The fourth qualifying round seed group has been revealed, it will not be easy for Indonesia to get a ticket to the 2026 World Cup

The 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia ended on June 11, with Australia becoming the 6th team to officially qualify for the finals. Meanwhile, the 6 teams in the 4th qualifying round were also determined and their seed groups revealed.

Indonesia does not have much chance to get a ticket to the 2026 World Cup

The fourth qualifying round for Asia will take place from October 8 to 14 at a centralized location, with 6 teams divided into 2 groups, the top team in each group will win the remaining 2 official tickets to the 2026 World Cup. The two second-placed teams in each group will play a play-off match (2 home and away legs), with the winning team entering the Intercontinental play-off round to compete for 2 play-off tickets. The draw for the fourth qualifying round will take place on July 17 in Osaka, Japan.

Indonesia could well face Saudi Arabia again in the fourth qualifying round. In the third qualifying round, they beat them 2-0 and drew 1-1.

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The six teams currently in the Asian qualifiers will be divided into three seed pots, which have been determined, according to Footy Rankings . Accordingly, seed pot 1 will be Saudi Arabia and Qatar, pot 2 will be Iraq and UAE, and pot 3 will be Oman and Indonesia.

In the final round of the third qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup in Asia on June 11, the Australian team defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 away to own the 6th official ticket to the final round. Previously, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea and Uzbekistan were the teams that had early tickets.

Saudi Arabia ranked 3rd in Group C and Indonesia in the 4th qualifying round. Meanwhile, in Group B, the battle for a place in the 4th qualifying round was also decided when Oman drew 1-1 with Palestine away to keep the 4th position and move on.

According to CNN Indonesia , in the 4th qualifying round of the Asian region, the teams were divided into seed groups and randomly drawn into 2 groups, with 3 teams in each group. Teams in the same group in the 3rd qualifying round can meet each other.

The Indonesian team in Pot 3 will only avoid meeting Oman because they are in the same group, while they are likely to meet Saudi Arabia or Qatar, the two strongest teams in this round. These are also the two teams competing with FIFA and AFC for the right to host the group to create an advantage.

In addition to one of these two strong opponents, Indonesia is also likely to be in the same group with Iraq or UAE in group 2. These are also two opponents with great ambitions to participate in the 2026 World Cup.

In the third qualifying round of Group C, the Indonesian team met Saudi Arabia twice and had very positive results when they drew 1-1 in the away leg and won 2-0 in the home leg.

However, things will be different in the fourth qualifying round, with Saudi Arabia making a number of changes and taking advantage of the opportunity to host the group stage at home. Meanwhile, Indonesia still needs to improve, after exposing many weaknesses in the 0-6 defeat to Japan on June 10.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lo-dien-nhom-hat-giong-vong-loai-thu-tu-indonesia-khong-de-co-ve-world-cup-2026-185250611082545194.htm