What will happen to coach Kluivert if the Indonesian team does not go to the World Cup: Will he stay in his position?

According to CNN Indonesia, many questions are being asked of coach Kluivert after the Indonesian team ended all hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) is also in a deadlock.

How long is coach Kluivert's contract with the Indonesian team?

PSSI appointed coach Kluivert to lead the Indonesian team in early 2025, replacing coach Shin Tae-yong, with the goal of winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. However, this Dutch coach only contributed to bringing the team from the archipelago country to the fourth qualifying round of the Asian region, before ending the dream with two losses to Saudi Arabia with a score of 2-3 and Iraq with a score of 0-1.

Coach Kluivert's plan for the Indonesian team is unclear after the failure in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Photo: Reuters

"The contract between PSSI and Coach Kluivert is for 2 years, from 2025 to 2027, with a contract extension clause. After the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign ended in failure, the Indonesian team will not have any major events in the near future.

The most recent and important event is to participate in the final round of the Asian Cup 2027, but it is still 2 years away. It is unclear whether PSSI still has faith in coach Kluivert or not," CNN Indonesia said.

Coach Kluivert himself also expressed: "I really don't know what will happen. There is no plan yet. I definitely have to rethink what I have done so far, but I really don't have an answer (about the upcoming plan of the Indonesian team)".

According to Indonesian press, if coach Kluivert is fired before the deadline as most of the country's fans are currently demanding, PSSI will have to pay a huge amount of compensation, including to this coach and his Dutch assistants.

PSSI President Erick Thohir is implementing the "Dutchification" strategy not only with the Indonesian national team, but also in many other positions at the top of the country's football organization. Besides the majority of the national team's coaching staff, there are also technical director positions such as Alexander Zwiers, senior advisor Jordi Cruyff, head of scouting Simon Tahamata... (all are Dutch).

The Indonesian team (red shirts) was 'Dutchified', but still said goodbye to the dream of participating in the 2026 World Cup

Photo: Reuters

Therefore, the change of head coach Kluivert's position in the Indonesian national team will certainly also create many other changes in the upper echelons of football in this country. Up to now, PSSI President Erick Thohir, who is also the Minister of Youth and Sports of Indonesia, has not made a decision on the upcoming direction of the team.

But there is a high possibility that Mr. Erick Thohir will still stick to his goal, which is to continue the "Dutchification" strategy, pursue the policy of naturalizing players of Dutch origin and still use coach Kluivert, including for the goal of aiming for the 2027 Asian Cup and building the best squad to conquer a place in the 2030 World Cup, according to CNN Indonesia.

In addition to this goal, Coach Kluivert may join the Indonesian team to participate for the first time in the Southeast Asian AFF Cup in 2026, scheduled to take place in the summer from July 25 to August 26, right after the 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada ends (July 19, 2026).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chuyen-gi-se-xay-ra-voi-hlv-kluivert-tai-doi-tuyen-indonesia-185251013102129405.htm