Time's up! Indonesia lost 0-4 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 injury time.
Minute 89: Japan almost scored their 5th goal. Ito, in a comfortable position with no one to mark him, swung his leg to finish from the right wing, but the ball unfortunately crossed the goal.
Minute 79: Indonesia continues to endure 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 a beautiful tight-angle shot into the Indonesian net.
Minute 66: Tjoe-Aon's long-range shot could not trouble Japanese goalkeeper Suzuki.
Minute 55: Missed!!! From an Indonesian corner kick, the ball bounced to Calvin VerDonk's feet but his diagonal 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 shoot from outside the penalty area into the home team's net.
Minute 46: Second half begins.
The first half ends. Japan temporarily leads Indonesia with a score of 2-0.
The first half has 3 minutes of injury time.
Minute 40: Goal!!! Japan doubled the gap. Mitoma crossed very well before Minamino ran up and finished with a beautiful one-touch shot that beat the Indonesian goalkeeper.
Minute 35: Goal!!! Japan opened the scoring. From a favorable pass, Daichi Kamada passed the opposing goalkeeper to cross to Ogawa in a favorable position in front of the penalty area. Justin Hubner blocked but the ball went straight into his own net.
Minute 32: Japan is still pressing the field for most of the time, but Indonesia also makes their opponents scared in some dangerous counter-attacks.
Minute 23: Another shot from a Japanese player. The ball hit an 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 crosses the ball into the dangerous penalty area but Indonesia's defense plays 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: Indonesia is having to play defense with 10 men in their home field as Japan is putting a lot of pressure on the home team's goal.
19:00: The match begins.
Pre-match information
In the 5th match of Group C - 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 four 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 with Australia 1-1. They almost showed 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, Japan has a great opportunity to create a gap of up to 7 points compared to second-placed Australia.
On the other side, the Indonesian team suffered their first defeat in the third qualifying round against China with a score of 1-2 in the most recent round. Previously, coach Shin Tae-yong and his team caused a surprise when they drew 2-2 with Bahrain, 0-0 with Australia and 1-1 with Saudi Arabia.
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 expected to face many difficulties against Japan, who are in good form. Indonesia will deploy a tight defensive style of play against the opponent's sharp attack.
Home field advantage with the support of thousands of Indonesian fans will also give great motivation to Asnawi and his teammates.
