JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will open the FIFA Match Day at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya on Friday at 20.30 WIB when they are challenged by Taiwan.
Previously, the Indonesian national team was scheduled to fight Kuwait, but the country from the Middle East suddenly canceled against the Garuda team.
At a pre-match press conference at the GBT Stadium, Thursday (4/9), national team coach Patrick Kluivert said he was disappointed with the cancellation of the match against Kuwait.
However, this did not necessarily interfere with the preparation of his team, which in one month will compete in the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian zone against Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
"We are ready to face Taiwan tomorrow. The team's situation is very good, the spirit is also good. The team spirit is also very good, everyone knows what we want to achieve, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow's match and all the players are ready to give a good performance tomorrow," said the Dutch coach.
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Quoted from the Indonesian national team's Instagram, Friday, the match will be the fifth match for Kluivert after becoming coach of the Garuda team in January. From the previous four matches, the 49-year-old coach won two wins and two defeats.
Meanwhile, for coach Che Min-Huang, the match against Indonesia was his debut match after he made head coach, from an assistant earlier last month.
After finishing against Taiwan, Indonesia will face Lebanon at the GBT Stadium on Monday (8/9) at 20.30 WIB.
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