Evading Sanctions from FIFA

Indonesia managed to avoid sanctions over the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy, thanks to intensive communication with FIFA by PSSI and the government. It remains as host of the U-20 World Cup.

Irsyan Hasyim

October 10, 2022

AFTER spending a sleepless night, Maaike Ira Puspita continued to monitor the situation after the riot in the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java, on Saturday night, October 1. The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) Deputy Secretary-General had to gather as much information as possible to be reported to the International Association of Federation Football (FIFA). The first person Maaike contacted the following afternoon was FIFA Director

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