Officially recognized by the ISF, the FSI aims to host the FIFA World Cup in Indonesia.

VIVA – The Indonesian Football Federation (FSI) has officially announced itself as an evolution of the International Football Federation (ISF), the mother of global football.

Soccer is a soccer game for 5, 6, 7 or 8 players with a regulation format according to the rules of the International Football Federation.

The Indonesian Football Federation (FSI) was approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on August 7, 2024 with approval AHU-0007668.AH.01.07.TAHUN 2024.

FSI Board of Directors Chairman Thareq Kemal Habibie said that given Indonesia’s fondness for the sport of football, football will grow and develop rapidly.

“Sokka’s idea is that people everywhere like to play football, young and old, little kids, but renting or playing on a big field seems a little bigger,” Thareq told reporters on Tuesday. November 19, 2024.

“Why Indonesia, yes, because Indonesia likes to play football. Apart from badminton, yes, football. Although we are not very good yet, we have made progress there, yesterday football was not played at a federated or professional level. It was possible. That is why the World Cup will be in Oman,” he continued.

Furthermore, Thareq explained that his party will build a series of football fields in several cities in Indonesia.

This is one of the main objectives for the coming years, in addition to organizing the soccer tournament.

“Eventually we will have to provide fields for them to play football in various cities in Indonesia,” he said.

Also, as Thareq pointed out, soccer is currently not available on FIFA. But this does not mean competing with the football federation.

“We are not under FIFA, we are Socca International, a separate organization, not a rival to FIFA,” he concluded.

By 2023, the ISF will have more than 80 member countries spread across Europe and Asia and more than 2.5 million players.

Big names such as Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs, Michael Owen, Robert Pires, John Terry and Thomas Muller are part of the ISF brand ambassadors.

The Indonesian Football Federation plans to hold competitions in a special format designed for junior and senior age groups in each region, culminating in the formation of a National Football Team that will participate in the FIFA World Cup.

Socca Indonesia encourages the achievements of each club so that they can participate in the International Socca Champions League. In addition, Socca Indonesia wants to host the International Football World Cup, which will be held in Bali.

“This year, FSI itself was invited to the 2024 FIFA World Cup in Oman, but since December was too tight, we thought of preparing in advance to create a better ecosystem in Indonesia from Socca Indonesia. Cup. “The next world,” Sandra explained.

“This year, 40 countries participated in the FIFA World Cup in Oman, 9 representing Asia, so if we are ready, for example, next year or the year after, we can participate through qualification or we can apply to be hosts. “This is what the FSI is really planning,” he said.