Suara.com – The Indonesian national team has the potential to move up three positions from 147th to 144th in the FIFA rankings following a landslide victory over Brunei Darussalam on Thursday (12/10/2023) evening WIB.
Shin Tae-yong’s team crushed Brunei 6-0 in the first leg of the 2026 World Cup Qualification play-off in the Asian zone.
In the match at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Newsdelivers.com, Garuda’s goals were scored by Dimas Drajad (7′, 72′, 90+2′), Ramadhan Sananta (63′, 67′), and one goal from the center back. Rizky Ridho (12′).
This victory earned the Indonesian national team an additional 8.66 points. The total number of points for the Red and White team is now 1,061.53, as reported by Twitter @FootyRankings.
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Indonesia’s points have the potential to increase again by 8.66 points if in the second leg against Brunei at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Tuesday (17/10) they win the match again.
Indonesian national team footballers celebrate after scoring a goal against the Brunei national team in the first leg of the 2026 World Cup qualifying match in the first round of the Asia zone at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (GBK), Senayan, Newsdelivers.com, Thursday (12/10/2023). (ANTARA PHOTOS/Galih Pradipta/Spt)
This result will make Garuda have 1,070.19 points and have the potential to rise to 144th in the FIFA world ranking, with the record that the countries above it, namely Saint Kitts & Nevis (ranked 146th), Suriname (ranked 145th) and Eswatini (ranked 144th) did not win. matches in international matches in October.
Of the three countries, Saint Kitss & Nevis and Suriname competed today with wins.
Saint Kitss & Nevis won the match with a score of 3-2 from Sint Maarten in the Concacaf Nations League B. The two teams will meet again in the same event on 16 October.
Then, for Suriname, they just won the match with a narrow score of 1-0 from Haiti in the Concacaf Nations League A. The South American country will play again in the Concacaf Nations League A when they face Grenada on October 16.
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Meanwhile, Eswatini will only play an international match in October at 23.00 WIB tonight when they meet South Africa in a friendly match, according to Antara.