Justin Hubner And Jay Idzes Absen During The Indonesian National Team Against Tanzania

Justin Hubner and Jay Idzes were absent from the trial of the Indonesia vs Tanzania national team (Instram/@jayidzes).

JAKARTA Justin Hubner and Jay Idzes certainly cannot strengthen the Indonesian national team in a test match against Tanzania.

Indonesia is scheduled to undergo the trial match on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The match will be held at the Madya Stadium, Senayan, Jakarta.

The Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, said that Justin Hubner was still defending his club Cerezo Osaka on that date.

"Justin will come to Indonesia after playing for J-League 1 on June 2, 2024," said the South Korean tactician.

Hubner dan Idzes adalah dua dari empat pemain yang saat ini belum bergabung dengan latihan Timnas Indonesia untuk persiapan laga lanjutan lapangan kedua Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2026.

Two other names who missed Garuda's inaugural training on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at ABC Senayan Field were Arhan Pratama and Jordi Amat.

Arhan may be able to join on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Then, Jordi will be in the squad on Friday, May 31, 2024 so that it is possible to play against Tanzania.

"For Jay, because he (and Venezia) entered the final playoff (Serie A promotion), maybe it will only arrive on June 5, 2024. So, on June 6, 2024 (against Iraq) he didn't play," said Shin.

Indonesia is scheduled to play the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification matches against Iraq and the Philippines on June 6 and 11, 2024.

Shin Tae Yong's troops only needed one win from the remaining two matches to qualify for the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers as well as seal tickets to the 2027 Asian Cup.