Shin Tae-yong Admits The Indonesian National Team Made Many Mistakes

Shin Tae-yong is disappointed with the mistakes of the Indonesian national team player (VOI/Ferry Tri Adi).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team's Pelataih, Shin Tae-yong, regretted the final results achieved by the team when they hosted Iraq in the second round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification.

Shin Tae-yong mentioned many mistakes made by his players in this match.

The Indonesian national team appeared to host Iraq at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, afternoon WIB. In that match the Gardua Squad lost 0-2 through penalty goals Ayman Hussein (54') and Ali Jassim (88').

This defeat was the second time experienced by the Indonesian national team from Iraq during the 2026 World Cup Qualification.

After the match, Shin Tae-yong did not forget to appreciate the hard work of the team that appeared in front of 60 thousand supporters. However, he also did not cover up feelings of disappointment.

"The players have worked hard, but many things are unfortunate. With experience like this, we have to try again in the future," Shin Tae-yong said in a press conference after the match.

"Even though playing well, our own mistakes made us fail. This must be evaluated, hopefully in the future we will develop again," said the coach.

The defeat to Iraq made Garuda's squad move to qualify for the third round quite heavy. Jordi Amat and colleagues had to win their final qualifying match against the Philippines on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Currently, Indonesia is still the runner-up in Group F of the 2026 World Cup Qualification with seven points. The Indonesian national team needed one more victory to patent tickets to the 2027 Asian Cup as well as advance to the third round of qualifiers.

Therefore, Shin Tae-yong will conduct a major evaluation before the match against the Philippines. The condition of the players will be well organized in order to show maximum ability.