Top 3 Football News: Indonesian National Team Challenged by Iraq in Fight for 3rd Place in U-23 Asian Cup, Who Wins Olympic Ticket?

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The Indonesian national team will face another tough match in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. After losing to Uzbekistan in the semifinal at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Monday (29/4/2024), the Garuda Muda squad is scheduled to meet Iraq to compete for the title of champion. 3 on Thursday (2/5/2024).

For your information, the Red and White troops, who have debutant status, actually performed impressively in the prestigious Asian football tournament. Rizky Ridho and friends finished as runner-up group A after reaping brilliant results over Australia and Jordan.

South Korea also had a tough challenge trying to block the Indonesian U-23 National Team's progress in the top 8. Even so, Garuda Muda was surprisingly able to overcome the resistance of Byun Jun-soo and his colleagues, even though they had to fight until extra time and a penalty shootout.

Unfortunately, the charm of the Indonesian U-23 National Team is difficult to continue in front of Uzbekistan. Timur Kapadze's troops appeared more powerful and were able to force Garuda Muda to submit with 0-2 in the top four battle.

This result means that the Red and White's ambition to secure tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics is temporarily postponed. They must first win the duel for third place against Iraq, who are both injured teams after being beaten by Japan in the semifinals of the U-23 Asian Cup.

Indonesian U-23 National Team coach Shin Tae-yong also appreciated the performance of his team who managed to advance to the top four, despite the defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan. He is also optimistic about Garuda Muda's future prospects, considering that they still have a chance to make it to the Olympics.

News about the Indonesian U-23 National Team's opponents in the race for third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup and Shin Tae-yong's response after the defeat to Uzbekistan is in the top 3 most popular football news Liputan6.com during the last 24 hours. Read more on the following page.

Video News, Erick Thohir gives encouragement to the Indonesian U-23 National Team players after losing in the semifinals of the U-23 Asian Cup on Monday (29/4/2024)