Indonesia has a great advantage after two consecutive victories against the Vietnamese team in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. The Van Dao team ranked second in Group F with 4 points more than the "Golden Dragon". They only need to win at least 3 points in two matches against the Philippines and Iraq to definitely have a ticket to the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
Justin Hubner (No. 18) said that the Indonesian team won too easily against the Vietnamese team (Photo: Bola).
The Indonesian team's consecutive victories over the Vietnamese team have brought high confidence to the players. Naturalized star Justin Hubner said that Garuda (the nickname of the Indonesian team) won too easily against the Vietnamese team.
Sharing on his personal page, Justin Hubner wrote: "Indonesia won two victories against the Vietnamese team with scores of 1-0, 3-0. Defeating this opponent is too easy."
Justin Hubner, who is playing for Cerezo Osaka on loan from Wolves, is one of the Indonesian players who stood out in the match against the Vietnamese team. This player has 7 successful interceptions, the highest on the field.
Meanwhile, another naturalized Indonesian player, Ragnar Oratmangoen, appeared humble. The striker said: “I am very happy to play for the Indonesian team. I think this was a great week for the team. Everything was new to me in my first time playing for the national team, but we bonded together.
You all see the Indonesian team developing as a strong team. Everything is very good at the team. We communicated a lot and kept our expectations high. The whole team unites and helps each other. Currently, Indonesia is developing very well. We will continue to push each other to improve the team's strength."
Indonesia is progressing with a group of naturalized players (Photo: Minh Quan).
Indonesian football expert, Bung Kus, affirmed that Indonesian football's naturalization policy is completely correct. He said: “This is a proud victory. This victory helped us break 20 years of not winning at My Dinh Stadium and opened up great hope of entering the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
I appreciate the consistent plan of the Indonesian Football Federation. Chairman Erick Thohir has committed to building a strong national team. He selected good naturalized players to improve the performance of the national team."
