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Is there still a chance for Indonesia to qualify for the 2023 Under-17 Asian Cup?

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia

Indonesian National U-17 claimed he was still able to qualify for the finals Asian Cup U-17 2023 after losing 1-5 to Malaysia at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, on Sunday (9/10).

The defeat to Malaysia prevented Indonesia from reaching the final round of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup. A score of 1-5 made Bima Sakti’s team only able to finish seventh in the league table. best runners up.

The Indonesian Under-17 national team lost by goal difference to Laos, who finished sixth, last place for best runner-up and qualified for the 2023 Under-17 Asian Cup finals.

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However, the possibility for Indonesia to qualify for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup claimed by the Vietnamese media, The Thao 247, still exists. The biggest chance for Indonesia to qualify for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup is to host it.

Indonesia’s hopes of participating in the 2023 Asian U-17 Cup have suddenly been rekindled after the latest AFC announcement. In particular, Indonesia will have a special opportunity to participate in the continental arena if they can win the right to host, “wrote the statement. The Thao 247.

The AFC has yet to determine a new host after Bahrain decided to retire. Previously, the AFC had decided to add the best runners-up of five to six representatives to the list of qualified teams.

So far the FTA has not confirmed the host. The Thao 247 says that if none of the 16 qualified teams volunteer to host a replacement for Bahrain, the AFC will appoint a new host from out of the 16 teams.

If Indonesia wants to volunteer to be the host, it is claimed that the AFC will sacrifice the lowest team in the best runner-up and replace it with Indonesia.

“But if the 16 countries don’t register, another country will host [misalnya Indonesia], the team from that country will replace one of the 16 qualified teams. Most likely it is Laos U-17, the team in sixth place in the ranking of the best runners up, “wrote the Vietnamese media.

PSSI’s opportunity to volunteer to host the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup is relatively small. Because it has been confirmed that Indonesia will host the 2023 Under-20 World Cup which will take place from May 20 to June 11 next year.

The 2023 U-17 Asian Cup will take place from 3 to 20 May 2023. In addition, Indonesia is also a candidate to host the 2023 Asian Cup from 16 June to 16 July 2023.

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