Tempo Eksplainer: Seberapa Besar Peluang Indonesia Lolos Piala Dunia

Kemenangan Timnas Indonesia atas Arab Saudi 2-0 pada Selasa, 19 November 2024 menjadi momen yang sangat penting

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00:00Indonesia's victory over Saudi Arabia on 19 October 2024

00:06became a very important moment

00:08because it gave hope to qualify for the World Cup.

00:12The result pushed Indonesia's position to the 3rd place

00:16in the World Cup Qualifying Group C for the 3rd round of the Asia Zone.

00:22What's more, Bahrain and Australia's match ended in a 2-2 draw.

00:27This made Australia in the 2nd place

00:30only 1 point apart from Indonesia.

00:33Mathematically, Indonesia had a better chance

00:36to secure the 4th place which gave them the ticket to the 4th round.

00:41Indonesia needed to win at least 2 matches out of the remaining 4 matches,

00:45especially against teams that competed directly in the bottom position.

00:49Securing points against Bahrain and China became a priority.

00:53In addition, a balanced result against Japan or Australia would be very helpful.

00:58If you want to take the 2nd place to qualify for the World Cup,

01:02Indonesia must win points when Australia is in the lead.

01:06After that, victory must be secured when playing in a cage against Bahrain and China.

01:12The match against Japan is also not less crucial.

01:14Adding 1 point in the Japanese cage means a bigger chance

01:19to secure the ticket to the World Cup 2026.

01:22If this scenario occurs, Indonesia will collect 14 points.

01:27This psychological calculation is enough

01:29to make Indonesia accompany Japan to the World Cup 2026.

01:33With a note, Australia did not achieve good results

01:37after beating Indonesia on March 20, 2025.

01:42In terms of schedule, Australia will still face two heavy opponents,

01:46namely Japan and Saudi Arabia, after defeating Indonesia.

01:50Australia's potential to fail to achieve maximum results

01:53in two matches against Japan and Saudi Arabia is quite open.

01:57An unpleasant schedule also belongs to Saudi Arabia

02:00because it is still playing a tag match against Japan and Bahrain

02:04and occupying Australia.