The FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised Indonesia for successfully obtaining a special award from FIFA.
Not long ago, Indonesia was indeed reported to have received an award from FIFA.
This award is due to the project for developing a training center in the Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN).
The Gold category award was given to PSSI from the FIFA Forward Award for Asian Member Associations, presented directly by the FIFA President during the FIFA Executive Football Summit 2025, in Miami, United States, on (15/6/2025).
This award was uploaded by Erick Thohir some time ago.
This time, Gianni Infantino also congratulated PSSI and Erick Thohir directly.
In fact, for the first time, PSSI received an award from FIFA.
In the latest post by the top person at FIFA, he is posing with the PSSI General Chairman Erick Thohir.
Erick Thohir receives a plaque from Gianni Infantino.
Meanwhile, the top official at PSSI gave the Indonesia National Team jersey to Gianni Infantino, showing the back number 9.
"Very happy, as usual, to meet my friend and @pssi President Erick Thohir in Miami today," said Gianni Infantino as quoted by The Shiro Coprdari from his personal Instagram account on Wednesday (06/18/2025).
On this occasion, Gianni Infantino praised Indonesia for being considered to have made significant progress in football.
That step was even successful because they received an award directly from FIFA.
Gianni Infantino has mentioned the developments carried out by PSSI until they became worthy of this award.
I also mentioned a series of FIFA programs that are expected to make football in Asia more advanced in the future.
"Indonesia has made great strides in the world of football, and I congratulate President Thohir and his team on their extraordinary hard work, which has resulted in the FIFA Forward Gold Award for FIFA Asian Member Associations," said Gianni Infantino.
The launch of the new FIFA Arena earlier this year, continuous development with FIFA Forward, as well as the implementation of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme and FIFA Football For Schools are evidence of our commitment to football in Indonesia," he said accompanied by a clapping hand emoji.
Even Gianni also revealed that the presence of FIFA offices in Jakarta is expected to have a big impact moving forward.
He also didn't forget to express his gratitude for all the support provided by the Indonesian government.
After all, the existence of the FIFA office in Jakarta is hoped to help the progress of football in Southeast Asia.
"Today is also a historic day for Indonesian football and the future of football in Southeast Asia, as we are taking a significant step forward in building FIFA's growing presence in the region through our office in Jakarta," Gianni explained.
"Thank you very much to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and @pssi for the continuous collaborative spirit with FIFA," he said.
Just to inform, previously in Erick Thohir's upload, he revealed that Gianni Infantino also praised the Indonesian National Team for successfully advancing to the fourth round of qualifications for the 2026 World Cup.
As is known, the Indonesian National Team has indeed completed their struggle in the third round after finishing in fourth place in Group C standings with 12 points from 10 matches they played.
For this reason, at present, Jay Idzes and friends still have a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, so Gianni also congratulated the Indonesian National Team.
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