JAKARTA - Indonesian national team captain Jay Idzes said the real fight only started after Indonesia confirmed the venue for the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Indonesia beat China 1-0 at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Thursday, thanks to Ole Romeny's penalty goal which had sealed the fourth round enough because Bahrain was beaten 0-2 by Saudi Arabia.
"One step by one, we are moving forward. We secured our place in the playoffs. Now the real fight is starting," Idzes said on his Instagram account, Friday.
Idzes performed full when Garuda recorded a crucial victory in front of nearly 70 thousand spectators.
He played in a 3-4-3 formation with Rizky Ridho and Justin Hubner in the back row.
This is the 12th Idzes stamp with Garuda, all of which he spent as a starter and played full on the pitch.
Indonesia is one of six teams that have confirmed the venue for the fourth round with Australia and Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar from Group A, as well as Iraq from Group B.
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Australia and Saudi Arabia are also scrambling for direct tickets to accompany Japan from Group C. The two teams met at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium on Wednesday next week at 01.15 WIB.
One ticket remaining for the fourth round was won by Oman and Palestine from Group B.
The two teams will meet in the last match next Wednesday at 01.15 WIB at the King Abdullah II Stadium, Jordan.
The fourth round will be played next October in a centralized place.
A total of six teams were divided into two groups each containing three teams.
The first match was played on October 8, then October 11 for the second match, and October 14 for the third match.
From the fourth round, the two group winners qualified automatically for the World Cup, while the two runners-up will be pitted to continue qualifying for the fifth round.
Five teams have confirmed their qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, namely Iran and Uzbekistan from Group A, South Korea and Jordan from Group B, and Japan from Group C.
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