JAKARTA The Indonesian National Team (Timnas) will face Australia in the seventh match of Group C of the Third Round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification.
The clash will take place on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Sydney Football Stadium, Australia at 20.00 local time or 16.10 WIB.
This is one of two Indonesian matches this month. After playing away to Australia, the Garuda Squad will play home against Bahrain at the Gelora Bung Karno (SUGBK) Main Stadium on March 25, 2025.
Host Australia will be eyeing full points in this match. They will take advantage of their status as hosts and receive the support of their own public supporters.
At the first meeting in SUGBK, Australia looked frustrated because it was held to a 0-0 draw by the Indonesian national team in September 2024.
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Meanwhile, the board of Group C standings, Australia is in second place with seven points. Tony Popovic's men are six points adrift of Japan in the first position that has not been touched by defeat.
The place filled by Japan and Australia is a safe position to get a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup from this Third Round Qualification.
However, Socceroos' position is not yet safe because it is one point apart from the Indonesian national team which is in third place.
For this reason, Patrick Kluivert's squad needs to pursue additional points so as not to drop and keep their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finals.
Victory will make the Indonesian national team have a big chance of ranking second in the standings.
In this away match, Indonesia received four additional players who had just finished naturalization. They are Ole Romeny, Emil Audero, Joey Pelupessy, and Dean James.
The presence of these names is expected to make more contribution to Indonesia, which has a target of appearing in the World Cup for the first time since the 1938 edition when it was still called the Dutch East Indies.
Australia's match to host Indonesia will be broadcast live on RCTI and GTV television stations. In addition, there is also streaming on Vision+.
Schedule Australia Vs Indonesia
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Sydney Football Stadium
Kick-off at 16.10 WIB
Live On RCTI And GTV
Vision+ Streaming
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