In the second match, the Indonesian team continued to have a tenacious match at home. Against the Australian team, which was superior in every aspect, the Southeast Asian team played tightly and effectively, especially in defense.
Concentration and determination helped the Indonesian team to a 0-0 draw. With this result, the Indonesian team has 2 points after 2 matches. In the first match, they drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia.
Thanks to that, Indonesia ranked 4th out of 6 in Group C, above Australia (1 point). China is the team at the bottom of the group, after 2 losses 0-7 against Japan and 1-2 against Saudi Arabia. In the match against Saudi Arabia, China took the lead, played with one more player but still lost the match.
Japan topped Group C with excellent form. After the victory over China, they continued to beat Bahrain 5-0 away. Coach Moriyasu's team proved to be too strong in the qualifying round. This was also the 14th win in the last 15 World Cup qualifying matches of the Japanese team.
Behind Japan is Saudi Arabia with 4 points. Before beating China, they drew 1-1 with Indonesia. Bahrain is in 3rd place with 3 points, thanks to a 1-0 away win over Australia.
The next two matches will take place on October 10 and 15, with two notable matches being Saudi Arabia - Japan and Japan - Australia.
