By The Straits Times | Created at 2026-10-06 13:07:10 | Updated at 2026-10-07 15:51:33
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JAKARTA -- For years, Indonesia’s football story was defined by what went wrong: government interference, administrative chaos, repeated regional disappointment and, in 2022, one of the deadliest stadium disasters in the history of the sport.
Today, Indonesia is a regional champion – and football’s world governing body FIFA is talking about bringing even more of its biggest tournaments to the country.
