" Personally, I just had a meeting with coach Shin Tae-yong. We talked clearly about the Indonesian team's goals in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. A position in the top 4 teams is the goal that must be achieved.
"Shin needs to prepare everything to win points in the two home matches against Japan and Saudi Arabia. These opponents are strong and we can narrow the gap if we do well. Two teams have changed coaches, which shows the high standards of the federations that want to qualify for the World Cup ," Indonesian media quoted the president of the country's Football Association - Mr. Erick Thohir.
Coach Shin Tae-yong is under a lot of pressure.
For the first time in history, Indonesia has qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. However, the dream of reaching the biggest festival of world football is not as easy as Indonesians imagine. Possessing 13 naturalized players worth millions of dollars, Indonesia plays well but has not won any match. They drew 3 and lost 1 in the first 4 matches.
This message shows the toughness of businessman Erick Thohir. In fact, Thom Haye and his teammates still have many opportunities to think about entering the 4th qualifying round. Indonesia is at the bottom of Group C but has the same number of points as China, only 2 points behind the teams above Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Only Japan is undefeated and has 10 points after 4 matches. According to the regulations, the top two teams of the 3 groups will qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The 3rd and 4th teams in each group will enter the 4th qualifying round. In this round, the teams will play a round-robin, and the group winners will also qualify for the World Cup. The two second-placed teams will play an additional home and away match to find the team that will play in the intercontinental play-off to find a ticket to the World Cup.
Indonesian football is focusing all its efforts on the World Cup qualifiers. Up to this point, the Indonesian Football Federation has not given a specific target for the 2024 AFF Cup and is still focusing on the matches against Australia and Saudi Arabia in November.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/hlv-shin-tae-yong-nhan-toi-hau-thu-doa-bi-sa-thai-ar904640.html
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