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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 64,942 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin : Note: The home match of Indonesia against the Philippines is to be swapped with the away match because it coincides with the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup schedule. [1] The change was confirmed on 31 October 2023 by FIFA. [2]
Indonesia was awarded the hosting rights for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in October 2019, beating bids from Brazil, Peru, and a joint bid from Myanmar and Thailand. [1] It was the first time that Indonesia would host a FIFA tournament, and the second time that Southeast Asia would host the U-20 World Cup, after Malaysia in 1997. [2]
Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan, 7, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the 2026 World Cup Asian 3rd round qualifier soccer match between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia at Gelora Bung ...
Their fan club is known as La Grande Indonesia and Ultras Garuda. [6] Indonesia was the first team from Asia to participate in the FIFA World Cup. The predecessor of the team, Dutch East Indies, was participated in the 1938 edition, where they were eliminated in the first round. [7] [8] The team's only appearance at the Olympics was in 1956. [9]
In March, Indonesia lost its host status for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup due to its opposition to Israel's participation. Subsequently, the country also actively voiced its concerns following the outbreak of war in Gaza. The year also marked the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia as the disease had entered its endemic stage.
On 22 March, Radio New Zealand reported that Jeffery Bomanak, the chair of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), stated that the group was willing to negotiate with both the Indonesian Government and TPNPB-OPM to secure the safe release of Mehrtens. Bomanak also urged Indonesia not to launch any military operations that could endanger Mehrtens' life. [32]
The Indonesia national football team has only reached the FIFA World Cup finals once: the 1938 World Cup in France, where they competed under the name Dutch East Indies. The Dutch East Indies gained independence from the Netherlands and became known as Indonesia in 1945, and FIFA considers them to have inherited the record of the Dutch East Indies.
This was the first time that Indonesia hosted a FIFA tournament, the first time that the FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in Southeast Asia and the third Asian country to host U-17 World Cup after United Arab Emirates in 2013 and India in 2017.