FIFA Matchday ASEAN Team: The most qualified Indonesian national team

Posted On: January 12, 2023

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Indonesian national team will play the most important match among other ASEAN teams in the FIFA Matchday International Calendar for the period of September 2022 next week.

This time, FIFA Matchday will take place from September 19 to 27. Within eight days, the average ASEAN team held two friendlies. But there are also those who can only survive one fight.

This is the last international schedule before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar or the last schedule before the 2022 AFF Cup. Therefore, this time the schedule is fully utilized by all teams.

Among the 11 ASEAN countries, Indonesia is the team with the toughest testing schedule. Shin Tae Yong’s side will play two games against FIFA’s 84th-ranked side Curacao on September 24-27.

Meanwhile, other ASEAN teams only play teams outside the top 100. Thailand, for example, is hosting the 2022 King’s Cup after a three-year delay by inviting three countries.

The three invited countries were Trinidad and Tobago (101), Tajikistan (109) and Malaysia (148). The tournament will last three days. The premiere will take place on September 22 and will end on September 25.

Much like Thailand, Vietnam is also hosting a tournament called VFF Tri-Nations Series 2022. The two countries that have been invited to compete in this trophy format are Singapore (159) and India (104).

Unlike Thailand and Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam invited Laos and the Maldives for trials, but without tournament frills. The three will face off on September 24 and 27 in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Myanmar is the only ASEAN country to have decided to travel outside ASEAN on this FIFA day. The civil war-stricken country traveled to Hong Kong for two trials.

Meanwhile, it’s unclear who the Philippines and Timor Leste will be up against. On the official website of the football federations of the two countries, the opponent who will be faced in FIFA Matchday is not published.