Defeating Vietnam, Indonesia Rises in Ranking

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Indonesian national team midfielder Egy Maulana Fikri scored the winning goal in the 52nd minute against Vietnam in the 2026 World Cup qualifying match, at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium, Thursday (21/3/2024) evening.

With a 1-0 win, Indonesia rose to second place in the 2026 World Cup qualifying Group F standings with 4 points. Iraq is firmly at the top of Group F with 6 points. Vietnam is in third place with 3 points, while the Philippines is at the bottom of the standings with 1 point.

Egy appeared charming in the match. On injury time second half, his shot threatened Filip Nguyen's goal. However, his shot was blocked by the goalkeeper and only resulted in a corner kick.

At the start of the match, pressure continued to be put on the Vietnamese players. However, Indonesia's defense is quite tough with the new duo of Jay Idzes and Justin Hubner.

Coach Shin Tae-yong relies on Jay Idzes and Nathan Tjoe-A-On as starters in the Indonesia vs Vietnam national team match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

In the goalkeeper position, the Indonesian National Team relies on Muhammad Adisatryo. In the defender position, Jay Idzes will work shoulder to shoulder with Justin Hubner, Rizky Ridho and Yance Sayuri.

In the midfielder sector, there are Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Yakob Sayuri, Ivar Jenner, Marselino Ferdinan and Witan Sulaeman.

On the front lines, Shin Tae-yong relied on Hokky Caraka in a duet with Rafael Struick.

Indonesia and Vietnam will compete for second place in the final standings of Group F in order to qualify for the third round of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in the Asian zone.

The Garuda squad ahead of the Indonesia vs Vietnam match has good capital against Phillipe Troussier's troops after last January beating Vietnam with a narrow score of 1-0 in the 2023 Asian Cup.

Indonesia vs Vietnam line-up:
Muhammad Adisatryo; Rizky Ridho, Jay Idzes, Justin Hubner; Yakob Sayuri, Ivar Jenner, Marselino Ferdinan, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Witan Sulaeman, Hokky Caraka, Rafael Struick

The last five meetings between Indonesia and Vietnam:

(19/1/2024) Vietnam 0 – 1 Indonesia (2023 Asian Cup)
(9/1/2023) Vietnam 2 – 0 Indonesia (2022 AFF Cup)
(6/1/2023) Indonesia 0 – 0 Vietnam (AFF Cup 2022)
(15/12/2021) Indonesia vs Vietnam 0 – 0 (AFF Cup 2020)
(7/6/2021) Vietnam 4 – 0 Indonesia 4 – 0 (2022 World Cup Qualification)