JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will face the Philippines in the final match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium.
This party is the determinant of the qualifying of the Garuda Squad for the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Victory is clearly a fixed price if this continues the journey.
Shin Tae-yong emphasized that his troops were very ready to give victory as well as a ticket to the third round of qualifying.
"As we all know, there is no longer any place for us to retreat, nor should we resign from here."
"Even though the Philippines failed to qualify, surely they will continue to fight hard against Indonesia. Likewise, we will work as much as possible in order to give victory to Indonesian football fans," said Shin Tae-yong at a press conference on Monday, June 10, 2024.
Despite floating beliefs, Shin Tae-yong was faced with the issue of often stumbling at the decisive moment. This reflects on his participation in the previous tournament.
The Indonesian national team failed to win third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup which was a ticket to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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The failure at the next decisive moment occurred in the 2024 Paris Olympics playoffs. Appearing as the fourth place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, the Indonesian national team faced Guinea U-23 to hunt for one ticket to Paris.
However, Garuda Muda at that time also failed after being beaten by Guinea U-23 which resulted in a failure to appear at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
"When yesterday we couldn't qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, I don't think our abilities are lacking. However, there are problems in the referee. Until now, my mind remains the same."
"Indeed, there were many questions about the issue of the 2024 Paris Olympics yesterday. Actually, I couldn't sleep because I felt unfair and couldn't get a ticket to qualify for Paris."
"Maybe I can only talk to the players that they played well. We actually deserved to qualify, but that's not the case," said Shin Tae-yong.
Currently, the South Korean coach insists that there will be no more failures at the decisive moment. He believes his troops can win round tickets during the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
"Our current group is indeed the only one who might qualify is Iraq, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Iraq has already passed."
"Indonesia has a greater chance of qualifying for the third round than Vietnam. Moreover, we are playing at home."
"Actually, in the match against Iraq, the composition of our game was no less than Iraq. I'm not worried about ahead of the match against the Philippines because we can definitely get tickets for the third round," said the coach.
So far, Shin Tae-yong admits that the team's preparations for the match against the Philippines have been very good. The players are mentally better off.
They have forgotten the blunder that caused a 0-2 defeat to Iraq.
"The players worked hard and gave their best. Of course we will be able to qualify for the third round."
"Indeed yesterday (against Iraq) Ernando Ari Sutaryadi made a fatal mistake. I also admit it. However, with these mistakes, the players could develop better."
"That's why I don't mind the mistake. Ernando is also in good preparation too. So, I ask for the trust of the Indonesian people for the national team," said Shin Tae-yong.
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