"The Indonesian team must win all three matches and earn nine points. Winning all three matches, Indonesia will earn 15 points and finish second in Group C and qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals. However, that scenario can only come true if Australia and Saudi Arabia do not earn maximum points in the last three matches ," Bola Indonesia stated the possibility for the rest of the tournament.
Bola newspaper believes that Australia can only get 4 points and Saudi Arabia will hardly get more than 5 points. If both conditions happen at the same time, Indonesia will squeeze through a very narrow gap to get a ticket to the World Cup right from the 3rd round.
Indonesia faced many difficulties after losing to Australia.
At this time, the Indonesian team is under a lot of pressure after a heavy 1-5 defeat against Australia. The disastrous defeat caused coach Patrick Kluivert and his team to drop to 4th place, equal on points with Bahrain and China but with a better goal difference. Japan leads the group with 16 points and has already qualified for the World Cup. Australia has 10 points in 2nd place, followed by Saudi Arabia with 9 points.
In fact, not many people believe that Indonesia will win all. They also have to face Bahrain, China and Japan. It is not easy to surprise the team from the land of the rising sun. If Australia wins just one more match, their chance of getting a direct ticket is much greater than Indonesia.
According to FIFA regulations, the third qualifying round of the Asian region will take the top two teams in the three groups directly to the 2026 World Cup. The third and fourth ranked teams will advance to the next qualifying round. The most likely goal for Marselino Ferdinan and his teammates is to aim for 2 positions to continue competing in the fourth qualifying round.
" The most ideal path for the Indonesian team to qualify for the World Cup finals is to pass the fourth round. Indonesia can achieve this goal if they win third and fourth place in Group C ," Bola Indonesia assessed.
In the 8th round, Indonesia welcomes Bahrain at home and their goal is to win all 3 points.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/bao-indonesia-ve-kich-ban-khong-tuong-giup-doi-nha-du-world-cup-2026-ar933094.html
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