Shin Tae-yong Proud Of The Indonesian National Team, Already Up Far Level

Shin Tae-yong is proud that the Indonesian national team has gone up to the level (doc. AFC).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will host Australia in the second match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 19.00 WIB.

The Garuda squad is in high motivation after picking up a point from Saudi Arabia (1-1) in the first qualifying party.

The result made Shin Tae-yong proud of his troops. He increasingly believes that his students have gone up to a far level.

"I have a very high level of trust in my team. I will continue to motivate the players to achieve our goals. Indonesia is not like before," said Shin Tae-yong on the AFC website.

Shin Tae-yong further also praised how the Garuda Squad could properly implement its instructions.

Collective appearances are put forward when facing opponents with big names. The result, it turned out to be very satisfying.

"The match was very difficult from the start and the hot weather affected both teams. However, we performed great and I am proud of the players' efforts."

"One of the reasons we managed to get this draw was the contribution from the whole team."

"My attackers also stepped back to defend and overall, it was a solid performance," Shin said.

The match against Saudi Arabia is certainly a surprise. A team level and FIFA rankings far above Indonesia can draw.

In fact, Saudi Arabia conceded first in the 19th minute through Ragnar Oratmangoen's goal.

Judging from the level of the Indonesian national team which has greatly increased, it is not surprising that Shin Tae-yong also believes that the match against Australia has made his team again a surprise.

"We will bring many surprises in the next match," said Shin Tae-yong.

Currently, the Indonesian national team is in fourth place in Group C standings in the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification with a collection of one point.

They are below Japan (3 points), Bahrain (3 points) and Saudi Arabia (1 point). Meanwhile, Australia came to SUGBK with negative capital after losing against Bahrain in the match.

As a result, Socceroos is now in fifth place in the standings, followed by China, which also has not received points after being slaughtered by Japan 0-7.