Just Joined The Indonesian National Team, Eliano Reijnders Challenges His Brother: Tijjani Waits For Me At The World Cup
Eliano Reijnders is a new player for the Indonesian national team after completing its naturalization.
He looks impatient with the Garuda Squad. Eliano has even shown his guts to challenge his older brother who defended the Dutch national team at the 2026 World Cup.
The player Eliano meant was Tijjani Reinders, a Dutch midfielder who is now playing for Serie A team AC Milan.
The PEC Zwolle player challenged before defending the Indonesian national team in the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Bahrain.
"Tijjani wait for me at the World Cup (2026), my brother is victorious. King Indo is the boss, come on," said Eliano Reijnders as quoted from the podcast on the Indonesian Score YouTube channel, Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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Currently, the Indonesian national team is in Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualification with Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Bahrain, and China.
So far, Shin Tae-yong's team has performed quite well by playing a series against Saudi Arabia 1-1 and Australia 0-0 in the first two matches of Group C last month.
Thanks to this two-point score, the Indonesian national team is now in fourth position in the Group C standings.
After a pretty good performance, the Indonesian national team will then travel to Bahrain headquarters on Thursday, October 10, 2024, WIB night. For this match, Shin Tae-yong has called 27 of his best players.
Of the 27 names invoked, the majority are Abroad players, such as Jay Idzes, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Mees Hilgers, to Eliano Reijnders.
Although Eliano is a new player, he is so excited to be able to bring the Garuda Squad far away.
Eliano even dared to challenge his older brother Tijjani to duel at the 2026 World Cup. However, to be able to make this happen, Eliano had to first bring the Indonesian national team through the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
To be able to achieve that target, the Indonesian national team must secure the top two positions in Group C. If the target is missed, they must continue their struggle in the Fourth Round of Qualification.