First Held, New Indonesian National Team Training Camp Attended By 22 Players

The first TC Indonesia national team (VOI/Ulfa Gusti).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team held its inaugural training camp (TC) ahead of facing Vietnam in the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification. The first day of TC was held at the Madya Stadium, Senayan, on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 19.30 WIB.

There were only 22 players present at the TC location on the first day. In fact, on the cast list, Shin Tae-yong called 26 names. This means that there are still four players who have not joined.

The four players are Ragnar Oratmangoen, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Sandy Walsh, and Thom Haye. Ragnar and Thom are still in the naturalization process.

Initially, Shin Tae-yong called 28 players to face Vietnam. However, Elkan Baggott, Jordi Amat, and Yance Sayuri had to be dropped due to injury.

Overcoming the situation, Shin Tae-yong chose to call another player, namely Arkhan Fikri. That way, the Garuda Squad now has 26 players to face The Golden Star.

Although four players have not been seen on the field, the inaugural training of the Indonesian national team has been filled with a new face. There are Venezia defenders, Jay Idzes, who have joined the training and seem enthusiastic.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team will face Vietnam twice in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

The inaugural match will take place at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) on Thursday, March 21, 2024, WIB night. Meanwhile, the second match was the turn of the Indonesian national team to visit Vietnam, My Dinh Stadium, on Tuesday, March 26. 2024.