One Group With Brazil At The 2025 U-17 World Cup, Becomes The Big Challenges And Opportunities Of The Indonesian National Team
JAKARTA - The U-17 Indonesian national team will start the struggle at the 2025 U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November 2025 with new challenges. The Garuda Nusantara squad will be in the same group as Brazil, where this will be a challenge as well as a big opportunity for the U-17 Indonesian national team.
This news is known from the results of the draw or draw which took place on Sunday, May 25. The U-17 Indonesian national team is in Group H with Brazil, Honduras, and Zambia.
Responding to this result, the General Chairperson (Ketum) of PSSI, Erick Thohir said this was a big challenge as well as a valuable opportunity for the development of football and young Indonesian players. Because they will face Brasi in the group stage who is the winner of the U17 South American Cup this year.
"This is really a challenging opportunity, because Brazil has won the U-17 world 4 times, last 2019, and won 14 times the CONMEBOL U-17 champion, with this year's latest title," Erick Thohir said in Jakarta quoted Monday, May 26.
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"Against the country of world football legends, it is certainly an extraordinary experience for Garuda Muda. They will experience the atmosphere of world-class matches from an early age, and we hope this experience builds mentally and the quality of their game to a better level," he added.
Under the direction of coach Nova Arianto, Erick Thohir asked the entire squad to prepare themselves optimally. The match against Brazil, as well as the world team at the U17 World Cup is not only a test, but also a golden opportunity to show the world that Indonesian football is on track which should be to develop further.
The 2025 U-17 World Cup will take place in Qatar, on 3-27 November 2025 with a new format that expands the number of participants from 24 to 48 teams.