Hajime Moriyasu is very cautious about facing the Indonesian national team, the Japanese coach emphasizes the 12th player in the Garuda squad who can cause trouble for the Blue Samurai

Jakarta, tvOnenews.com – National Team Coach Japan, Hajime Moriyasu marks the 12th player Indonesia national team which he thinks he can do Blue samurai problems in the duel next month.

The Blue Samurai – the nickname of the Japanese National Team – will be the guests of the Indonesian National Team at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium, Jakarta on 15 November 2024.

The two teams compete against each other on the grass GBK Stadium on the fifth day of Group C in the third round 2026 World Cup Qualifier Asia zone.

On paper, Japan are much more popular despite their status as visiting team as the Asian giants are now ranked 16th in the world or number one on the Yellow Continent.

At the same time, the Indonesian national team is far from Japan by more than a hundred, the team coached by coach Shin Tae-yong is ranked 129 in the world in the FIFA ranking.

Japan currently lead the Group C standings with a collection of 10 points and are unbeaten, ahead of Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain who all have five points.

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Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team is still struggling in fifth place with a collection of three points while China is at the bottom of the standings with the same points as the Garuda team but losing on goal difference.