JAKARTA - The coach of the Japan National Team (Timnas), Hajime Moriyasu, expressed optimism for the Indonesian national team who will be the opponent on the final matchday of Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualification. He said that the Garuda Squad currently has a qualified team depth to compete at the world level.
This was revealed by Moriyasu because in recent times. He turned out to be observing the development of the Indonesian national team. In fact, he said, after the first meeting, the Garuda Squad was currently getting stronger with naturalization players.
"Their policy is to increase the number of naturalized players and strengthen the team. They have clearly raised levels and I think they are a team holding momentum in Asia."
"Although they (Indonesian national team) are the Asian team, many of their players compete in Europe. So, I think they are a team that can compete in global standards," said Hajime Moriyasu, quoted from Gekisaka, Monday, June 9, 2025.
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Ole Romeny, Joey Pelupessy, Dean James, and Emil Audero are new names that are now part of the Garuda Squad. They are also new figures that Moriyasu will meet in the second meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, afternoon WIB.
After the inclusion of the names of these new players, the Indonesian national team has indeed shown an increase. Ole Romeny in front lines and Joey Pelupessy in midfield really made the Red and White Team even more solid.
Positive results were also achieved. After being beaten by Australia with a score of 1-5 at the opponent's headquarters, the Garuda Squad was able to get full points in two home games against Bahrain and China.
The two victories ensured that the Indonesian national team qualified for the Fourth Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification. There is still one more match against Japan at the Suita Stadium, but the party will not affect the qualifying of the two teams into different rounds.
Samurai Blue has confirmed a place in the 2026 World Cup finals because the points and positions as leaders of Group C will not be evicted.
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