3 Indonesian National Team Scheme To Escape To The 2022 AFF Cup Semifinals, The REMOVEd Threats Still Exist

JAKARTA The Indonesian national team will play the final match of the 2022 AFF Cup Group A elimination against the Philippines. Shin Tae Yong's troops will play away matches at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Monday, January 2, 2023.

Kick off the match starts at 19.30 WIB.

Currently, Garuda's troops are in second place in the group standings. Egy Maulana Vikri and his friends collected seven points, the result of two wins and two draws.

The only result of the series was obtained by Indonesia when they hosted Thailand in the latest match at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) on 29 December. At that time the match was finished with a score of 1-1.

Only adding one point made Indonesia have to fight until the final match of the group phase to ensure itself qualify for the top four or not. Apart from Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia also have a chance to qualify.

The position of the two countries currently flanks Indonesia. Thailand occupies the top position with the number of identical points of Indonesia, while Cambodia is one point adrift in third place.

Interestingly Thailand and Cambodia will face each other in the last match of the group. The Philippines and Brunei, who filled the same group, have been confirmed to be eliminated.

The following are three schemes for the Indonesian national team to qualify for the 2022 AFF Cup semifinals:

1. Win over the Philippines

Tickets for the semifinals will automatically be obtained by Shin Tae Yong's squad if they take home three points. Ten points will lock one of the top two places in the final standings.

2. Series Against Philippines

Only securing one point, Indonesia can still move forward to the next round as runners up without seeing the results of Thailand vs Cambodia.

3. Losing to the Philippines, as long as...

Even though Indonesia's semifinals still have lost three points. However, whether or not to qualify the Garuda Squad really depends on the results from Thailand against Cambodia.

Egy and his friends can be eliminated from this edition of the tournament if Cambodia is able to win slightly over Thailand later. If their duel is a draw, Indonesia cannot lose more than three goals.