Indonesian National Team Players Talk About Opportunities

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.

Indonesia Rises Again Four Places In The FIFA Rankings

The Indonesian National Team’s FIFA ranking has increased again. This time, Indonesia is already ranked 129th, in September 2024.

This certainty came after FIFA officially released an update on the ranking of its member countries on Thursday (19/9/2024). Previously, Indonesia was ranked 133rd last July.

Indonesia’s ranking rose due to two draws against Saudi Arabia 1-1 and Australia 0-0. In the third round match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification, Asia Zone.

With an additional 15.44 points, Indonesia rose four places from 133 to 129. The Garuda squad has now collected 1124.17 points.

“Two draws against World Cup favorite countries, Saudi Arabia and Australia, made Indonesia’s ranking in the FIFA rankings rise,” said PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir.

This is proof of our seriousness in bringing Garuda to fly high. “That’s not enough, because our dream is to bring Garuda into the top 100 in the world,” he said again.

At the Southeast Asia level, Thailand is still ranked 100th. Below it is Vietnam at rank 116, then Indonesia and Malaysia at rank 132.

The opportunity to continue improving the position will open again next October. By playing the follow-up matches in the World Cup Qualification round to Bahrain and China.

PSSI General Chair (Ketum), Erick Thohir is not satisfied. In fact, the position of the Indonesian national team has skyrocketed in the FIFA rankings.

In the latest FIFA rankings on Thursday (19/9/2024), the Indonesian national team shot up four positions. The Garuda squad is ranked 129th.

The Indonesian national team’s success in jumping up the FIFA rankings was due to holding Saudi Arabia 1-1 on September 5 2024 and Australia 0-0 five days later.

“The Indonesian national team has risen to 129th in the FIFA ranking,” said Erick Thohir on his personal Instagram.

Erick Thohir hopes that the Indonesian national toktotoslot online team can continue to skyrocket in the FIFA rankings. The reason is, the target for the Garuda Squad is to penetrate the top 100 in the world.

Two draws against form World Cup favorite countries, Saudi Arabia and Australia, made the Indonesian national team’s rise in the FIFA rankings for Erick Thohir.

This is proof of our seriousness in bringing Garuda indonesia team to get point. This is not enough, because our dream is to bring Garuda play into the top 100 in the world.

The Indonesian National Team’s FIFA ranking has the potential to rise. The condition is that the toktotoslot Garuda Squad does not lose against Bahrain on October 10 2024 and China five days later in the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Group C Asia Zone.

The prospective striker who is predicted to undergo a naturalization process to strengthen the Indonesian national team, Mauro Zijlstra, spoke about the Garuda squad’s chances of reaching the World Cup.

This was conveyed by Mauro Zijlstra when he was a guest speaker on a Dutch media podcast, Voetbal Primeur. In the talk session, the 19 year old striker also touched on the rise of Indonesian football.