Kluivert out | October 16, 2025

Hello reader,

He may have banged in the goals for Europe’s top sides as a player, but Patrick Kluivert’s short stint as Indonesia’s head coach will be remembered for his misses. In particular, Indonesia missing out on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Many, including myself, were pessimistic that Kluivert was capable of delivering Indonesia the World Cup dream given his less-than-impressive coaching CV. But it’s probably unfair to blame the failure wholly on Kluivert; the Indonesian Football Association probably didn’t help by removing Shin Tae-Yong in the middle of the qualifying campaign.

So what’s next for our painstakingly assembled team of naturalized players?

Cheers,

Andra

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