“Indonesian National Team to Face World Champion Argentina on FIFA Match Day: Coach Shin Tae-yong Expresses Joy”

The coach of the Indonesian National Team could not hide his joy Shin Tae-yong. Because when the competition is in the title FIFA Match Day, Indonesian National team will try out the world champion team, Argentina on Monday (19/6/2023) at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.

Before the match against Argentina, the Indonesian national team will also play a match against the Palestinian national team on Wednesday (14/6/2023) at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.

Reporting from the PSSI website, Shin Tae-yong expressed his joy at the FIFA Match Day match in June.

“I’m happy, the national team got two equal opponents on FIFA Matchday. This is important to test Indonesia’s strength,” he said.

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He also assessed that the two teams brought in by PSSI this time had different strengths. Moreover, the ranking of the two teams is far above the Indonesian National Team which currently occupies 149th position.

“Palestine is a strong team. Moreover, Argentina, world champion and many star players in the squad. I also thank Mr Erick Thohir finally able to bring in the Argentine team. Mr. Erick is extraordinary,” he said.

To prepare his squad for these two matches, Shin Tae-yong summoned a number of the best players that Indonesia has. During a visit to a number of countries, the team currently handled by Lionel Scaloni will also try out the Australian National Team on 15 June 2023 in Beijing, China.

This trial is important for the Indonesian National Team because this year there are several important match agendas.

After facing Palestine and Argentina, in October, to be precise, the 9th to 17th will begin the first round of the 2026 World Cup qualification for the Asian Zone.

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If successful, the Garuda Team will advance to the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Asia Zone on 16-21 November 2023. Apart from this agenda, Indonesia will also take part in the 2023 Asian Cup which will be held in Qatar from 12 January 2023 to 10 February 2023.