John Herdman led Canada to a long-awaited World Cup. Can he do the same with Indonesia?
The South Asian nation is among the world’s most populous and is mad for football, but qualifying for the World Cup is a big ask
There’s a simple change of scenery, and then there’s John Herdman’s latest coaching move.
The 50-year-old has taken quite a jump from Canada, a huge country where soccer is not the biggest sport, to Indonesia, a huge country where it definitely is. If he can repeat his 2022 heroics for 2030, he will be a hero to a nation of 280 million people who are just desperate to return to the global stage. Canada had a gap of 36 years between their first and second World Cup appearances. If the new coach in Jakarta is successful next time, then what will be a 92-year wait would come to an end. Continue reading...
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