Shin Tae-yong Immediately Sets A Target To Win Against Iraq In SUGBK

JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, is optimistic about the match against Iraq at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) on Thursday, June 6, 2024, afternoon WIB. Not wanting to waste opportunities, the coach immediately set a target to win at home.

The match against Iraq became one of the crucial matches of the Indonesian national team in the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian Zone. To be able to penetrate into the third round, the Garuda Squad only needs one victory from the two matches that will be faced, namely against Iraq and the Philippines.

Despite having the opportunity from these two matches, the South Korean coach did not want to waste the time and staff of the Garuda Squad. He wants to immediately target a better victory against Iraq, which has a FIFA rating than Indonesia.

"Irak is a good team and certainly stronger than Indonesia. However, now is the time for us to try to win," said Shin Tae-yong during a press conference ahead of the match in Jakarta on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

In order to achieve the target of winning over Iraq, Shin Tae-yong hopes that Jordi Amat and his friends can play confidently. Especially in the match later the Indonesian national team will play in front of tens of thousands of loyal supporters.

"So the important thing is that the players can play confidently. Maybe they can bring good results," said the coach.

Not only Shin Tae-yong, but Jordi Amat also expressed optimism for defeating Iraq. The captain admitted that he would still respect Iraq as an opponent, but would not be careless in putting pressure on winning.

"Tomorrow we will face an important match against Iraq. As coach (Shin Tae-yong) said, Iraq is a good team, but still we played well in the previous match," said Jordi Amat on the same occasion.

"We really appreciate Iraq, so do they. Iraq also has good strength up front. However, we still have to take the opportunity. Moreover, we will play home tomorrow, there is support for supporters."

"So, we will try to give our best during the match to win," said the captain.