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Indonesia responded that it was absurd to the Chinese media's shock claim.
Indonesia's TV One News reported on the 27th (Korea time) 'Chinese media said Indonesia could be eliminated from the 2026 World Cup qualifying round due to FIFA's decision.
TV One News reported 'As the Indonesian national team prepares for the fourth qualifying round, the Chinese media made a surprising claim. It was said that the Indonesian national team would be eliminated for violating FIFA regulations. According to the news, Chinese media said Indonesia would be severely punished by FIFA for violating regulations in the naturalization process.
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China failed to advance to the World Cup finals by finishing fifth in Group C in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. The North Korea-China World Cup is the first World Cup in which the number of participating countries will increase from 32 to 48, but China once again failed to reach the World Cup finals and did not benefit from the increase in participating countries.
Some Chinese media claimed that Indonesia used an illegal player after China's elimination was confirmed, and some Chinese fans had hope when the news broke. It was argued that if fourth-place Indonesia was confiscated and lost due to the use of fraudulent players and was pushed out of fourth place, China could once again continue its journey to the World Cup finals through the fourth qualifying round.
The Indonesian player in question is Marton Paz. Pas, who has played in the Dutch national team by age, was naturalized in Indonesia under Shin Tae-yong in 2024 and will be able to play as a player for the Indonesian national team. It has been confirmed that he can play as a player for the Indonesian national team with permission from FIFA. However, some Chinese communities have claimed that Pas is an irregular player, and talk of Indonesia's forfeiture loss has begun to emerge. However, since Pas is a naturalized player who has already been approved by FIFA, there is virtually no possibility of a forfeited loss.
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It is not the first time that China has made such a claim. In March, he claimed Australia's forfeiture. At the time, Chinese media claimed that Australia's Cameron Burgess played in the match against China, and that Burgess played for the Scottish national team and did not submit a transfer application to the Australian Football Association. However, Burgess only played in Scotland's age-specific national team, not the senior national team, so there was no official problem at all. In addition, he has already played several games as a member of the Australian national team and has not raised a problem.
The Indonesian media immediately refuted the Chinese media's shocking response. Television One News reported 'The Chinese media has no evidence to support this content at all. China also mentioned the possibility of advancing to the World Cup, citing the Iran-Israel conflict, pointing to the vain hopes of the Chinese media.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
