Time's up! Indonesia suffered a 0-4 defeat to Japan in the 5th match of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup - Asia region.
The second half has 4 minutes of extra time.
Minute 89: Japan almost scored the 5th goal. Ito, in a comfortable position with no one to mark him, swung his foot to finish on the right wing, but the ball unfortunately cut across the goal.
Minute 79: Indonesia continues to suffer attacks from Japan. The away team has no intention of stopping scoring.
Minute 67: Goal!!! The score is 4-0 for Japan. Sugawara received the ball on the right wing and accelerated before finishing beautifully from a tight angle into the Indonesian net.
Minute 66: Tjoe-Aon's long-range shot could not trouble Japanese goalkeeper Suzuki.
Minute 55: No goal!!! From an Indonesian corner kick, the ball bounced to Calvin VerDonk's feet but his cross-angle shot missed the target by a hair.
Minute 48: Goal!!! The Indonesian goalkeeper carelessly passed the ball to Morita's foot. This player did not miss the opportunity to launch a shot from outside the penalty area into the home team's net.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. Japan temporarily leads Indonesia with a score of 2-0.
The first half has 3 minutes of extra time.
Minute 40: Goal!!! The Japanese team doubled the gap. Mitoma crossed very well before Minamino ran up to finish with a beautiful one-touch shot that defeated the Indonesian goalkeeper.
Minute 35: Goal!!! Japan opened the score. From a favorable pass, Daichi Kamada passed the opposing goalkeeper to cross for Ogawa in a favorable position in front of the penalty area. Justin Hubner blocked but put the ball straight into his own net.
Minute 32: The Japanese team is still pressing the field for most of the time, but Indonesia also makes the opponent feel heartbroken in some dangerous counter-attacks.
Minute 23: Continued to be a shot by a Japanese player. The ball hit the Indonesian defender's foot before goalkeeper Maarten Paes caught the ball.
Minute 18: Ritsu Doan crossed the ball very well for Koki Ogawa but this player headed the ball off target.
Minute 13: Ritsu Doan hung the ball into the penalty area dangerously but Indonesia's defense played well.
Minute 9: No goal!!! Indonesia organized a sharp counter-attack for Ragnar Oratnagoen to accelerate but he did not handle it well in the penalty area when facing the goalkeeper.
Minute 6: The Indonesian team is playing defense with 10 men at home when Japan is putting great pressure on the home team's goal.
19:00: The match begins.
Pre-match information
In the 5th match of Group C - the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the Indonesian team faces a huge challenge when hosting the Japanese team at Bung Karno Stadium.
After the first 4 rounds, the team from the land of the rising sun is leading with 10 points. Coach Hajime Moriyasu's team defeated China 7-0, Bahrain 5-0, Saudi Arabia 2-0 and drew Australia 1-1. They almost showed their superior strength compared to their opponents in this group.
After Australia and Saudi Arabia shared points, China beat Bahrain 1-0 in the two early matches, the Japanese team has a great opportunity to create a gap of up to 7 points compared to the second team in the group, Australia.
On the other side, the Indonesian team suffered their first defeat in the 3rd qualifying round against China with a score of 1-2 in the most recent round. Previously, coach Shin Tae-yong and his team surprised everyone when they held Bahrain to a 2-2 draw, Australia to a 0-0 draw and Saudi Arabia to a 1-1 draw.
Currently, the Indonesian team only has 3 points. They were pushed to the bottom of the rankings by China after this team just defeated Bahrain in the early match.
In the upcoming match, the team from the archipelago is predicted to face many difficulties against Japan, who are in good form. The tight defensive style will be deployed by Indonesia against the opponent's sharp attack.
The home field advantage with the support of thousands of Indonesian fans will also give Asnawi and his teammates great motivation.
