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Indonesian national team  players sing the national anthem before facing Malaysia in a 2022 World Cup qualifier.

Indonesian national team players sing the national anthem before facing Malaysia in a 2022 World Cup qualifier. Source: Photo: TRIBUNNEWS/IRWAN RISMAWAN/BOLA - 11 Sep 2019.

Robbie Gaspar, the first Australian to play football in Indonesia and is now a player development manager for Professional Footballers Australia, talks about the Indonesian national team’s recent disappointing performance.


Why has the standard of Indonesian football been in decline since 2012?  Why is Indonesia falling behind other nations in South East Asia?  What action needs to be taken immediately?  Robbie Gaspar offers a road map for the future.

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