Get Ready Young Garuda! Three Big Schedules Await After Being Eliminated From The 2022 AFF U-19 Cup

JAKARTA - The U-19 Indonesian National Team has been waiting for a solid and classy schedule after being eliminated from the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup. For that, Hokky Caraka et al must again prepare to show their best performance.

Not only the players who have to prepare themselves, Shin Tae-yong as the coach must also be ready to divide the time to determine the best game scheme.

The following are the three tournaments that will be played by the U-19 national team after appearing in the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup.

In mid-September, Kakang Rudianto et al will have to appear in the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup Qualification round. If they manage to escape this phase, the opportunity to appear at the Asian level is clearly wide open.

Jakarta is planned to be appointed as the venue for the qualifying match for Group F. In this group, Indonesia will meet again with Vietnam U-19 and also Hong Kong U-19 and Timor Leste U-19

Of the four participants, only the leader of the standings will certainly be able to directly qualify for the 2022 U-20 Asian Cup. Meanwhile, of the 10 group runners-up, only five can appear in the 41st edition of the Asian U-20 Championship.

If the U-19 national team managed to escape from Vietnam, Hong Kong and Timor Leste, this would lead them to the U-20 Asian Cup. This prestigious event will be held on March 1-18, 2023 in Uzbekistan.

The last time Indonesia appeared in the U-20 Asian Cup was in 2018. At that time, Garuda Muda finished the tournament with the title as a quarter-finalist.

In mid-2023, the U-19 national team has also been awaited by another international agenda, namely the 2023 U-20 World Cup. Not only enlivening as a participant, this agenda appointed Indonesia as the host on May 20 to June 11.

With that status, the U-19 Indonesian national team has the privilege of getting an automatic qualifying quota and has the status of one of the top seeds. This championship is one of the most prestigious targets for Garuda Muda under the direction of Shin Tae-yong.

In addition to Indonesia, other countries that have confirmed qualification for the 2023 U-20 World Cup finals are England, France, Italy, Israel, Slovakia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and the United States.

Indonesia has only qualified for the junior World Cup finals once, namely in 1979. At that time, Indonesia, which was coached by Soetjipto Soentoro, lost to Argentina, Poland and Yugoslavia.