Australian Captains Start Frequently Playing In Clubs Ahead Of Clashes Against The Indonesian National Team

JAKARTA - The goalkeeper who is also the captain of the Australian National Team, Mathew Ryan, began to find the rhythm of the game ahead of appearing against the Indonesian national team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Mathew is now starting to regularly get the opportunity to play at the club.

After only being a bench warmer at Italian Serie A club, AS Roma, Ryan then decided to join Lens, who is a French Ligue 1 club. You see, in AS Roma, he lost to goalkeeper from Serbia, Mile Svilar.

Quoted from News on Thursday, February 6, 2025, it is known that in AS Roma, Ryan has only played once throughout the first half of this season.

The 32-year-old goalkeeper appeared full when AS Roma beat Sampdoria 4-1 in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia, 18 December 2024.

Since Lens bought it, Ryan has twice been the mainstay of the Ligue 1 club. He started when Lens beat Angers 1-0 and beat Montpellier 2-0.

Mathew Ryan's appearance, who started to get the opportunity to play at Lens, became good news for Australia. The reason is, The Socceroos will undergo a crucial 2026 World Cup Qualification match in March 2025 against the Indonesian national team.

"Obviously Socceros Mathew Ryan has recorded a second clean-sheet in a row for his new French club."

"Meanwhile, fellow Australian player, Joe Gauci, also impressed on his debut for English club Barnsley," the News report said.

"Ryan and Gauci will again fight for Socceroos' first-choice goalkeeper position in March 2025 when Australia meets Indonesia and China in the 2026 World Cup Qualification match," News wrote again.

Being in Group C, Australia with Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Japan, and China. Currently Socceroos are in second place with seven points, only one point ahead of the four teams behind them, namely Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China.

Meanwhile, Japan shot up alone with 16 points from six matches and was at the top of the standings.