I forgot the defeat against Japan in one game. "Shin Tae-yong Magic" exploded again.

Indonesia defeated Saudi Arabia, the leader of the Middle East, 2-0 at home and rose to third place in the group, raising the possibility of advancing to the World Cup. 

Currently, Indonesia has six points. While it may not be easy to eliminate Japan, which is the leader of the group with 10 points difference, Indonesia can sufficiently seek the position of the runner-up Australia with seven points. In other words, Indonesia has a good chance of advancing directly to the World Cup finals. If this trend continues, Indonesia can easily achieve its realistic goal of advancing to the fourth qualifying round.

In addition, coach Shin Tae-yong succeeded in reversing negative public opinion toward him by winning the match against Saudi Arabia. Earlier, when Indonesia was defeated by Japan at home, the hashtag "Shin Tae-yong out" was known to be popular on social networking services, but when coach Shin Tae-yong completely defeated Saudi Arabia, Indonesian fans' attitude completely changed.

Group C is also in disarray. Excluding Japan, the leader of the group, with 16 points, and Australia, the runner-up, with seven points, the three teams have the same score points as Indonesia, which ranks third, to China, which ranks sixth. As Australia also has only one point gap, it is not certain whether Australia will be able to secure the second place. The remaining four matches of the third qualifying round are expected to take place amid even more confusion.

Indonesia's national soccer team, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, won 2-0 against Saudi Arabia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on the 19th (Korea time) with a multi-goal by Marcelino Ferdinand, the best star of the national team, in Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup.

With three points, Indonesia jumped to the third place in Group C. The score and the difference between the score and the score are all the same with Saudi Arabia, which is ranked fourth, but Indonesia has more points (six goals) than Saudi Arabia (three goals).

Indonesia, which previously had an unexpected draw with Australia and Saudi Arabia, lost a theater equalizer in the match against Bahrain, and lost to China and Japan, dampening its momentum. The victory in the return match with Saudi Arabia was enough to boost the team's mood.
Indonesia pulled out a 5-3-2 formation. Marten Paes defended the goal and Justin Hoobner, Jay Ease and Ritzki Lido built the back three. Calvin Verdonk and Sandy Walsh served as wingbacks. Marcelino Ferdinand, Tom Haye and Ivar Jenner were in charge of the midfield. Raphael Strwick and Ragnar O'Ramangen made the two-top.

Saudi Arabia faced off with a 4-1-4-1 formation. Ahmed al-Qassar wore goalkeeper gloves. Yasir al-Shahrani, Ali al-Bulaihi, Hasan Tambakti and Saud Abdulhamid formed the defensive line. Faisel al-Gamdi stood on his back and Nasser al-Dausari and Mohammed Kanno stood on it. Marwan al-Sahafi and Mohammed Hamad al-Qatini were placed on the side. Firas al-Buraikan led the attack on the front line.

Indonesia had a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper from the beginning of the game, but they missed the chance and swallowed their disappointment. If Strwick had scored, it could have been a little easier to solve the game, but it failed.

Instead, the Indonesian team shook off its disappointment with the opening goal of national team superstar Ferdinand in the 32nd minute of the first half. The cutback pass, which was handed down by Orat's widow after shaking Saudi Arabia's defense from the left side, was passed by Ferdinand with a right-footed kick to cut through the goal net for Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia, which suffered an unexpected blow, immediately launched counterattack, but failed to penetrate Indonesia's defense centered on the back three. With strong defense organization, Indonesia defended Ferdinand's first goal and ended the first half 1-0.

Saudi Arabia called in its flanker Al-Qahtani and deployed Abdullah Al-Hamdan to increase the number of its players at the frontier at the start of the second half. It was an aggressive replacement. 

However, while Saudi Arabia was struggling, Indonesia once again hit Saudi Arabia early in the second half. In the 12th minute of the second half, a chaotic situation occurred in the Saudi Arabian box, and Ferdinand, who showed his concentration, once again destroyed Saudi Arabia.

Ferdinand scored his team's second goal by trying to shoot again without missing it even though one shot hit the Saudi Arabian defense.

Saudi Arabia, which is in a hurry, deployed Mousab al-Zuwair, Abdullah Radif and Saleh al-Sheikhri in succession to take the reins of its attack. Three strikers alone. However, Indonesia rarely opened its goal.

Indonesia calmly summoned Haye and Ferdinand and sent Natan Chuaon and Pratama Arhan to strengthen its defense. Then, it sent out Jakob Sayuri, and built a wall in the midfield. 

Indonesia, which gained strength from Ferdinand's additional goal, held out Saudi Arabia's offensive and ended the game with a scoreless victory under the determination to protect the victory. There was a crisis in the 25th minute of the second half, with Al-Hamdan's header blocked by Paes' defense, but it held up well.

When Hoobner was sent off at the end of the match and fell into a numerical inferiority, Indonesia took out cards of Muhammad Ferrari and Shine Patinama and began to solidify their position. Saudi Arabia continued its offensive during the remaining time, but maintained a 77 percent possession and shot 23 times, but ended up with only three effective shots. The match ended with Indonesia's 2-0 win. 카지노사이트

After the game, coach Shin Tae-yong said, "I am grateful to the players. They played well as they became one team, and the fans' support was amazing. The players gained strength by uniting with the fans. The players performed what we prepared well," adding, "We could have scored more goals, but I want to thank the players for this result."

Indonesia will make all-out efforts in the remaining four games. Participating in the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup hosted by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) in December, Indonesia will maintain sense through games with Southeast Asian countries and then play an away game with Australia and a home game with Bahrain in March next year. The team will invite China home in June and conclude its third World Cup qualifying round with an away game with Japan.