Indonesia, which kicked out head coach Shin Tae-yong, was immediately disgraced.
Indonesia smashed 1-5 in the seventh round of Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Australia at 6:10 p.m. on the 20th (Korea time) at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Indonesia, which was in third place, fell to fifth place. Depending on the results of China and Saudi Arabia, it could fall to the bottom of the group.
Indonesia replaced head coach Shin Tae-yong in January. He changed Indonesian soccer and decided to say goodbye to coach Shin Tae-yong, who allowed Indonesia to dream of the World Cup. The separation process was also strange. Coach Shin Tae-yong was leading the World Cup qualifying round with good performance, but he threw it away like a poor head coach.
Indonesia, which is actively pursuing a naturalization policy, appointed Dutch legend Patric Clawibert. Manager Luis Van Gaal, who led Manchester United and Ajax, was also brought in as a director to complete the Dutch connection. It was a move that only saw the value of its name. Since then, Indonesia has been more active in promoting naturalization policies to support director Klawibert.
Clawibert's debut seemed to show Indonesia, which had changed in the beginning. In the 5th minute of the first half, Jayz's header headed into the net in the free kick and tried to score, but was blocked by the goalkeeper.
A minute later, Indonesia won a penalty. Indonesia's long pass continued in the 7th minute of the first half. A mistake was made in the Australian defence, and Rafael Strwick caught the ball. At this time, the Australian defense committed a foul on Strwick and a penalty was declared. However, as Kevin Diggs hit the post, Indonesia missed the opportunity to score the first goal.
The penalty miss was fatal. Australia immediately came to its senses and fought back. Martin Boyle's shot came out after a corner kick in the 15th minute of the first half, but the Indonesian goalkeeper blocked it well. However, there was a foul from Indonesia on the corner kick before the shot came out. A penalty was declared after an on-field review, and Boyle scored as a kicker.
Indonesia, which gave up a run, quickly collapsed. An additional goal was scored in the 20th minute of the first half. The Indonesian player cleared the ball back in the process of defending Adam Taggart. This ball was delivered to Nathan Belupilay as it was. With the defensive line completely collapsed, Belupilay's neat finish came out.
Australia shook Indonesia nonstop. In the 34th minute of the first half, Australia launched an attack from the right. Louis Milner poked a cross to Jackson Irvin. Irvin's shot was blocked, but he quickly made it 3-0 when he pushed the second ball back.
Indonesia increased the tempo to score a comeback goal, but Australia was not an easy opponent to attack. The first half was a landslide victory for Australia.
Indonesia also took the atmosphere early in the second half. Australia was also shaken at the beginning, but it regained its atmosphere. Australia's counterattack came out in the 15th minute of the second half. Brandon Borrello, who came in at the start of the second half, ran fast and received the pass and connected it to a shot, but was blocked by the defense.
Australia ran away further with a corner kick obtained here. I lost a point when I completely missed Lewis Milner at the corner.
Indonesia avoided losing zero. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Ole Romeni calmly owned the ball with a rival to the defender. After peeling off the defender, he kicked it into the corner and scored.
Indonesia tried to narrow the gap further. In the 38th minute of the second half, Romney received the ball from the left and crossed it. Eliano Raiders had a decisive chance, but the goalkeeper was saved.
Indonesia collapsed on the corner again. In the 45th minute of the second half, Irvin flew freely and shook Indonesia's net. Indonesia showed no reason for dismissing head coach Shin Tae-yong. The game ended as it was.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
