Indonesia's Position In The FIFA Rankings Will Accelerate, But This Is Just A Prediction

Indonesian national team against Taiwan (Photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - Indonesia successfully beat Taiwan 3-0 in the second leg of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification play-off at Chang Arena Buriram Stadium, Thailand, Monday, October 11. With an aggregate victory of 5-1, Garuda's squad ranking in the FIFA rankings is predicted to accelerate.

Indonesia's three goals in the match against Taiwan were scored by Egy Maulana Vikri in the 25th minute, Ricky Kambuaya (55) and Witan Sulaeman in second half injury time.

In the first half, Indonesia played more openly and often made several attacks but none of them endangered the goal from Taiwan.

In the 25th minute, Indonesia managed to break the deadlock through a direct kick from Egy Maulana Vikri and made the score change to 1-0.

Entering 40 minutes of the match, midfielder Ricky Kambuaya managed to create a golden opportunity after successfully releasing a hard shot but unfortunately the Taiwan goalkeeper was still able to secure it.

In the second half, precisely in the 55th minute, Ricky paid coach Shin Tae-yong's trust by scoring a goal through a hard kick from inside the penalty box. Garuda's squad won 2-0.

Taiwan tries to attack. However, their efforts failed many times. On the other hand, in injury time, Indonesia completed the victory through Witan Sulaeman's goal.

Indonesia won 3-0 (5-1) and also qualified for the third round of the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Before the two teams competed, Taiwan was in 151st position with 1046 points. Meanwhile, Indonesia is ranked 175th, with 957 points packed.

Footy Ranking predicts that on Tuesday, Indonesia will be ranked 165th. According to their calculations, the Garuda squad won 13.93 points from the results of the second leg match.

This result followed up the win from the first leg where Indonesia got 14.62 points and moved up to 169th.

However, this is just a prediction and not an official ranking. The reason, Footy Ranking is not affiliated with FIFA. The latest FIFA positions are usually released two weeks after the international calendar.