PSSI provides the latest information regarding protests to FIFA regarding the referee who will serve in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Related to that, PSSI is still waiting for FIFA's decision.
"We are still waiting (an answer to the protest letter). Just wait. We are waiting," said PSSI Executive Committee (Exco) member, Arya Sinulingga, in Jakarta on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
Previously, FIFA released a letter to PSSI regarding the referee who will serve in the Fourth Round of 2026 World Cup Qualification in early October 2025.
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In the letter, FIFA decided that the referee who will lead the Indonesia versus Saudi Arabia match at the King Abdullah Sport City Hall Stadium is Ahmad Al Ali from Kuwait.
This is in accordance with the FIFA letter dated 12 September 2025 which was signed by the Head of Qualifiers and International Matches FIFA, Gordon Savic. This letter was copied to the AFC.
This FIFA decision was sued by PSSI. The Federation feels that the FIFA decision is not wise because the referee on duty comes from West Asia or the Middle East, aka from the same region as Saudi Arabia.
In fact, ideally, the referee who led the Indonesia versus Saudi Arabia national team match was a referee outside West Asia and Southeast Asia.
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