JAKARTA - The Indonesian Futsal National Team made history at the Asian Futsal Cup after making it to the semifinals in the 2026 edition.
The Garuda squad defeated Vietnam 3-2 in the 2026 Asian Futsal Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Indonesia Arena.
The victory brought the Indonesian Futsal National Team to the semifinals for the first time in 11 appearances since 2002.
For information, the Garuda Squad did not participate in the first three editions of the Asian Futsal Cup (1999, 2000, and 2001). They made their debut in 2002 and returned to take part in the four following editions when the tournament was still held every year.
The Indonesian Futsal National Team then did not qualify for the 2007 edition, before returning to participate in 2008. Since then, the tournament has been held every two years and the Garuda Squad has never missed the next three editions.
However, in the 2016 edition, the Red-White Team did not participate due to FIFA sanctions, before failing to qualify for 2018 and the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indonesian Futsal National Team finally took a step further in 2022 when they managed to reach the quarterfinals, after previously only being stuck in the group stage.
The Garuda squad then missed the 2024 edition because they failed to qualify before making history again at the 2026 Futsal Asian Cup as hosts.
Course of the match
Goalkeeper Ahmad Habiebie was impressive throughout the match. He has been showing off since the beginning of the match to save his goal from the opportunities created by Tu Minh Quang.
The Indonesian Futsal National Team - which is the host of the 2026 Futsal Asian Cup - first scored a goal. Starting from a free kick in the fourth minute, Firman Adriansyah gave a pass to Brian Lindrey who immediately took the kick.
The ball slightly turned because it hit Nhan Gia Hung, who finally outwitted goalkeeper Pham Van Tu.
Vietnam came back after falling behind to take control of the match. Despite attacking a lot, they were unable to get past Ahmad Habiebie.
Instead of equalizing the score, Vietnam sank deeper in the 11th minute. Rio Pangestu and Ardiansyah Nur exchanged passes to shift the Vietnam defense from side to side before finally opening a gap for Ardiansyah to score.
After that, Ahmad Habiebie continued to be tested by the attacks of Vietnam, but managed to pass it brilliantly.
He was recorded to repel Vu Ngoc Anh's hard kick before making a brilliant save by jumping low to catch Tran Thai Huy's shot.
The Indonesian Futsal National Team also managed to maintain a two-goal lead until halftime.
Entering the second half, Vietnam increased the pressure to find a way back into the game. They got chances from Trinh Cong Dai and Minh Quang, but again were thwarted by Ahmad Habiebie.
Diego Giustozzi's team could only narrow the gap in the 25th minute. Nguyen Da Hai scored after receiving the ball from Chau Doan Phat.
However, the Indonesian Futsal National Team did not waste time to restore their two-goal advantage. Yogi Saputra, who was out of control, passed the ball back to Reza Gunawan to score a goal into the top corner of the goal.
Vietnam made the last few minutes of the match interesting when Da Hai scored again in the 36th minute, but the Garuda Squad remained strong to continue their fantastic performance.
Meanwhile, Hector Souto's troops are waiting for Japan in the semifinals on Thursday, February 5, 2026, to compete for a place in the final.
Japan qualified for the top four after defeating Afghanistan with a landslide score of 6-0.
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