According to Bola Times , coach Shin Tae-yong will likely call up 15 Indonesian players who play abroad and become naturalized to prepare for the two matches against Vietnam in Group F of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia on March 21 and 26. The quality of the squad is considered important because a victory over Vietnam will open up the opportunity for the Indonesian team to qualify for the third round.
Indonesia's naturalized stars (in red) at the 2023 Asian Cup finals are likely to be trusted by coach Shin Tae-yong in the upcoming 2023 World Cup qualifiers.
Therefore, according to Indonesian press, to win, the Korean coach will still have to rely on 10 key players in the 2023 Asian Cup. These are naturalized players who are playing abroad, including: Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers - England), Jordi Amat (JDT - Malaysia), Asnawi Mangkualam (Port FC - Thailand), Sandy Walsh (KV Mechelen - Belgium), Pratama Arhan (Suwon FC - Korea), Shayne Pattynama (KAS Eupen - Belgium), Justin Hubner (Wolves - England), Marselino Ferdinand (KMSK Deinze - Belgium), Ivar Jenner (Jong Utrecht - Netherlands) and Rafael Struick (ADO Den Haag - Netherlands). These are the factors that helped the team from the archipelago beat Vietnam in the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup and make history by entering the knockout round of this tournament for the first time.
In addition, according to Suara , thanks to the support of PSSI, Mr. Shin Tae-yong is able to call up 5 other quality players for the match against Vietnam: Saddil Ramdani (Sabah FC - Malaysia), Jay Idzes (Venezia - Italy), Nathan Tjoe and Thom Haye (SC Heerenveen - Netherlands) and Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard - Netherlands).
The presence of many naturalized players brings positive signals to the Indonesian team (red shirts)
If he is not injured, newly naturalized center back Jay Idzes can play against Vietnam. Because the procedure to transfer the 1.91m defender from the Dutch Football Federation to the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) has been completed. Meanwhile, Dutch attacking star Nathan Tjoe only needs to take the oath to become an Indonesian citizen and change federations in time to participate in the 2nd round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers next month.
For Thom Haye and Ragnar Oratmangoen, their appearances against Vietnam are uncertain. This is because their naturalization process has only just been submitted to the Indonesian House of Representatives and is expected to be completed a few days before Indonesia's match against Vietnam on March 21.
However, PSSI Executive Committee member Arya Sinulingga said he would speed up the naturalization process for Thom Haye and Ragnar Oratmangoen in the hope that the two players with Dutch blood could be present in the decisive match against coach Troussier and his team. "Time is very tight, but we are trying to make it in time for Thom Haye and Ragnar Oratmangoen to be able to play in the match against Vietnam," said Mr. Arya Sinulingga.
Two newly naturalized players Jay Idzes (right) and Thom Haye are likely to play in the match against Vietnam.
In addition to the above names, coach Shin Tae-yong must also prepare a plan to replace the number 1 goalkeeper Ernando Ari, who has just suffered a shoulder injury and is in the process of recovering. Accordingly, it is likely that the Korean coach is targeting two naturalized goalkeepers Maarten Paes (Dallas FC - USA) and Cyrus Margono (Panathinaikos B - Greece).
Currently, after 2 matches, Indonesia is at the bottom of Group F with 1 point, behind Iraq (6 points), Vietnam (3 points) and the Philippines (1 point). Therefore, to maintain hope of advancing, coach Shin Tae-yong's team must not lose to Vietnam in the 2 matches in March.
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