Losing To Vietnam, Shin Tae-yong Still Believes The Indonesian National Team To The Semifinals

JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, still has great confidence after his squad was defeated by Vietnam. He believes the Garuda squad still has a chance to qualify for the 2024 AFF Cup semifinals.

On the third matchday of the group phase, Sunday, December 15, 2024, the Indonesian national team received a trip schedule to the Viet Tri Stadium, which is Vietnam's headquarters. In that match, Shin Tae-yong's team lost the first with a final score of 0-1.

Losing three points at home to Vietnam made the Indonesian national team in second place in the 2024 AFF Cup Group B standings with a total of four points.

This condition makes the Garuda Squad under the threat of the Philippines which has only played two games and has two points.

"When the group stage is not over, we can't say anything. We will try harder in the game left with the Philippines," Shin Tae-yong was quoted as saying by Vietnamese media Monday, December 16, 2024.

Even though he is aware that the team's situation is under the threat of the Philippines, Shin Tae-yong still believes and is optimistic that the Indonesian national team will qualify for the 2024 AFF Cup semifinals.

"We will only know when we will compete, but we will definitely move forward there (the semifinals)," said the coach.

After losing at home to Vietnam, the Indonesian national team is still scheduled to play the continued Group B match against the Philippines. This is the last home match to be held at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

To qualify for the semifinals, the Indonesian national team must win over the Philippines in the last match of this group.