📸 This country creates the world's best tifos 😍
Indonesia may not be the biggest football country in the world, but their fans are very dedicated and do not hesitate to go all out to support their national team.
This is evidenced by the new XXL tifo unveiled during the victory against China (1-0).
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Indonesian fans are not new to this. Over the past few months, they have unveiled tifos that are crazier than the others.
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We agree that no one can match them, right?
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