The Conditions Of Emil Audero And Martin Paes Are Not Serious, The Opportunity To Defend The Indonesian National Team Is Open Again

Emil Audero (center) has the opportunity to defend the Indonesian national team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers (VOI/Karisa Aurelia Tukan).

JAKARTA - The condition of two goalkeepers from the Indonesian national team, Emil Audero and Marteen Paes, is known to have suffered no serious injuries.

This opens wide the chances of the two of them joining and appearing to defend the Indonesian national team in the Fourth Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

The news about Emil Audero and Marteen Paes' latest condition was revealed by the Chairman of the National Team Agency (BTN), Sumardji. He said, after reportedly suffering an injury while defending their respective clubs, Emil and Paes are now better off.

"The report that BTN received, there were no serious injuries for the player concerned (Emil Audero and Marteen Paes)."

"Both of them did not suffer any significant injuries and could join the Indonesian national team," said Sumardji in a statement quoted on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Previously, Paes was feared that he would not be able to join the Indonesian national team in the Fourth Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification which will take place in early October 2025 due to injury.

Paes has not even been included in the FC Dallas line-up in the last six matches. This situation clearly raises concerns that the goalkeeper will miss and will not be able to join the match in Saudi Arabia later.

Emil suffered an injury during the warm-up before the Cremonese match against Como last weekend. A number of mass media in Italy even said Emil would be out for up to two weeks due to his injury.

In fact, on the other hand, the Indonesian national team will undergo two 2026 World Cup Qualification matches on October 8 and 11, 2025. The two opponents that will be faced are Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

The condition of Emil Audero and Paes, who were reportedly injured, clearly worries them. Moreover, the Garuda Squad is planned to start leaving for Saudi Arabia in early October 2025 in preparation for appearing in the Fourth Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian Zone.

Luckily, the latest news says the condition of the two goalkeepers is better. That way, the chances of Emil Audero and Marteen Paes to be the choice of Patrick Kluivert in the squad are still wide open.