Indonesia's Belgian defender eager to meet Vietnam

After an easy 12-0 aggregate victory over Brunei in the first round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, Indonesia is in Group F of the second round of the qualifiers with Iraq, Vietnam and the Philippines. In this tournament, Vietnam will face Indonesia twice in 5 days, on March 21, 2024 (away) and March 26, 2024 (home). In addition, Indonesia will also face coach Philip Troussier's team at the 2023 Asian Cup finals in January next year in Group D, where Japan and Iraq will also be present.

Sandy Walsh is eager to rematch with Vietnam

Following the draw, Indonesian defender Sandy Walsh stressed that he is eager to face Vietnam. This was revealed on the Youtube channel @Sport77 Official.

During the podcast, host Mamat Alkatiri also mentioned to Sandy Walsh some fouls from one of the Vietnamese players in previous clashes between the two teams. In particular, the host mentioned Doan Van Hau and the foul on Evan Dimas in the 2019 SEA Games men's football final.

Indonesia easily defeated Brunei in the first round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.

The former Netherlands U19 player said he wanted to score a goal against Vietnam in the upcoming matches. The 28-year-old defender joked: "If I score a goal, I will find him (Doan Van Hau) to elbow him in celebration." Sandy Walsh later shared that he was not interested in retaliation but always promoted sportsmanship in football, and set a goal of helping Indonesia qualify for the second qualifying round.

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