Ole Romeny Is On The List Of 2026 World Cup Qualification Favorite Players

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team striker, Ole Romeny, is included in the list of Asian favorite players in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Ole is side by side with 11 other nominees from various teams.

In the list, Ole Romeny even competes with Asian stars, such as Son Heung-min (South Korea), Mehdi Taremi (Iran), Takefusa Kubo (Japan), Akran Afif (Qatar), and Aziz Behich (Australia).

The AFC in its release included the reason Romeny was on the list was because it was considered to have a significant impact on the Indonesian national team. Its presence in the important war brought Garuda to the Fourth Round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification.

"Elela Romeny's three goals played an important role in bringing Indonesia to defeat China and Bahrain to fourth place in Group C and qualify for the Fourth Round," wrote AFC in a release quoted Friday, July 25, 2025.

"The 25-year-old striker made his international debut in March 2025, but started his international career brilliantly, scored a winning goal against Bahrain and China, while increasing Indonesia's hopes of competing in the 2026 World Cup."

The AFC determines the names of these 12 favorite players based on polls from Asian football lovers that can be selected through the AFC website.

Meanwhile, Indonesia will continue its struggle to appear in the 2026 World Cup by competing against Saudi Arabia and Iraq at the King Abdulaziz Stadium, Jeddah, on October 8 and 11, 2025.

Unfortunately, in the 2026 World Cup Qualification match, Ole is in danger of being absent. You see, he suffered an injury when he participated in the 2025 Presidential Cup.

List Of Asian Favorite Players In 2026 World Cup Qualifiers