Indonesia enters the 3rd round of Asian World Cup qualifiers for the first time, Vietnam and Thailand stop

(NLDO) - By defeating the Philippines 2-0, Indonesia officially won the remaining ticket to the 2026 World Cup qualifying round 3 - Asia region, regardless of the results of the Vietnam and Iraq teams in the early morning of June 12.

On the evening of June 11, hosting the Philippines at Bung Karno Stadium, the Indonesian team easily defeated the bottom team in Group F and won the remaining ticket to the third qualifying round of the World Cup in Asia.

In the match, not only did the Philippines lose, but defender Adrian Ugelvik also suffered a serious injury, forcing an ambulance to rush into the middle of the field to take him to the emergency room in the 89th minute. Before that, Adrian had a collision when the Indonesian goalkeeper cleared the ball.

This situation forced players from both teams to stand in a circle to block the medical team from giving first aid to the Filipino player.

Ambulance enters the middle of the field to take the Philippine team to the emergency room

Against the visitors, Indonesia completely dominated and quickly opened the scoring in the 32nd minute after many efforts. The scorer for Indonesia was Thom Hay with a beautiful dribble and curled shot that left the Philippine goalkeeper rooted to the spot. With the lead, coach Shin Tae-yong and his team became even more confident and comfortable.

After the break, Indonesia suddenly slowed down and let the Philippines dominate the game for the first 5 minutes. However, the Philippines' chances were not remarkable and lacked precision.

Indonesia completely overwhelmed the Philippines - a team that lost motivation to compete when it was at the bottom of the table.

In the 56th minute, Indonesia doubled the gap. From a set piece on the left wing, Nathan Tjoe-A-On crossed the ball for Rizky Ridho to head the ball into the Philippines' net from close range.

After that, the Philippines tried hard but still could not score an honorary goal.

Thereby, Indonesia won second place in Group F with 10 points and a 4-point gap in the final match against Vietnam.

In Group C, China lost 0-1 to South Korea in the early match. However, Thailand could not take advantage of the opportunity and only defeated Singapore 3-1. As a result, China had the same 8 points and additional index but won the head-to-head to secure second place in the group.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/indonesia-lan-dau-vao-vong-loai-3-world-cup-viet-nam-va-thai-lan-dung-buoc-196240611215838964.htm