Shin Tae-yong Targets Indonesia To Qualify For The 2023 Asian Cup

Indonesian national team player Ronaldo Kwateh (second left) /Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team coach Shin Tae-yong targets his team to qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup by being able to step up from the final qualifying round where the "Garuda" squad is in Group A with Jordan, Kuwait and Nepal. second best," said Shin at the Bung Karno Intermediate Stadium, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 2. The South Korean tactician realized that their competitors in Group A were strong squads. Therefore, Shin promised to prepare his team as best as possible. The players who will be fielded in the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers, he continued, the majority of the U-23 players who will also compete in the 2022 SEA Games. "As many as 80 percent of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification squad are SEA Games players," said Shin. The final 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualification itself will be held on 8-14 June 2022. Indonesia, which is in Group A with Kuwait, Jordan and Nepal, will compete in Kuwait. sa said to be tough for the squad "Garuda" because Kuwait was the champion of the Asian Cup in 1980, ranked second in 1976, third in 1984 and semifinalist in 1996.

While Jordan is a quarter-finalist of the Asian Cup in 2004. Nepal has never tasted the finals of the Asian Cup. The Indonesian national team has appeared in the Asian Cup four times, namely 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2007 with the result that they have never escaped from the group phase. The 2023 Asian Cup, which consists of six groups, looks for the best 11 teams to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup in China. In detail, six teams are group winners and the other five are the best second-placed teams. They will join the teams that have already qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup. The 2023 Asian Cup will host China, Australia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. In total, there are 24 countries that will compete in the 2023 Asian Cup, China , which takes place on June 16-16 July 2023.