Preview Indonesia Vs Nepal: Ending 15 Years Of Waiting

The Indonesian national team will face Nepal in the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers. (Photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - The efforts of the Indonesian national team to appear in the Asian Cup since 2007 are still quite difficult. Victory over Nepal in the last match of the group stage will also be very crucial.

The Garuda squad meets Nepal in the last match of Group A of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification on Wednesday, June 15 at 02.15 am WIB. If they win, Shin Tae-yong's squad hopes to end the 15-year wait.

Currently, Indonesia is still in second place in the group with a collection of three points. The acquisition of that number was obtained thanks to the victory against Kuwait in the first match of the two matches that have been played.

In one other match against Jordan, Shin Tae-yong's team failed to bring home points after being bent 1-0. However, Indonesia's chance to qualify is still there through the five best runner-up teams.

To be able to increase the chances of being named the best five runners-up, Indonesia must win against Nepal. If it can get three points, Indonesia will almost certainly qualify for the finals next year.

However, with a record in other matches, Kuwait was bent or drew with Jordan and Malaysia and the Philippines drew or lost in the last match.

If the worst scenario is obtained by Indonesia with a draw against Nepal, the opportunity still exists. However, Kuwait drew or lost, while Malaysia lost the last match.

On paper, Indonesia should be able to beat Nepal, which has so far not gotten any points. They always lost in the first two games, against Jordan they surrendered 0-2, while against Kuwait they were bent with a landslide score of 4-1.

Predicted Composition of Indonesian National Team vs Nepal

Indonesian National Team (4-3-3): Nadeo Argawinata; Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar, Fachrudin Aryanto, Rizky Ridho, Pratama Arhan; Alfeandra Dewangga, Marc Klok, Ricky Kambuaya; Irfan Jaya, Saddil Ramdani, Stefano Lilipaly.