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View all search resultsTens of millions of people in the Southeast Asian nation are passionate football fans, but Indonesia's sole World Cup appearance came during Dutch rule in 1938 and the country has rarely threatened a return since independence in 1945.
Erick, who became chairman of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) last year, believes that Indonesia should at least be in the frame for a trip to the finals in 2026 with up to nine slots available to Asian teams.
Victories over Indonesia and Bahrain have seen the Chinese overcome a run of three losses at the start of the third phase of Asia's preliminaries to rekindle dreams of a first World Cup appearance since their debut at the 2002 finals.
The Bahrain Soccer Association (BFA) issued statements in Arabic and English on its Instagram account @bahrainfa on Wednesday condemning cyber-attacks allegedly launched by Indonesian soccer fans on the BFA and the Bahraini players.
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