JAKARTA - PSSI General Chair (Ketum) Erick Thohir admitted that he had sent a special team from the federation to go to Saudi Arabia. This was done to monitor the situation in order to avoid unwanted events ahead of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Fourth Round of the Asian Zone.
"We are trying to make an advance team, we have sent it. Yesterday we chose a hotel that was not prepared by the committee."
"These are parts of us guarding the x factor so that the Indonesian national team can focus more on it," said Erick Thohir in a statement in Jakarta, Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
On that agenda, the Indonesian national team joined Group B with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In this match for tickets to this final round, Saudi Arabia was appointed as the host for the agenda which began on October 8-14, 2025.
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Ahead of the implementation of this crucial party, it was admitted that there was indeed a lot of pressure on the Garuda Squad. This is then another reason PSSI sent a team to monitor preparations.
In addition, the implementation carried out not in neutral places is another reason PSSI sent a team. In addition, there is also a policy regarding limiting supporters to stadiums that are also a concern for the federation.
"Regarding the preparation (World Cup 2025 Qualification) in October 2025, the pressure continues to be high. One, previously the host was neutral, now there is a host."
"Our supporters (Indonesian national team) are also limited, very small (number). In fact, we know that there are also many people playing in Saudi Arabia," said the chairman of PSSI.
Despite the anticipatory steps taken, the players are known to be arriving in Saudi Arabia close to the match schedule. The reason is because a number of Garuda players still have to defend their respective clubs in Europe, where they are only scheduled to gather simultaneously on October 6, 2025.
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