JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team together with a new coach, Patrick Kluivert, are scheduled to leave for Australia on March 16, 2025, to continue the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round match. This news was shared by the Chairman of the National Team Agency (BTN), Sumardji.
The Garuda squad is scheduled to face Australia in the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification at the Sydney Football Stadium, March 20, 2025. The Indonesian national team will also come first on March 16, 2025 to make preparations.
Even so, Sumardji said that on the date of departure the Garuda Squad would be divided into two groups. The first batch contains players from Liga 1 who first left with Kluiver.
"On 16 (March 2025). So, I, coach (Kluivert), and children (Indonesian National Team) played in Liga 1 on March 16, 2025 (departing)," Sumardji said in his statement quoted on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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"(Players) who are from Europe go straight to Australia, to Sydney," he said again.
Apart from the preparations made upon arrival in Australia, the Indonesian national team must perform optimally in order to secure the chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals.
Currently, the Garuda Squad is in third place in Group C with a collection of six points from one win, three draws, and two defeats from six matches.
Meanwhile, The Socceroos are in second place with seven points. They recorded one win, four draws, and one defeat.
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