PATRICK KLUIVERT has been sacked as head coach of Indonesia.
The Barcelona, Ajax and Holland legend, 49, took over as boss in January, signing a two-year contract.
His remit was to take the country to their first World Cup since gaining independence in 1945.
However, defeats to Saudi Arabia and Iraq last week dashed hopes of booking their ticket to the 48-team tournament.
Their fate was confirmed with the “devastating” 1-0 loss to Iraq in Jeddah on Saturday.
And the Indonesian FA wasted no time in wielding the axe to remove Kluivert and his backroom staff team from their posts.
The federation said in a statement: “After an open, full and respectful discussion, both parties agreed to end this partnership.”
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