Coach Shin Tae-yong confident Indonesia will advance in World Cup qualifiers

The 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on the evening of November 19 opened up Indonesia's chances of advancing to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The archipelago nation is currently ranked third in Group C. Coach Shin Tae-yong believes that he and his players can maintain their position in the top four after the remaining four matches.

"Thanks to this victory, we achieved our goal. The Indonesian team's goal is to finish third or fourth in Group C.

We still have two more home matches. This is quite feasible. This victory gives the players more motivation to aim for the fourth qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup ," the Korean coach said confidently.

Coach Shin Tae-yong is confident in the Indonesian team's ability to advance.

In this match, Indonesia's ball possession rate was only 23%. They made 173 passes in the whole match, about 1/3 of their opponents', and only achieved 58% accuracy.

However, Indonesia had 13 shots, 6 of which were on target. In addition to Marselino Ferdinan's 2 goals, Indonesia also had 2 other dangerous situations.

"Because Saudi Arabia pressed very well, we changed from 3-4-3 to 3-5-2. The three central midfielders played very well, you could say perfect. It's not good just because Marselino scored 2 goals. All the midfielders played well because my tactical requirements were followed," coach Shin Tae-yong commented on his team's playing style.

Meanwhile, midfielder Ivar Jenner said: " This is a big win. I'm glad to be back playing. It's a shame I was suspended for the match against Japan. In this match, we played better than Saudi Arabia. Indonesia is a strong team, let's wait and see."

Xiao Ming

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