Preview Indonesia U-17 Vs Morocco U-17: Mandatory Mission Win

Indonesia U-17 has a mandatory target to win against Morocco U-17 to qualify for the last 16 of the 2023 U-17 World Cup (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - Indonesia U-17 underwent the third matchday of Group A phase of the 2023 U-17 World Cup against Morocco U-17. This meeting became a mandatory mission for the Red-White Team to qualify for the round of 16.

The meeting between Indonesia U-17 and Morocco U-17 took place at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT), Surabaya, on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 19.00. Three points must be achieved by Bima Sakti's team in that match.

That target must be realized because the previous two matches Arkhan Kaka and his colleagues could only play a draw. Indonesia got the 1-1 U-17 score against Ecuador U-17 and Panama U-17.

As a result, Indonesia U-17 currently occupies the third position in the standings with two points. Meanwhile Morocco U-17 is in second place with three points.

This situation makes Indonesia U-17 obliged to win over Morocco U-17 if they want to qualify automatically for the round of 16.

If you fail to get three points again, the chances of qualifying will be determined by other matches and the results of other groups to fight for the best four third-placed tickets.

Bima Sakti is predicted to still rely on Arkhan Kaka as the spearhead of the squad's sharpness in order to get full points.

However, Indonesia's U-17 efforts to achieve the target are predicted to be difficult. You see, the opposing camp is also eyeing victory in the final match.

Collecting three points from two matches, the African representative also has the ambition to win points in order to make it smooth to the round of 16 of the 2023 U-17 World Cup.

Morocco U-17 coach Said Chiba believes his team still has a great opportunity to qualify for the round of 16.

The coach said his team could perform better, although he was disappointed to lose to Ecuador's U-17 in the previous match.

"We are disappointed with this result (loss 0-2 from Ecuador U-17) because we performed a good level in the first half. We were able to control the match and organize the game against a good team," Said Chiba said as quoted by Antara.

Player Composition Forecast

Indonesia U-17 (4-3-3): Ikram Al Giffari; Welberl Jardim, Iqbal Gwijangge, Sulthan Zaky, Habil Akbar; Hanif Ramadhan, Figo Dennis, Amar Brkic; Nabil Ashura, Arkhan Putra Kaka, Riski Afrisal

Coach: Bima Sakti

Morocco U-17 (4-1-4-1): Taha Benrhozil; Naofel El Hannach, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Ismail Bakhti, Fouad Zahouani; Mohamed Amine Katiba; Ayman Ennair, Mehdi Akoumi, Ayoub Chaikhoun, Mohamed Hamony; Zakaria Ouazane

Coach: Said Chiba