REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesian football fans, especially club supporters, often make noise when watching live matches. Especially if his favorite team loses, it can be a trigger for a ruckus between supporters or with the security side.

However, this is not the case when the Indonesian national team plays. So, supporters of opposing teams, especially Japan and Saudi Arabia, who will come directly to Gelora Bung Karno (SUGBK) Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta on November 15 and 19, 2024, need not worry and fear for their safety.

This was revealed by PSSI General Chairman Erick Thohir after reviewing the condition of the grass of SUGBK, Friday (8/11/2024).

“If for the national match, I think our fans also keep the security for the away fans. Yesterday on social media I even saw an Australian supporter sitting alone in the middle of the Indonesian supporters, nothing happened,” Erick said.

“I'm sure our nation is also a very friendly nation. So please come and watch it safely at SUGBK, "continued Erick.

Only, he added, if one wants to maintain relations with many parties, the principle of not harassing each other must be equally safeguarded.

“For example, if it's not fair, our nation will react. Well, if the leadership is good, like China's opponents, I think our nation also appreciates it. So there's no need to be afraid of that. So don't be stigmatized with misleading propaganda that our nation is a backward nation,” Erick stressed.

“We have managed to host the U-17 World Cup soccer, the basketball championship has already hosted our world championship as well so hosting the Asian Games is no problem. Just coming back, it must also be the responsible party to deliver a good match, ” he said.

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