Persija Legend Suggests Evaluation Of The Indonesian National Team To Be Carried Out By Competent Parties

Persija legend, Bambang Pamungkas, submitted the evaluation of the Indonesian national team to competent parties (doc. Antara.

JAKARTA - The legend of the Indonesian National Team (Timnas) and Persija Jakarta, Bambang Pamungkas, recommends only competent parties to evaluate the Garuda Squad after failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Bambang Pamungkas emphasized his position as a football player so that he could not provide comments without being based on data regarding the performance of the Garuda Team.

"We must support the national team (Indonesia), let those who are competent evaluate this result because then that is all that can be done."

"So once again, at these times they need us. That's all I can say," said Bambang Pamungkas as quoted by Antara.

It is certain that the Indonesian national team will have to stop its dream of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup after it ran aground in the Fourth Round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualifiers.

Jay Idzes and his friends lost two defeats after losing to the host Saudi Arabia with a score of 2-3 (9 October 2025) and giving up from Iraq with a narrow score of 0-1 (12 October 2025).

The defeat made Indonesia in the caretaker position without picking up a single point.

Bambang Pamungkas said that currently the public also needs to be careful in commenting on the Indonesian national team.

"I really respect my former players or commentators who have commented so far because I believe they have a basis for this," said Bambang Pamungkas, who now serves as Director of Sports at Persija Jakarta.