" This is a big program. The Indonesian national team will reach the world's top 50 by 2045. In Asia, we are aiming to be in the top 9 ," Bola Indonesia quoted PSSI president Erick Thohir as saying.
Currently, the Indonesian team is still ranked 130th in the FIFA rankings and 23rd in Asia. Despite recent progress, the team from the archipelago has not improved its ranking much. They need more victories against strong opponents like Saudi Arabia. If they can do this, the story of the Indonesian team surpassing Vietnam and Thailand is not far away.
Indonesia has left many impressions in recent times.
Historically, the Vietnamese team achieved its highest ranking on the FIFA rankings in 1998, at 84th place. The record belongs to the Thai team when the Golden Temple team ranked 43rd in September 1998. At this time, Indonesia also ranked 73rd. At this time, the way FIFA calculates ranking points and the number of ranked teams is very different from 2024.
Talking about his strategy, Mr. Erick Thohir expressed: " Of course this is a long-term plan. There is also another medium-term and short-term strategy to develop football. What we see today is the acceleration of the Indonesian national team towards the goals we have set ."
This businessman is proud that Indonesia's youth teams have achieved many successes, the Indonesian Olympic team lost to Guinea in the play-off match to win a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Indonesian U20 and U17 teams both have the opportunity to participate in the World Cup.
At the national team level, Indonesia brings a lot of hope when ranking 3rd in Group C of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. PSSI aims to rank 3rd or 4th to continue to the next qualifying round. However, if they play well and are lucky, it is not impossible for Indonesia to get a direct ticket to the World Cup right from the 3rd qualifying round.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/doi-tuyen-indonesia-dat-muc-tieu-khong-tuong-vao-nam-2045-ar909218.html
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