Indonesia were looking to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since the country claimed independence from the Netherlands in 1945.

Experiments in two friendlies demonstrated a clear vision: ball possession, role variation, and reconstruction of playing style.

Development fund allocated for Indonesia's football association is being frozen by FIFA after the country was stripped as hosts of this year's Under-20 World Cup, soccer's governing body said on Thursday.

The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd