Temporary Standings of the Best Runner-up for the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification on Matchday Two: The Indonesian National Team was knocked out of the Top 5! : Okezone Ball

STANDING while the best runner-up 2023 Asian Cup Qualification in the second matchday will be discussed in this article. Just to note, in addition to the six group winners, there are the five best runners-up who are allowed to qualify for the competition Asian Cup 2023.

Since only the five best runners-up qualified, it means that there is one runner-up who failed to advance to the 2023 Asian Cup. Currently, Indonesian National team in a pinched position.

(Indonesian national team lost 0-1 to Jordan in the second matchday of Group A 2023 Asian Cup Qualification)

That’s right, the Indonesian national team is in the runner-up position in Group B of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification with three points. However, the Indonesian national team was temporarily listed as runner-up with the lowest position.

Of the six runners-up stretching from Groups A to F, the Indonesian national team occupies the sixth position! If this condition persists until the final matchday, the Garuda squad will fail to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup.

Currently, the top position of the best runner-up is occupied by Thailand, the War Elephant Squad which occupies the runner-up position in Group C, has collected six points. Not only collecting six points, Alexandre Polking’s squad also holds a capable goal difference, which is +5.

Then, following in second and third place, the best runners-up are Kyrgyzstan (F) and India (D) who both have six points, plus a goal difference of +3. Continue to fourth position is the Philippines (B) with four points and a goal difference of +1.

For the best five runners-up positions or the final limit for the teams that qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup is occupied by Malaysia (E) with three points, plus a goal difference of +1. Lastly, there are Indonesian National team (A) with 3 points and a goal difference of 0.

(Malaysia lost to Bahrain yesterday)

To win the status of the five best runners-up, the Indonesian national team must win over Nepal in the final match which will take place on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in the early hours of WIB. In addition, the Indonesian national team must expect Kuwait to draw or lose to Jordan. Just to note, the points obtained by the Indonesian and Kuwaiti national teams are the same, namely three points.

It didn’t stop there, the Garuda squad had to hope that in another group, the runner-up position failed to touch six points. This can be obtained if the Philippines loses or draws against Palestine in the final match.

If not the Philippines, Malaysia is also expected to slip. It’s true, in the final match Malaysia only met Bangladesh, a team that always lost in the first two games of Group E of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification.

However, don’t forget, Bangladesh had held the Indonesian national team 0-0 in the test match. If only a draw against Bangladesh, Malaysia will almost certainly fail to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup.

Here’s the standings for the best runners-up 2023 Asian Cup Qualification on the second matchday:

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