Defeated By Jordan, The Indonesian National Team Is Still Considered To Have A Chance In The 2023 ASIA Cup

The Indonesian national team competes in the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers. (Instagram.com @pssi)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team is predicted to still have a chance to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup finals despite losing 0-1 in the second match of Group A elimination against Jordan on Sunday, 12.00 western Indonesia time.

"The match went well. Our players also fought hard. There is still one more game against Nepal. I am sure we can beat Nepal," said PSSI chairman Mochamad Iriawan on the federation's website.

To maintain hope of qualifying, Shin Tae-Yong's squad must win the last match against Nepal. If you add three points, Indonesia's chances of qualifying as the five best runner-up teams are very open.

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Currently, Indonesia is still in second place in the group standings with a collection of three after the defeat to Jordan. The same number of points was collected by Kuwait who occupied the third position.

"Please pray for and support so that all players remain in good health so that they can perform optimally again against Nepal," said Iriawan.

The collection of three points that Indonesia currently has is the result of the victory against Kuwait in the inaugural match on Wednesday, June 8. The next national team will meet in Nepal on June 15.

In the final group match later, Jordan will also definitely insist on maintaining their position at the top of the standings in order to immediately get a ticket to the finals. For that, they will try to get three points.