Victory Indonesian National team over Nepal not only led the Garuda Squad to qualify for the Asian Cup but also has a good impact on the FIFA rankings.
According to Footy Rankings, Indonesia’s victory over Nepal gave Indonesia an additional 11.31 points. This made Shin Tae Yong’s squad go up three places to 155th.
Previously, the Indonesian national team had also received an improvement in their ranking from 159 to 158 following the victory over Kuwait with a score of 2-1.
In addition to making achievements, one of PSSI’s targets for the Indonesian national team is to improve its position in the FIFA rankings. This then prompted the Indonesian national team to continue to be active in FIFA Matchday matches in order to get rewarded points in the matches played.
By qualifying for the Asian Cup, the opportunity for the Indonesian national team to continue to add points will also be open. Because the Asian Cup is included in the official FIFA calendar.
This condition allows Witan Sulaeman and his friends to get a lot of points if they get good results in the Asian Cup finals.
Indonesia itself last appeared in the Asian Cup in the 2007 edition. At that time Indonesia acted as one of the hosts.
Throughout history, Indonesia has appeared in the Asian Cup four times, namely in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2007. However, in the four previous participations, Indonesia has always stopped at the group stage.
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