Palestine National Team Arrives in Indonesia for FIFA Matchday against Indonesian National Team: Donations for Palestine Cause and Highlighting Brotherly Values

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – National Team Palestine arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten on Saturday evening, 10 June 2023. Chairman of PSSI Erick Thohir welcome the arrival of Ataa Jaber and the friends.

Palestine is here to play the game FIFA Matchday against the Indonesian national team. The match will take place at the Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, on Wednesday, 14 June 2023.

Erick said that this duel was full of brotherly values ​​between the two countries and nationalism for the Red and White troops in order to boost their current FIFA ranking.

“Because this (match against Palestine) is in the national interest. And this is one of the two big matches to be held in June 2023,” he said as quoted by PSSI’s official statement.

The man who served as Minister of State-Owned Enterprises ensured that 10 percent of match ticket sales would be donated to the cause of the Palestinian people. In total there are 14 thousand tickets provided by PSSI and are currently sold out.

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The current FIFA ranking of the Indonesian national team (149) is indeed lower than Palestine (93). Even so, Erick is sure that the Garuda Squad can perform optimally against the tutelage of the coach from Tunisia, Makram Daboub.

“Red and White is higher than all. Remember, Palestine’s ranking in the world is higher than ours. But even though it loses in ranking, Garuda Indonesia can definitely be optimal,” said Erick.

Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Zuhair Al-Shun (left) with PT Angkasa Pura II President Director Muhammad Awaluddin (third left) welcomed the arrival of the Palestinian national team footballers upon arrival at Terminal 3 of Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Palestine National Team will have a friendly match or FIFA Matchday with the Indonesian National Team on Wednesday (14/6) at the Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya. BETWEEN PHOTOS/Muhammad Iqbal

The Palestinian Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Zuhair Al-Shun, appreciates Indonesia for giving the opportunity to hold a friendly match. In fact, Indonesia is a special country for Palestine.

“I appreciate the Chairman of PSSI, who has helped a lot. Erick Thohir is a true friend of Palestine,” said Ambassador Al-Shun.

After the fight Indonesia vs Palestine national team in Surabaya, coach Shin Tae-yong’s team will fight the Argentine national team at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Senayan, Jakarta, on 19 June 2023.

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