JAKARTA - The Indonesian National Team (Timnas) officially entered Pot 3 in the draw for the 2026 World Cup Qualification Fourth Round which will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 17, 2025.
This news was shared directly by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in an official release shared Friday, July 11, 2025. From this information, it was also explained that Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which host the Fourth Round, were at Pot 1.
"The teams will be divided into the following three pots: Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as hosts, will be drawn into different groups during the draw," wrote the AFC.
Pot 2 will be occupied by Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team is at Pot 3 with Oman.
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The Garuda squad is the only team at the Fourth Turn of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers outside the top 100 FIFA rankings.
In fact, the Indonesian national team, which is currently ranked 118th, is still far behind Oman, who is in the 79th position in the world.
"The determination of the pot position for the draw will be based on the FIFA rating for the AFC member association which was announced specifically by FIFA on June 13, 2025," the statement continued.
Later, the Fourth Round of 2026 World Cup Qualification will take place in Qatar and Saudi Arabia on 8, 11, 14 October 2025. Six teams will be divided into two groups containing three teams each.
Only the group winners will qualify automatically for the 2026 World Cup finals. Meanwhile, the two runners-up teams will qualify for the fifth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
The two runners-up teams will meet in a two-legged match to fight for tickets to the Intercontinental Playoff against teams from other continents.
The Dividend Of Pot Drawing For The Fourth Round Of The 2026 World Cup Qualification
Pot 1: Qatar (FIFA Rate: 53), Saudi Arabia (58)
Pot 2: Iraq (59), United Arab Emirates (66)
Pot 3: Oman (79), Indonesia (118)
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