2023 Asian Cup Schedule Today, Thursday, January 25: Match that Determines the Fate of the Indonesian National Team
JAKARTA - Four matches will be held in the final group phase of the 2023 Asian Cup, Thursday, January 25, 2024, evening of Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Interestingly, this match will have a big influence on the fate of the Indonesian National Team heading into the round of 16.
After being defeated by Japan 1-3, the Garuda Squad's chance to qualify for the round of 16 is still open via the best third place route. However, this will be determined based on the results of other teams' matches.
The Indonesian national team has to wait for the matches between Oman vs Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain vs Jordan. Meanwhile, the other two matches between Malaysia vs South Korea and Saudi Arabia vs Thailand did not have much influence.
Joined in Group E with Bahrain, Jordan has the ambition to close this match with a win. If they succeed in achieving this, they will finish as group winners.
Bahrain also still has the opportunity to advance to the knockout phase. They only need to play a draw to secure a ticket through the third best ranking route.
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The Jordan vs Bahrain duel will take place at the Khalifa International Stadium at 18.30 WIB.
Meanwhile, Malaysia will face a tough match against South Korea in the final Group E match at Al Janoub Stadium.
The other two matches will involve four contestants from Group F. Saudi Arabia will face Thailand while Kyrgyzstan will challenge Oman.
The match between Kyrgyzstan vs Oman is the most highlighted. The reason is, the result of the match greatly influenced the fate of Indonesia.
The Garuda squad hopes that the Kyrgyzstan vs Oman match will end in a draw. If so, the Indonesian National Team will not be thrown from the fourth ladder, the best third place route, aka the last ticket to qualify for the round of 16.
2023 Asian Cup Match Schedule Today, Thursday, January 25, 2024
South Korea vs Malaysia, 18.30 p.m. WIB
Jordan vs Bahrain, 18.30 p.m. WIB
Saudi Arabia vs Thailand, 22.00 p.m. WIB
Kyrgyzstan vs Oman, 22.00 p.m. WIB