In fact, in its title, Voetbal Primeur likens the Indonesian national team to a ‘sleeping giant’ or a giant that is sleeping, and trying to realize its big dream of reaching the World Cup.
“Sleeping giant. “The Indonesian national team achieves its football dream: To the World Cup in 10 years,” read the title of the Voetbal Primeur report.
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Currently, the Indonesian National Team has indeed gone far enough to make this dream come true. Reaching the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifications in the Asia Zone is a new achievement for the Red and White squad.
However, Mauro Zijlstra has another view. According to the player from Volendam, winning a ticket to qualify for the 2026 World Cup is not easy to achieve. However, this target can be realized in the next 10 years.
“The 2026 World Cup may come too soon, but Indonesia has the potential to take part in the World Cup. “I think this can be realized in the next 10 years,” said the player who has Bandung roots.
Mauro Zijlstra indeed has great optimism about the future of the roroslot Indonesian National Team. The two positive results achieved when holding Saudi Arabia and Australia in the first two matches are positive signs.
Moreover, there are several new ammunition starting to join the Garuda squad. Two of them, namely Mees Hilgers and Eliano Reijnders, are one step closer to achieving the status of Indonesian citizens.
“You see big names starting to join the Indonesian national team and you can see it from the match results. Against Australia 0-0 and against Saudi Arabia 1-1. “Of course there are opportunities in the future,” he said.
It is predicted that Mauro Zijlstra will be the newest player to undergo the naturalization process. His name is often discussed by the public because he has Bandung blood from his grandmother.
However, the process has not yet been started by PSSI. “For Mauro Zijlstra not yet. “We are maximizing two names (Mees Hilgers and Eliano Reijnders) for processing,” said PSSI Secretary General, Yunus Nusi.
Shocking news came from the Australian National Team. Graham Arnold resigned from the position of head coach, Friday (20/9/2024) morning WIB.
The Australian national team, which performed poorly in the first two matches of the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifications, was one of the reasons for Graham Arnold’s withdrawal.
It is known that the Australian national team only won one point from the first two matches. They lost 0-1 to the Bahrain National Team and drew 0-0 when playing at home to the Indonesian National Team.
Now, Football Australia is looking for the right candidate to replace Graham Arnold. As stated by the CEO, James Johnson.
While we respect his decision and are very sad to see Graham Arnold leave the big national team, this scenario is not uncommon in to international football.
We will act quickly support in appointing a new head coach to ensure continuity and stability, especially as we approach the crucial second on window of 2026 World Cup Qualifying for next month.