The General Chairperson of PSSI, Erick Thohir, considers the decline in the FIFA ranking of the Indonesian National Team to be reasonable. According to him, this was already predicted because the Garuda Squad fielded young players in the 2024 AFF Cup.
On Thursday (19/12), the Indonesian national team was in 127th place in the latest FIFA rankings. The Garuda squad dropped two places with a total of 1133.41 points, losing 1.7 points.
“It’s okay, it was already predicted when we sent a young team to the AFF Cup 2024,” said Erick Thohir to the reporters.
Erick Thohir added, “There must have been calculations yesterday against Myanmar, we wanted to win, win. Against Laos, we wanted to win, but it ended in a draw. Against Vietnam, we already predicted a loss yesterday.
Competing Against Experienced Players
In three matches in Group B of the 2024 AFF Cup, the Indonesian National Team won 1-0 against Myanmar, drew 3-3 with Laos, and lost 0-1 to Vietnam. The Garuda squad still has one match left against the Philippines.
“Well, the last one against the Philippines must be a win.” “So if the target is to drop in ranking, we have indeed predicted it because our team will be facing senior teams from many countries,” added Erick Thohir.
The Indonesian national team will face the Philippines in a decisive match in Group B of the 2024 AFF Cup. The final match of the group stage is scheduled to take place on Saturday (21/12) at Manahan Stadium, Solo.
A victory over the Philippines is a must for the Indonesian National Team to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 AFF Cup. In addition, the Garuda Squad also needs to score many goals to anticipate tight competition with Myanmar.
Monday, December 9, 2024
At 19:30 WIB, the match between Myanmar and Indonesia ended with a score of 0-1 in favor of Indonesia. Next, at 8:00 PM WIB, Laos faced Vietnam with a final score of 1-4, where Vietnam outperformed Laos.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
On Thursday, the match between the Philippines and Myanmar ended in a 1-1 draw at 5:30 PM WIB. Then, Indonesia faced Laos at 8:00 PM WIB, resulting in a 3-3 draw.
Sunday, December 15, 2024
On Sunday, Laos played against the Philippines at 5:30 PM WIB and the match ended with a score of 1-1. In the evening, at 8:00 PM WIB, Vietnam managed to defeat Indonesia with a narrow score of 1-0.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
On Wednesday, the match between Myanmar and Laos took place at 5:30 PM WIB with Myanmar winning 3-2. Then, the Philippines and Vietnam drew 1-1 at 8:00 PM WIB.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
On Saturday, the match between Vietnam and Myanmar will take place at 8:00 PM WIB and can be watched on Vision+. At the same time, Indonesia will face the Philippines, and this match can be watched on RCTI, GTV, and Vision+.
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