Schedule Shifts, Japan's National Team Squad Will Arrive In Jakarta Early Monday

JAKARTA - The Japanese national team will visit Jakarta to face the Indonesian national team in the 2026 World Cup Qualification on November 15. Ahead of this important match, it is known that the Blue Samurai troops will arrive in the country on Monday, November 11 in the morning.

This news is as shared by PSSI in a release that was shared on Sunday, November 10. Hajime Moriyasu's team is known to have left for Jakarta using the All Nippon Airways NH 885 airline, they will arrive at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

Information about the arrival of the Blue Samurai squad was shared after a change in schedule from the previous agenda. The reason is because flights from Japan are experiencing delays.

"The Japanese team will land on Sunday, November 10 at 16.15 WIB at Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Terminal 3) via All Nippon Airways (NH 855)," wrote the initial information from PSSI.

The latest update is because there is a delay so the Japanese team will land Monday, November 11 at 02.00 WIB (today). For airlines and locations, it remains the same," continued the latest information distributed by PSSI.

With the arrival agenda, it means that the Japanese Squad will have four days before the match to prepare for the team. At that time, Hajime Moriyasu will use it to accelerate the weather and finalize a strategy to fight the Red and White Team.

Japan currently occupies the top of Group C standings in the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers with 10 points. Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team is targeted to be in the top four position and is still in fifth position by packing three points from four matches.