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KOMPAS.com – Angklung, player escort Ulul Albab El Ibrahim, and a ball made by Madiun, are Indonesia’s “representatives” at the 2022 World Cup.
Some people may not realize that Indonesia is “joining” the 2022 World Cup, but not through its national team.
Indonesia’s participation in the 2022 World Cup is represented by the tournament’s official ball named “Al Rihla”.
It turns out that the Adidas ball that was kicked by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi made in Indonesia.
Not only the ball, Indonesia is also present in another form at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Anything?
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1. Angklung
Angklung is a traditional musical instrument originally from Indonesia which will enliven the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The presence of this angklung is an initiative of the organizing committee for the 2022 World Cup, which collaborates with the Katara Cultural Village Foundation.
Katara is a cultural center located in Doha and regularly hosts theatre, literature, music, visual arts and exhibitions.
At the 2022 World Cup this time, Katara is working with the embassy offices of various countries to create art performances to welcome the biggest football tournament.
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Reporting from Katara’s official website, they are working with the Indonesian Embassy in Qatar to hold an angklung music exhibition at the Al-Ibdaa Courtyard of the Katara Building on November 18-28 from 18.00 to 20.00 local time.
In carrying out the exhibition, Katara and the Indonesian Embassy for Qatar also collaborated with Saung Angklung Udjo Bandung.
2. Player Escort
An Indonesian child named Ulul Albab El Ibrahim became player escort aka player companion at the 2022 World Cup, to be precise in the Portugal vs Ghana match on matchday 1 Group H at Stadium 974, Thursday (24/11/2022).
The player he accompanies is not playing games, namely the captain of the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo.
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As player escort, he accompanied Ronaldo on his walk out of the players’ tunnel onto the pitch to then line up to sing the national anthem.
Ulul Albab El Ibrahim was also caught on camera when Ronaldo was about to shake hands with the Ghana players before kickoff started.
Staff of the Republic of Indonesia Embassy in Doha, Qatar, Ali Murtadho, confirmed that the escort player for superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the match against Ghana was a child from Indonesia.
Ulul Albab El Ibrahim is known to be the son of a father named Budi Prasetyo.
As for the presence of children as player escort aims to promote football as a family-friendly game as well as part of a campaign for children’s rights and fair play.
Also read: World Cup 2022, Al Rihla Ball Made in Madiun
3. Ball made by Madiun
Already mentioned a little at the beginning of the article, the official ball for the 2022 World Cup, Al Rihla, comes from Indonesia.
Reporting from Kompas.id, the Al Rihla ball was made by PT Global Way Indonesia (GWI) which is located in Kedungrejo Village, Pilangkenceng District, Madiun Regency.
Madiun Regent Ahmad Dawami Ragil Saputro said the balls produced by PT GWI were not only used in the 2022 World Cup this time, but also for other competitions such as leagues in Europe.
“There are many variants of balls. Some are specifically for the Al Rihla World Cup and international balls are sent to Europe, Asia and America. They are all export products, nothing is for the local market,” said Ahmad Dawami, quoted from Kompas.id.
The official ball for the 2022 World Cup Al Rihla was officially launched on March 30. Still with the sports apparel label from Germany, Adidas.
Also read: Get to know Al-Rihla, the Official Ball for the 2022 World Cup
The name Al Rihla is taken from Arabic which means “journey” or “the journey” in English
According to FIFA’s official website, the design of the Al Rihla ball was inspired by culture, architecture, iconic ships and the flag of Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup.
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