JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (Wamenpora), Taufik Hidayat, hopes that the 4 Nations World Series 2025 tournament can spur the enthusiasm of the Indonesian Futsal National Team.
Taufik said this considering that the opponents to be faced are large countries of the same size as Argentina, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.
The Indonesian Futsal Federation (FFI) previously officially announced a trial agenda in the form of a mini tournament entitled 4 Nations World Series 2025.
This agenda was held during the FIFA Matchday January period, precisely from January 30 to February 2, 2025 at the Jakarta International Velodrome, Rawamangun, East Jakarta.
The four countries involved in this tournament are Indonesia, Argentina, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.
Seeing that the opponent to be faced is a team with a classy reputation, the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports also hopes that this moment can be a trigger for the Indonesian Futsal National Team to shine more.
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"This tournament must be a motivation for Indonesian coaches and players to continue to train and excel at the world level," said Taufik Hidayat during a press conference in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Taufik Hidayat hopes that the Indonesian Futsal National Team, which has the status of the host, can also have a positive impact.
According to him, the trial match against the three giant teams in the world could be a motivation for FFI in futsal development in Indonesia.
"Hopefully with the mention that there is Argentina, there is Japan, there is Saudi Arabia, we are not only the organizers."
"However, hopefully this will be a motivation for futsal for the development of sports people in Indonesia who really like this futsal sport," said Taufik Hidayat.
"We are motivated by the existence of Argentina, who was once a world champion, Japan won Asia. So, it is more positive to lure people, our children, to become futsal athletes in Indonesia," he said again.
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