Nova Arianto Warning Indonesia U-17: Don't Overestimate Brazil

JAKARTA - The U-17 Indonesian national team coach, Nova Arianto, left a message that his players should not have too high a respect for Brazil U-17. This is related to the meeting of the second match of the 2025 U-17 World Cup gup phase.

Facing Brazil on Friday, November 7, 2025, Nova Realized that this meeting was one of the biggest matches his players would face.

Therefore, on this occasion, Nova hopes that the players will show high motivation and determination, not even hesitate and have too much respect for the opponent.

"To be sure, I feel the players view the match (against Brazil) as a big enough match for us."

"Once again, I am grateful that players can experience playing and facing Brazil. We know, individually and in conditions, Brazil is very good."

"However, I ask players not to give too much respect to Brazil," Nova said as quoted by Antara on Friday, November 7, 2025.

For the coach, if they are already on the field, both teams have a chance to win.

Therefore, the players of the U-17 Indonesian national team must also fight hard and do not feel afraid before competing.

"As I said in the previous game, we never know what will happen. So, I ask all players to have high determinations, high confidence, and not to be afraid."

"Once again, we don't know the results yet, and we will try our best," Nova said.

The U-17 Indonesian national team lost to Zambia U-17 in the first match with a score of 1-3. Meanwhile, in another match, Brazil started their journey at the 2025 U-17 World Cup with a 7-0 win over Honduras U-17.