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        "msgid": "john-herdman-reveals-prabowos-support-for-national-team-in-aff-and-fifa-asean-cups-1781880779",
        "date": "2026-06-19 21:08:04",
        "title": "John Herdman Reveals Prabowo's Support for National Team in AFF and FIFA ASEAN Cups",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Indonesia's national football coach John Herdman met with President Prabowo Subianto at his residence in Hambalang, securing government backing for upcoming tournaments. The President pledged full support for the team's campaigns in the AFF Cup and the FIFA ASEAN Cup, as well as their qualification bid for the 2030 World Cup. Herdman emphasised that the FIFA ASEAN Cup is a crucial opportunity to prove Indonesia's dominance in East Asia.",
        "content": "<p>National football team coach John Herdman met with President Prabowo\nSubianto at his residence in Hambalang, West Java. During the meeting,\nHerdman revealed Prabowo\u2019s full support for the national team in facing\na series of upcoming competitions, including the FIFA ASEAN Cup. \u201cYes, I\nthink preparations always receive support from the government. It is\nvery important for our success to get the support of the entire nation,\nespecially our leaders. We will soon participate in the AFF tournament.\nAnd then, as Mr Thohir explained, we will take part in the FIFA ASEAN,\nwhich I think both tournaments are very exciting for us,\u201d Herdman said\nafter meeting Prabowo at his residence in Hambalang, West Java, on\nFriday (19\/6\/2026). Herdman stated that his team is preparing the\nnational squad for the FIFA ASEAN Cup and the AFF Cup. According to him,\nthese competitions present a great opportunity for him to lead the\nnational team to the pinnacle of victory. \u201cOne gives us the chance to\nuse our local players and let them experience what is required, and for\nme to assess them. And then the FIFA ASEAN, I have a great opportunity\nto gather the best of the best to win that tournament. And I think that\nis important,\u201d Herdman said. \u201cThe FIFA ASEAN is a tournament we must win\nto show that we are the best in East Asia. And this is an important step\nwe need to take, and bring the trophy home now,\u201d he continued. Ahead of\nthese competitions, Herdman said that Prabowo guaranteed his support for\nthe national team. Moreover, Herdman added, Prabowo also supports the\nteam\u2019s goal of qualifying for the 2030 World Cup. \u201cI think the President\nis very passionate about football. Yes, he is like every other\nIndonesian. I keep saying, we have 280 million supporters, and he is one\nof them. He is one of the 280 million people who want us to qualify for\nthe 2030 World Cup. Everything we do, every day we wake up, we are\nobsessed with that qualification, because it will change everything in\nour country forever,\u201d he stated. Herdman and Minister of Youth and\nSports Erick Thohir met with Prabowo in Hambalang on Friday afternoon.\nAlso present were Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi and Cabinet\nSecretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/john-herdman-reveals-prabowos-support-for-national-team-in-aff-and-fifa-asean-cups-1781880779",
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