Shin Tae Yong wear black shirt
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT. Tonight Indonesia will play against Saudi Arabia at third round 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Stadion Utama Bung Karno (SUGBK), Jakarta. At least 78.000 attendance will see this serious football matchs for two countries. Previously, Indonesia was defeated by Japan 0-4 but the quality of Indonesia’s playing was more sophisticated than Australia, Bahrain and China had played against Japan. Indonesia at least had 8 chances to make score but our national striker such as Ragnar Oratmangoen and Raffael Struick had failed to make score for Indonesia. Erick Thohir and all of Indonesian people had sad over our defeated against Japan, eventhough we must remember that Japan had made 16 times at 16 final of world cup earlier and Japan had defeated Germany at World Cup previously. Indonesia need Ole Romenay’s services to make Indonesia go to 2026 World Cup in US, Mexico and Canada can realistics.
Facing Saudi Arabia, Shin Tae Yong has called 27 players but Kevin Diks had injured after played against Japan. They are Nadeo Argawinata (Borneo FC), Maarten Paes (FC Dallas) and M. Riyandi (Persis Solo) as goal keeper; Jay Idzes (Venezia FC), Jordi Amat (Johor Darul Ta’zim FC), Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen), Rizky Ridho (Persija Jakarta), Muhammad Ferarri (Persija Jakarta), Justin Hubner (Wolves U-21), Calvin Verdonk (NEC Nijmegen), Pratama Arhan (Suwon FC), Shayne Pattynama (KAS Eupen), Sandy Walsh (KV Mechelen), Yance Sayuri (Malut United) and Yakob Sayuri (Malut United) as defenders; Thom Haye (Almere City), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Swansea City), Ivar Jenner (FC Utrecht) and Ricky Kambuaya (Dewa United) as midfielders; Ragnar Oratmangoen (FCV Dender), Marselino Ferdinan (Oxford United), Witan Sulaeman (Persija Jakarta), Egy Maulana (Dewa United), Rafael Struick (Brisbane Roar), Hokky Caraka (PS Sleman), Eliano Reijnders (PEC Zwolle) and Ramadhan Sananta (Persis Solo) as wingers and striker.
Previously, Saudi Arabia had played draw against Indonesia in Jeddah. So, win is point of no return for our national team to maintain their chances playing in 2026 world cup. Shin Tae Yong can choose Maarten Paes as goal keeper but Paes must be careful and he can not again playing ball at goal keeper’s area, those blunder must be stopped by Paes. As defenders, Shin Tae Yong can try Rizky Ridho, Jay Idzes and Jordi Amat, Midfielder can be played players such as Calvin Verdonk, Sandy Walsh, Thom Haye, Ivar Jenner, and Nathan Tjoe A On and winger is Ragnar Oratmangon and striker is Ramadhan Sananta (TE).
