3 Abroad Players Have Arrived In Jakarta, Latest Sandy Walsh

Belgian League player, Sandy Walsh, while defending the Indonesian national team. (Instagram @andywalsh)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team continues to prepare ahead of the 2026 World Cup Qualification continued match against Japan and Saudi Arabia. Recently, it was discovered that three abroad players had docked in Jakarta to join the squad.

Sandy Walsh is the third abroad player to set foot in the country. He is known to arrive on Sunday, November 10 after defending his club, Mechelen in the Belgian League.

The player shared Sandy Walsh's arrival to the country via FC Dallas goalkeeper's Instagram Story, Maarten Paes.

"@andywalsh here," wrote Maarten Paes in his video on Sunday, November 10.

In the video, Walsh is seen greeting Maarten Paes with enthusiasm and greeting him as a roommate.

"Yes, welcome, friends," said Walsh.

Sandy Walsh followed the presence of Justin Hibner and Maarten Paes who first arrived in Jakarta. Maarten Paes is even known to have arrived since last Wednesday, November 6.

The goalkeeper who played in Major League Soccer (MLS) deliberately arrived early for a vacation to Bali first before joining the national team in Jakarta which is scheduled starting November 10.

Justin Hubner is also a player who arrives early. Hubner and Paes even exchanged jerseys for their respective clubs, with Paes giving the Dallas jersey number 30 and Hubner handing over Wolves jersey number 67.

The arrival of these three players marks the start of the Indonesian national team training camp (TC) in preparation for two crucial matches in the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification.

The Indonesian national team will host Japan on Friday, November 15, followed by the match against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, November 19. All matches have the status of home status for the Indonesian national team and will be held at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta.