The Indonesian national team’s defeat against Japan with a score of 3-1 in the final group D selection match at the 2023 Asian Cup meant that the Indonesian national team was stuck in 3rd place in the standings. The possibility of the Indonesian national team qualifying for the next phase is quite worrying because Oman is expected to be able to overcome Tajikistan as the country in the last position in group F and Bahrain only needs a draw to qualify for the next phase, even though the opponent that Bahrain faces is the Jordanian national team as the leader of group E..
However, the Indonesian national team still has a chance to qualify for the round of 16, if Bahrain loses against Jordan by 2 goals or Oman loses against Kyrgyzstan. If Oman draws against Kyrgyzstan and Bahrain wins against Jordan then Indonesia can still qualify for the round of 16.
So far, the two best third-place slots have been taken by Syria (Group B) and Palestine (Group C) who both have four points. Because of this, the Indonesian National Team can still take one of the two remaining slots.
The Indonesian national team itself is still stuck in fourth place in the current 3rd place standings for the 2023 Asian Cup. They recorded 3 points from 3 matches played with a goal difference of -3. Meanwhile, Oman has 1 point with a goal difference of -2 and Bahrain has 3 points and a goal difference of -1.
