Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China.
While Japan is at the top with 16 points and Australia is in second place with seven points.
Meanwhile, regarding the name of the new coach of the Indonesian national team, PSSI did not want to divulge. However, the world football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, in an upload on X confirmed that Patrick Kluivert had officially signed the Garuda Squad.
In fact, Romano also mentioned the duration of the Kluiver contract, which is two years with the option of an extension of two years.
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