Identify Indonesia's opponents in the 4th round of World Cup qualifiers

(Dan Tri) - In the 4th qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, Indonesia will face two strong opponents, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

This afternoon, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held the draw for the 4th qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. At this stage, 6 teams will be divided into two groups of 3 teams each. According to the draw results, Indonesia is in Group B with opponents Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Group A includes teams Qatar, UAE and Oman.

Indonesia meets Saudi Arabia again in the 4th qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup (Photo: AFC).

The teams will play a round robin to decide which team will advance. The top teams in each group will qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup. The second-placed teams in each group will advance to the 5th qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup to determine the Asian representative to compete in the Intercontinental Play-off.

Up to this point, Asia has determined 6 places to attend the World Cup: Iran, Korea, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Japan and Australia.

Notably, the 4th qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup will be played “rolling” from October 8-14. Group A will be played in Qatar, Group B will be held in Saudi Arabia.

Indonesia have faced both Saudi Arabia and Iraq in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. In the third qualifying round, the Indonesian team won 1 and drew 1 against Saudi Arabia. In the second qualifying round, Indonesia lost both matches against Iraq.

Results of the 2026 World Cup fourth qualifying round draw (Photo: AFC).

However, in the matches against Iraq, Indonesia used a squad with many naturalized players in the early days. The quality of Indonesia's naturalized players at this time is much better than at that time.

Indonesia's goal is to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Indonesia is currently the Southeast Asian representative who has advanced the furthest in the World Cup qualifiers. Therefore, they do not want to miss the golden opportunity. To serve this goal, Garuda (the nickname of the Indonesian team) replaced coach Shin Tae Yong and used Dutch coach Patrick Kluivert.

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