Jordi Amat: Strong Defense Becomes Indonesia's Capital To Appear Under Pressure 65 Thousand Iraqi Supporters

Jordi is very undaunted to appear before Iraqi supporters in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. (doc. PSSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team defender, Jordi Amat, promised to perform as much as possible to make the team's defense strong against Iraq in the second round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification, Thursday, November 16, 2023.

Defense will be the key to Shin Tae-yong's squad. You see, the visit to the Basra International Stadium will be full of pressure considering that 65 thousand supporters of the host were confirmed to attend.

Apart from supporters, Iraq's records on paper are also superior. Therefore, it takes hard work to double so that Jordi Amat and his friends can keep up with Iraq.

'Against Iraq will be a tough match. We know Iraq is a strong team. However, Indonesia will give 100 percent and 11 players will fight to win every ball," Jordi Amat said at a press conference on the PSSI website.

In recent days we have trained our defense. We focus on defense," continued the 31-year-old defender.

Jordi stated that the Indonesian national team has so far made quite good preparations. Likewise with the weather adaptation in Iraq, which he said did not find any significant problems.

In fact, when he arrived in Iraq, Jordi Amat admitted that he and his team felt well received by the local community. This can clearly increase the motivation of the players.

"To be honest, we were warmly welcomed at the first moment landing at Basra. Everyone is very friendly and they treat us well," said the former Swansea City and Espanyol players.

"So I'm happy to be here and the facilities. The training ground is also good, the grass is perfect, the stadium looks great," said Jordi.