Indonesian National Team Will Fight The Philippines, Shin Tae-yong Sends Psywar To Vietnam

The Indonesian national team will face the Philippines in the last match of the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification (VOI/Ferry Tri Adi).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, will escort the team against the Philippines in the final match of the second round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification.

The South Korean coach did not forget to send a psywar to the Vietnamese camp because the Garuda squad had a greater chance of qualifying for the third round of qualifying.

The Indonesian national team will face the Philippines at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, on June 11, 2024 at 19.30 WIB.

This match is crucial because it is the last way for the Indonesian national team to qualify for the third round of qualifying on the condition that they must win.

Ahead of the match, Shin Tae-yong highlighted the competition in Group F. The coach said that there were only three teams competing for tickets to the third round. They are the Indonesian, Iraqi, and Vietnamese national teams.

Realizing that Iraq had already confirmed tickets with the status of Group F (15 points) winners, Shin sees now only Indonesia and Vietnam are fighting for one ticket to the third round of qualifying.

"For our current group, it is true that those who most likely qualify (to the third round) are only Iraq, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Iraq has also passed," said Shin Tae-yong in a press conference session ahead of the match against the Philippines on Monday, June 10, 2024.

Furthermore, the 53-year-old coach gave a psywar to The Golden Star Warriors. He said that currently his team is quite superior to Kim Sang-sik's team to advance to the third round of qualifiers.

The reason is, currently the Garuda squad is in second place in Group F with seven points. Sandy Walsh and colleagues only need one win to be able to lock up the place in the third round of qualifying.

In addition, there is one other advantage that the Red-White Team has. They are the host team when they meet the Philippines which will bring additional enthusiasm on the field.

"We, Indonesia, are more favored to qualify for the third round than Vietnam. Moreover, we play at home," said Shin Tae-yong.

This situation makes Shin Tae-yong not too worried about the fate of his team. With confidence, he believes his team can win one remaining ticket to the third round of qualifying.

"Even yesterday when we were against Iraq, our (quality) was not much different from the opposing team. I'm not really worried about the match later (against the Philippines) because we will definitely be ready to get tickets to the next round," said Shin Tae-yong.