Total value of Indonesian players is 1,000 billion VND, Chinese team is far behind: Both sides are about to compete

Indonesian team player value continues to increase compared to March

Accordingly, in the current list of 32 Indonesian national team players, there are 19 naturalized players, most of whom are of Dutch origin. In total, there are also 21 players playing abroad.

The Indonesian team currently has a majority of naturalized players, so their value has also increased significantly compared to before.

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Their total value from Transfermarkt has now reached 37.5 million euros (about 1,099 billion VND). This value exceeds the total value assessed in March, showing that Indonesian players, including naturalized players, are gradually increasing in value on the transfer market.

The Indonesian national team, which played in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia in March, was valued at a total of 36.53 million euros (about 1,071 billion VND). FC Twente defender Mees Hilgers, 24, is still the most valuable Indonesian player on the transfer market today, at more than 7 million euros (about 205 billion VND).

Meanwhile, the Chinese team is valued at about 13.43 million euros (about 393.9 billion VND), three times less than the value of the Indonesian team.

The Chinese player with the highest transfer value is midfielder Serginho, 30 years old, of Brazilian origin, of Beijing Guoan Club, with a market value of 1.8 million euros (about 52.7 billion VND).

In the list of the Chinese team summoned by coach Branko Ivankovic to prepare for the meeting with the Indonesian team at 8:45 p.m. on June 5 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, there are also no players currently playing abroad.

In Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, Indonesia is ranked 4th with 9 points, 1 point behind Saudi Arabia (3rd place) and 4 points behind Australia (2nd place). Japan, the top team with 20 points, has won a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. Meanwhile, the bottom two teams, Bahrain and China, both have 6 points.

In the upcoming competition, the Indonesian team will play the last two matches in Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, including against the Chinese team (home, at 8:45 p.m. on June 5) and the Japanese team (away, at 5:35 p.m. on June 10).

Indonesia team has high expectations in 2026 World Cup qualifiers

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If they win both matches, Indonesia will have a chance to directly qualify for the 2026 World Cup, but it will also depend on the results of competitors such as Australia and Saudi Arabia, who are ranked above.

The most likely goal of the archipelago team is to maintain their current 4th position to enter the 4th qualifying round to continue fighting for the goal of winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.

The 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with Asia having 8.5 places in the final round. Of these, 6 teams were determined after the 3rd qualifying round (including the 2 teams ranked first and second in 3 groups), currently Iran (Group A) and Japan (Group C) have secured tickets. The matches in June will continue to determine the remaining 4 teams, including Uzbekistan (Group A) next, Korea and Jordan (Group B), and possibly Australia (Group C).

The remaining teams ranked 3rd and 4th in the Asian qualifiers (6 teams in total) are divided into 2 groups, with 3 teams in each group playing a round-robin at a centralized location. The top team in each group will win the remaining 2 official tickets to the 2026 World Cup. Meanwhile, the 2 runners-up will play a play-off match, with the winner continuing to the Intercontinental play-off round to compete for 2 wildcard tickets.

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