Calvin Verdonk Optimistic That The Indonesian National Team Will Get Maximum Results In The 2026 World Cup Qualification

Calvin Verdonk promised to bring the Indonesian national team to perform better in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers (Instagram/@c.verdonk).

JAKARTA - The left-back of the Indonesian national team, Calvin Verdink, promised that the Indonesian national team would give a better performance in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. This was revealed by Verdok through uploads on his personal social media.

The Indonesian national team reaped quite good results from the first two matches. They were able to win one point each from strong opponents of Saudi Arabia and Australia.

When traveling to Jeddah, the Garuda Squad drew 1-1 against The Green Falcon. Next in the second match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round at the Gelora Bung Karno (SUGBK) Main Stadium, Tuesday, September 10, 2024, against Australia, Shin Tae-yong's troops took one point after the match ended 0-0.

In both matches, Calvin Verdok appeared full for 90 minutes. NEC player Nijmegen appeared so calm when the Australian opponent turned off Samuel Silvera and Alessandro Circati in the left sector of Indonesia's defense.

Verdonk is one of the players who received praise from Indonesian national team fans besides Maarten Paes and Rizky Ridho. After fighting Australia, Verdonk also promised to bring Indonesia to perform better in the next match.

"A strong start will determine the steps. We won one point (against Australia). However, in the next match we will try harder. We do this together," wrote Calvin Verdok, quoted from his upload on his Instagram page on Friday, September 13, 2024.

Verdok's promise could be an injection of enthusiasm for the team. The reason is, after undergoing the first two matches in Group C against Saudi Arabia and Australia, the Indonesian national team was faced with two away matches against Bahrain and China.

The Garuda squad will play an away match to Bahrain headquarters, Al Bahrayn Al Watani Stadium, October 10, 2024. The next five days the Red-and-White Team will be treated by China at the Qingdao Stadium, October 15, 2024.