Scenario for Indonesia to get a ticket to the 2026 World Cup

Indonesia advances to play-off for 2026 World Cup ticket. Photo: Reuters .

Coach Patrick Kluivert and his team defeated China 1-0 with a goal from naturalized striker Ole Romeny. However, in the match that took place a few hours later, Saudi Arabia also beat Bahrain 2-0. With these 3 important points, Saudi Arabia ranked 3rd overall in Group C, while Indonesia ranked 4th. Both teams advanced to the play-off round to compete for a ticket to the World Cup.

According to the format, the 6 teams ranked 3rd and 4th in the 3 groups in the 3rd qualifying round will be divided into 2 groups (each group consists of 3 teams) in the play-off. The teams will compete in a round-robin (home and away) to select the 2 teams that will win direct tickets to the 2026 World Cup.

The two runners-up from each group will play a home-away play-off to determine the sole Asian representative for the intercontinental play-off. The two winners of the intercontinental play-off will qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Indonesia creates miracle in 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Photo: Reuters .

In addition to Saudi Arabia, Indonesia's two other opponents in the play-off have also been identified as UAE and Qatar. These are the two teams ranked 3rd and 4th respectively in Group A.

In Group B, Iraq, Oman and Palestine are competing for each point for 2 positions in the top 4. Iraq has the biggest advantage with 12 points after 9 matches, 2 and 3 points more than Oman and Palestine respectively.

Indonesian media is very excited about the prospect of the home team participating in the 2026 World Cup play-offs. Bola believes that the ability of coach Kluivert and his colleagues, along with a team of naturalized stars, will help Indonesia participate in the biggest football tournament on the planet next year.

The matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifying play-off round in Asia will take place on October 8, 11 and 14.

Besides the 3 co-host countries (Canada, Mexico, USA), there are a total of 7 teams that have won tickets to the 2026 World Cup including Jordan, Uzbekistan, Japan, Iran, Argentina, South Korea and New Zealand.

Brawl in Indonesian league After chasing and hitting the referee, Deltras and Persibo Bojonegoro players turned to fight each other in the match at Liga 2 Indonesia on January 11.

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