2026 World Cup Qualification Draw Results: Indonesia Challenged By Brunei

The Indonesian national team squad underwent training / INSTAGRAM @pssi

JAKARTA – The Indonesian national team will certainly face Brunei Darussalam in the first round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian zone. The draw that brought together Indonesia and Brunei took place on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at noon WIB at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first stage qualifying match for the most prestigious event will take place in two legs. Garuda troops will first host Brunei on the nearest October 12. Shin Tae Yong's team will then visit Brunei headquarters five days later. The first round of the Asian zone 2026 World Cup Qualification was only attended by 18 teams. These teams are ranked 28th to the Asian level. Indonesia itself fills the 28th position. Meanwhile, the Asian teams ranked first to 27 automatically started the struggle for the 2026 World Cup from the second half. If you go through the first round, Indonesia's ambition to appear in the World Cup will be subjected to a more difficult test. The reason is that in the second round there will be strong Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Vietnam. Before appearing against Brunei, the Indonesian national team will face Turkmenistan in the FIFA Matchday September 2023. The results of the first round of the 2023 World Cup Qualification drawing: Afghanistan vs Mongolia Maldives vs Bangladesh Singapore vs Guam Yemen vs Sri Lanka Myanmar vs Macau Cambodia vs Pakistan Taiwan vs Timor Leste Indonesia vs Brunei Darussalam Hong Kong vs Bhutan Nepal vs Laos