Iraq U-23 Against Indonesia U-23 In Third Place Competition For The 2024 U-23 Asian Cup

JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian national team will undergo a match for third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup against Iraq U-23. The winner of the match will secure automatic qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Iraqi U-23 certainty against the U-23 Indonesian national team was obtained after they lost against Japan U-23 with a score of 0-2 in the semifinals.

In the match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, early morning WIB, two Blue Samurai goals were scored by Mao Hosuya (26) and Ryotaro Araki (42).

Japan U-23 will meet Uzbekistan U-23 at the top of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup as well as both of them have sealed tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

As for Iraq U-23, the defeat in the semifinals forced them to face Indonesia U-23 to ensure third place.

The third place is the last line to qualify directly for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

For the losing team, the chance to Paris remains open. However, ticket hunting to the Olympics will be longer because it has to go through the playoff between confederations against Guinea (the fourth place in the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup) on May 9, 2024.

Meanwhile, Indonesia U-23 had to be evicted into the hunt route for third place after the Squad lost to Uzbekistan U-23.

In the match at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Monday, April 29, 2024, Shin Tae-yong's team lost 0-2.

The match for the third place between Indonesia U-23 vs Iraq U-23 will be held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 22.30 WIB.