Jakarta, tvOnenews.com – The Indonesian National Team‘s steps to qualify for the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/02/thanks-to-fifa-the-indonesian-national-team-can-go-to-the-2026-world-cup/" title="Thanks to FIFA, the Indonesian National Team can go to the 2026 World Cup”>2026 World Cup will be easier if PSSI decides to move its federation from AFC to Oceania.
Even though it is currently still under the auspices of the AFC, the Indonesian national team can indeed move its federation to Oceania if it gets approval from FIFA.
Historically, quite a number of countries in the Asian region have changed federations, such as Australia, New Zealand and Kazakhstan.
The issue of the Indonesian national team leaving the AFC itself arose after Bahrain, which would be the opponent of the Garuda squad in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, refused to play away to Jakarta.
In its official statement, the Bahrain football federation was reluctant to play at the Indonesian national team headquarters for security reasons.
Bahrain also asked the AFC to move the location of the match against the Indonesian National Team to a neutral venue.
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Suddenly, Bahrain’s request drew mixed reactions from netizens, especially Indonesian national team supporters.
