At home, the Indonesian team will host China in the 9th match of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup - Asia region.
At this time, the team from the archipelago is ranked 4th in Group C with 9 points, still having a chance to compete for a ticket to continue. Meanwhile, China is at the bottom of the table with 6 points.
Before the match, coach Patrick Kluivert was confident about Indonesia's opportunities. "In fact, we can win against China, it is a bit difficult for Japan," he said. I respect both of these opponents.
I think we have a chance to win against China, while Japan is a very strong team, they have qualified for the World Cup. We will give our all to win those matches."
On the other side, the Chinese team is still very ambitious to win the last two matches against Indonesia and Bahrain.
In the first leg, coach Branko Ivankovic's team defeated Indonesia 2-1 in October 2024. But at this time, the Indonesian team has improved a lot with the presence of quality naturalized players such as Ole Romeny and Joe Pelupessy.
In theory, Indonesia still hopes to be in 2nd place, which means a direct ticket to the World Cup, but with very difficult conditions. They must win both China and Japan, while waiting for Saudi Arabia and Australia not to win in the remaining two matches.
Jay Idzes and his teammates aim to finish in 3rd or 4th place in Group C to be able to continue competing for a ticket to the 2026 World Cup through the 4th qualifying round.
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