Indonesia – China Review (20:45 today): The battle that determines fate

*The match between Indonesia and China will take place at 8:45 p.m. tonight (June 5) at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia). Dan Tri will report this match live.

This is a match in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. Before this match, Indonesia had 9 points after 8 matches, temporarily ranked 4th in Group C. Meanwhile, the Chinese team had 6 points, ranked last in Group C.

Nhận định Indonesia – Trung Quốc (20h45 hôm nay): Cuộc chiến định số phận - 1 — The Indonesian team has a very high advantage (Photo: AFC).

If Indonesia defeats the Chinese team, the archipelago team will almost certainly win a ticket to the 4th qualifying round, which means continuing to pursue the dream of participating in the final round of the World Cup.

On the contrary, if the Chinese team defeats Indonesia, the team from the billion-people country will usurp Indonesia's position, thereby giving them a good chance of entering the fourth qualifying round.

In the first leg match last October, the Chinese team surprisingly defeated Indonesia 2-1, in the context that the team from the archipelago was rated higher at that time.

Nhận định Indonesia – Trung Quốc (20h45 hôm nay): Cuộc chiến định số phận - 2 — Indonesia has home field advantage (Photo: AFC).

Currently, Indonesia has the home advantage in the second leg. The team from the archipelago country will play at the famous Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. Coach Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands) himself also hopes to use the home advantage and pressure from the home crowd to put pressure on the Chinese team.

In addition to home field advantage, Indonesia's naturalized foreign players are also rated higher than the players that the Chinese team currently has.

Indonesia has Jay Idzes, Justin Hubner, Shayne Pattynama, Ivar Jenner, Thom Haye, Ole Romeny who are playing in major tournaments in Europe. They have enough experience and ability to help Indonesia defeat the Chinese team.

The spirit of the Indonesian team is also high, after the team of the archipelago defeated Bahrain in the most recent match, in March this year. Therefore, the possibility of Indonesia winning against the Chinese team at home is possible.

Expected lineup:

Indonesia: Maarten Paes, Justin Hubner, Jay Idzes, Kevin Diks, Shayne Pattynama, Asnawi Mangkualam, Thom Haye, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Marselino Ferdinan, Ole Romeny, Rafael Struick.

China: Wang Dalei, Zhu Chenjie, Wu Shaocong, Li Lei, Yang Zexiang, Wang Shangyuan, Cao Yongjing, Ming-yang Yang, Serginho, Xie Wenneng, Zhang Yuning.

Prediction: Indonesia team wins 2-0.