Overview information
The Cambodian team played a match at this year's ASEAN Cup, when they lost to Singapore 1-2 at home. This result puts them in a difficult situation. If they lose one more match, they will find it very difficult to compete for a ticket to the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian team has not played yet. The match against Cambodia will mark the debut of the archipelago team in this year's tournament. This will also be the first match of Indonesian coach John Herdman in the region's number one arena.
To prepare for the ASEAN Cup 2026, the Indonesian team has been training in Bali since July 5th and will not play friendly matches with this national team. However, Mr. Herdman emphasized that the team's preparation process is very good and confident towards the match against Cambodia.
Historically, the Indonesian team has not won the ASEAN Cup, they have won the runner-up title 6 times. Therefore, their goal this year is to aim for the highest title. To achieve this, Tim Garuda - nickname of the Indonesian team - will rely heavily on stars such as Justin Hubner, Thom Haye, Marselino Ferdinan, Beckham Putra, Ivar Jenner or Ragnar Oratmangoen... These are players of đẳng cấp (level/class), eager to achieve a major title with the Indonesian team.
Pre-match statement
Coach John Herdman shared: "The Cambodian team played a match, which means they have good rhythm and readiness. I watched them play against Singapore. They are a highly organized and disciplined team, it will be very difficult to beat them.
For us, the focus is on focusing on ourselves, showing cohesion, understanding, a spirit of uniformity, and if we believe that if the whole team dedicates themselves, we will achieve good results.
Meanwhile, Cambodian coach Koji said: "We played against Singapore two days ago, so we didn't have much time to prepare for the match against Indonesia. Unfortunately, we didn't achieve the desired result against Singapore. Now, we are completely focused on the next match against Indonesia.
Head-to-head record
Cambodia is ranked 175th in the world, far behind Indonesia (118). The head-to-head record between the two teams is also clearly leaning towards Tim Garuda.
Since 1995, the two teams have met 17 times, in which the Indonesian team won 16 matches, drew 1 and scored 76 goals against the Cambodian team.
