The loss to Japan means that Indonesia has yet to win a single match in the third qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup in Asia. They have only had three draws before, along with a 1-2 loss to China in the previous round. Therefore, with only three points after five matches, coach Shin Tae-yong's team is at the bottom of Group C, making their chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup fade away.
The Indonesian team (red shirts) despite having a squad of naturalized players is still far behind the Japanese team.
Entering the match against the Japanese team, coach Shin Tae-yong did not hide his intention to put all his efforts into finding his first win. The Korean coach fielded his strongest squad with the best naturalized players of the Indonesian team. Only defender Rizky Ridho is a native.
However, powerless, the naturalized stars of the Indonesian team only followed the Japanese players of a higher level, with a very varied and flexible playing style, easily controlling the match to score spectacular goals.
The enthusiastic support of home fans at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium helped the Indonesian players play on par with the Japanese team in the first few minutes of the match. Before quickly collapsing when the opponent accelerated in the last 15 minutes of the first half. In the 35th minute, from a beautiful attack in the middle, the Japanese players opened the score 1-0 with a goal scored by defender Justin Hubner (Indonesia) in his own goal under pressure from striker Koki Ogawa.
Five minutes later, striker Takumi Minamino easily increased the score to 2-0 from Kaoru Mitoma's assist, helping the Japanese team create a huge advantage over the Indonesian team in just the first half.
In the second half, the Japanese team once again stifled all efforts of the opponent with an early attack to increase the score to 3-0 by player Hidemasa Morita in the 49th minute. Thereby, it was considered that the Indonesian team had soon ended all hopes of turning the game around.
The Japanese team was too superior, easily winning against Indonesia
Conceding three quick goals, the Indonesian team then fought back to find a goal to shorten the score, partly thanks to the Japanese players reducing the pressure. However, all the efforts of the Indonesian players only stopped at a few opportunities to cause trouble for the opponent's defense, but could not convert them into goals to regain hope.
Even from the 60th minute, the Japanese team took off their stars like Ritsu Doan, Kaoru Mitoma and even Takumi Minamino before, the Indonesian team could not do anything against an opponent that was too strong and too evenly matched in terms of force. Not to mention in the 69th minute, substitute player Sugawara Yukinari took advantage of the loose Indonesian defense to increase the score to 4-0.
The Indonesian team therefore had to accept another defeat, making the chance of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup too fragile and perhaps fading away. Meanwhile, the Japanese team maintained an unbeaten record, topping Group C with 13 points after 5 matches including 4 wins and 1 draw, 7 points ahead of the teams behind including Australia, Saudi Arabia and China. It is considered that they have secured a direct spot to the 2026 World Cup in Asia.
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