JAKARTA - The U-20 Indonesian national team started their journey in the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Garuda Muda will play their first match against Iran U-20 in the inaugural match of Group C.
The match will be held at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Center, Shenzhen, China, at 18.30 WIB.
This match will be a difficult inaugural match for the U-20 Indonesian national team. The reason is, Iran U-20 is arguably one of the leading teams and has a long history at the Asian level of the age group.
In addition to facing Iran U-20, in the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup, the Garuda Muda squad will also meet Uzbekistan U-20 on Sunday, February 16, 2025, and Yemen U-20 on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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In this tournament, the Indonesian U-20 Indonesia national team brought 23 players and has been in Shenzhen, China, since Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Upon arrival in China, the players immediately recovered and continued with training on the field.
In this tournament, Indra Sjafri and his team are targeted to qualify for the semifinals. Reaching the top four is a way to advance to the 2025 U-20 World Cup in Chile.
To face Iran U-20 in the inaugural match, coach Indra Sjafri has held a training session with a focus on tactics since the first day of training on Monday, February 10, 2025.
"Today we started designing game plans and tactics against Iran. Players have also adapted quickly to the temperature here."
"In addition, here the food is suitable for us and the hotel is also good. Now it's just a matter of how we have to achieve a positive score in the first match because the first match is very important for us," said Indra Sjafri after the inaugural exercise in China.
2025 U-20 Asian Cup Schedule
Indonesia U-20 vs Iran U-20
Kick-off at 18.30 WIB
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Center Stadium, Shenzhen, China
Live broadcast on RCTI
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