JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will face Palestine on FIFA Matchday, Wednesday, June 14. This match will be held at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.
The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, acknowledged the superiority of Palestine. He said his potential opponent had strength in terms of play.
However, Shin has prepared his team in such a way. Full support from supporters can also be an additional "gun" for the Garuda Squad.
"Palestinian looks like their game has power, but we have also prepared well, especially when we play at home so we can win the game as much as possible tomorrow," Shin said as quoted by Antara.
In addition, the match against Palestine could be a preparatory event for the 2023 Asian Cup. According to Shin, the opponents faced by Indonesia in the Asian Cup are the same as Palestine, and can even be stronger.
"Palestinians are good at ranking FIFA, especially above Indonesia's 50 rankings and next year in the Asian Cup, we will meet countries that are equivalent to Palestine, or even more," he said.
"Against Palestine later, we can see what kind of team upgrades it is now and for later to play total football, it will play as a whole," said the former South Korean national team player.
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Meanwhile, Indonesian national team defender Rizky Ridho hopes to carry out the coach's instructions well in order to get maximum results.
"We from the players, will try to follow the coach's instructions so that we can perform optimally and win," said the Surabaya footballer.
In addition, the player who plays with Persija Jakarta also hopes that Indonesian supporters, especially in Surabaya, can support the national team.
"I miss being able to play at the GBT Stadium, now I play again at GBT, and I hope we can get support from Indonesian supporters, especially Surabaya," he said.
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