After the Indonesian national team made another upset against Australia, Jakarta's Gelora Bungcarno Stadium was full of spectators "Shin Tae-yong (Shin Tae-yong)!" Yeonho rang hot. In the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup, 'Shin Tae-yong Magic' seems to have no intention of stopping.
Indonesia (133rd FIFA ranking), led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, made another upset on the 10th (Korea time), drawing 0-0 at home against Australia (24th FIFA ranking) in Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Gelora Bungcarno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Indonesia, which caused a stir by drawing 1-1 after a persistent fighting match in the away match in Saudi Arabia on the 6th 'FIFA Ranking 56th', showed off the power of coach Shin's 'Asian Dark Horse' in the match against Australia held at home.
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Against Australia, which has relatively strong power, coach Shin chose a counterattack tactic after the defense, and succeeded in winning and accumulating one valuable point with a tough defense, bold counterattack, and a unique clever set-piece. In the first two games of the third qualifying round, they did not lose to two draws. After the game, the home stadium was a frenzy. The roar of `Shin Da-yong' filled the stadium. In front of a packed home crowd, the players "No one believed us. But we believed in us. I will make you proud even more," he shouted, singing, dancing, and singing the cheer song of the national team 'Garuda' together, enjoying the joy.
Indonesia, which belongs to Group C along with Saudi Arabia, Japan, Australia, China, and Bahrain, is writing an anti-war drama, dispelling its initial assessment of being the weakest. After Saudi Arabia with one win and one draw (four points), Japan with second place ahead of the showdown on the 11th, and Bahrain with three points (three points or more), Australia (1 draw and one loss), and China (2 losses) are ranked fourth in the group.
In an official press conference after the game, Shin praised the players for their unbeatable mentality. "It was a very difficult game for us. You could say you were attacked by the opponent, but it was the same in terms of your mentality" he complimented. "The players worked really hard. We have to keep moving forward and we will certainly keep developing.' He didn't forget the message "thank you to the players." "The physicality of the Australian players is better than ours, so we had to defend first whether we liked it or not, and we chose the tactic of defending first and then attacking.", he explained.
Marten Paes, the goalkeeper born in 1998, who was selected as the "Man of the Match" on the day, did not hide his joy after his strong performance in his home debut. Paes, who was born in the Netherlands and played in the Dutch U-21 team and is active in the Dutch League Utrecht and MLS Dallas in the U.S., is a player recruited by Coach Shin 'Fox' for a long time. After blocking a penalty kick by Salem al-Dausari (Al-Hilal) against Saudi Arabia, he made his home debut with a crazy save against the Australian attackers in front of tens of thousands of fans filling the Gelora Bungcarno Stadium. Paes said "It was a great game. The atmosphere was so good that I got goosebumps for the whole 90 minutes. The atmosphere is really crazy." "I'm happy to be selected as Man of the Match, but it's always the team that matters. We showed good team play, and it would have been nice to score a goal, but the 0-0 draw with Australia is a really good result as well." Coach Shin Tae-yong also said, `Pas player did very well in two games. The performance and role of the Indonesian national team will increase as they participate in more training and games. As there is a high possibility of getting better in the future, I look forward to his performance," he said with satisfaction.
Indonesia 'Shin Tae-yong', which put the first button of the third qualifying round well with solid mental strength and strong teamwork, will face Bahrain on October 10 and China on October 15.
