Shin Tae-yong Optimistic That The Indonesian National Team Will Qualify For The 2024 Olympics And The 2026 World Cup

JAKARTA - The head coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, expressed optimism about the opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2026 World Cup.

He said this was not impossible for the Garuda Squad to achieve. The composition of players is one of the beliefs of the South Korean coach.

"In my opinion, it is not impossible. This team member is a member of the Olympic team," said Shin Tae-yong.

"There are three home games left in the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The schedule is not too bad, so it's worth a try," he said at Sport Khan on Thursday, February 1, 2024.

After successfully bringing the team through to the last 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup, the busy schedule is already waiting for Shin Tae-yong.

Moreover, he will handle two teams at once, namely the U-23 Indonesian national team and seniors from March to June 2024.

The closest schedule is to lead the Indonesian national team to host Vietnam in the continued Group F match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The match will be held on March 21, 2024.

Five days later, the coach will bring his troops to play an away match against Vietnam. Still in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, Indonesia will face Iraq on June 6, 2024 and against the Philippines on June 11, 2024.

Meanwhile, Indonesia U-23's journey will start in April 2024 at the 2024 Qatar U-23 Asian Cup. In the inaugural match, Garuda Muda will face Qatar on April 15, 2024.

Next, Indonesia met Australia in the second group match, April 18, 2024. Finally, Shin Tae-yong led his troops against Jordan on April 21, 2024.

This event will be Shin Tae-yong's moment to direct his team to perform in total. If they can finish in the top three of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, then Indonesia will win tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics.