JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto prays for the Indonesian football national team (timnas) to succeed in the match against the Australian national team at the Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, today, Thursday, March 20.
"The national team, we pray for success," said President Prabowo in response to reporters' questions about the national team on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Batang SEZ in Batang Regency, Central Java, Thursday, March 20, which was confiscated by Antara.
On the same occasion, journalists continued to ask the President's prediction of the score for the match this afternoon.
"God willing, God willing," replied the President.
The Garuda team - another name for the Indonesian football national team - will undergo an away match for the third round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualifiers at Australia's headquarters in Sydney on Thursday at 16.10 WIB.
The Garuda team is currently in third place in Group C standings with six points in six matches. Indonesia won these six points from one win, three draws, and one defeat. Indonesia is one point adrift of Australia in second place and 10 points from Japan in first place.
Later, the top two teams of each group in the third round will qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The two teams below him in third and fourth place will chase the remaining tickets in the qualifying round of the fourth round, while the bottom two teams will fall.
Indonesian national team coach Patrick Kluivert, who will make his debut in this afternoon's match, gave a signal that he didn't make much change.
Making big changes right now is almost impossible. But of course there are some things I won't reveal here. There will be changes, but that remains a team secret," Kluiver said at a press conference ahead of the match, Wednesday, March 19.
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The Dutch coach also revealed that his team was ready for a crucial match against Australia.
"I think the team is ready. They know what we expect tomorrow, so we can't wait to play the game," Kluiver said.
Kluivert admitted that he was very happy with the quality of his team and was confident that he could achieve a positive result in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
"I'm very happy with the quality we have in the team. Everything can be better. We don't have much time to train, but I still have a very good feeling about my team, about the players individually, and we'll see tomorrow," Kluiver said.
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