Soccer-Indonesia sack coach Shin, citing World Cup target

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 - Australia v Indonesia - Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - January 28, 2024 Indonesia coach Tae-Yong Shin reacts REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia sacked coach Shin Tae-yong on Monday with the country's football chief saying the team needed stronger leadership as it battles for a place at the 2026 World Cup.

Tens of millions of people in the Southeast Asian nation are passionate football fans, but Indonesia's sole World Cup appearance came during Dutch rule in 1938 and the country has rarely threatened a return since independence in 1945.