Forget The Failure To Qualify For The 2026 World Cup, Jordi Amat And Rizky Ridho Asked To Focus On Persija

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team players who also defended Persija Jakarta club, Jordi Amat and Rizky Ridho, were asked to forget about their failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. This was stated by Mauricio Souza as the coach of the Kemayoran Tigers so that both of them could focus on the team.

Jordi Amat and Rizky Ridho previously participated in defending the Garuda Squad in the Fourth Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. However, their efforts ran aground in reaching the 2026 World Cup finals after losing 2-3 to Saudi Arabia and 0-1 to Iraq.

After the state's task of defending Merah-White, Ridho and Jordi immediately returned to Indonesia. The two of them also immediately joined other Kemayoran Tiger players to prepare for the follow-up week in the 2025/2026 Super League.

Nearby, Persija is scheduled to visit Persebaya Surabaya headquarters at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, on Saturday, October 18, 2025. With that schedule, both of them were asked to shift their focus to the team.

"Now this is a new page for them (Ridho and Jordi Amat). I believe and believe they are better than the match there (to defend the Indonesian national team)."

"Yesterday they got an important responsibility to play in two games there. Now they no longer have (occupation in the Indonesian national team). Now they are only focused on the target at Persija," said Mauricio Souza, quoted from Antara, Friday, October 17, 2025.

Ridho received a number of cyber attacks on social media after being deemed to have made a blunder that resulted in the only goal of Iraq. However, Souza assessed that the responsibility in the Indonesian national team could not only be borne by Rizky Ridho.

"I don't think that Ridho is playing badly, he's doing well. It's just a situation. In football, anyone can make mistakes. Ridho has experience and flying hours."

"I don't think that the defeat of the Indonesian national team was only due to one player, but all the players were involved."

"So, everyone has a responsibility. I don't doubt Ridho's game because I know he played amazingly," said the Brazilian coach.