On October 17, 2022, AFC will announce the hosting of 2023 Asian Cup . Indonesian Football Association Chairman Mochamad Iriawan said they have sent the relevant bid documents to the AFC. Up to now, four countries have applied to host the 2023 Asian Cup that China has abandoned, namely Australia, South Korea, Qatar and Indonesian .
Recently, according to Indonesian media, many Indonesian fans supported the Indonesian Football Association to withdraw from the Southeast Asian Football Association and join the East Asian Football Association, which has high-level Asian teams such as Japan, South Korea, and China. According to local media reports, Indonesian Football Association has negotiated with the Southeast Asian Football Federation. On July 15, when asked about withdrawing from the Southeast Asian Football Federation, the Indonesian Football Association said: We need to continue waiting and have not yet obtained results.
Australia has joined Asia and entered the East Asian Football Federation
At present, the East Asian Football Federation has 10 members including Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, Hong Kong, Guam , China Taipei , Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands Federation and China Macau. Since the Indonesian national team has naturalized many European players, including Emart, who has played for many years in the Premier League and La Liga, in the future, it may be difficult to defeat Indonesia in the Asian Cup or even the East Asian Cup.
Indonesia U20 World Cup was changed from 2021 to 2023
In addition, Indonesia also applied for the World Youth Championship. The presidium of the FIFA Council confirmed that the 2023 U20 World Cup will be held in Indonesia from May 20 to June 11, 2023.
