In November 2023 the Indonesian national team was allowed to compete in the U-17 World Cup, where this world cup was held in Indonesia. 32 countries are participating in the international World Cup event, and Indonesia joins the same group as Ecuador, Panama, and Morocco.
Seeing an opponent who has a FIFA ranking above average does not make the Indonesian national team afraid to face him. It was proven that against Ecuador, one of the leading teams to win at the age of 17, Indonesia was able to hold on to a draw with a score of one-one. The goal was created by Arkhan Kaka through consistent, good, and brilliant cooperation and the Ecuador national team equalized through Jair Collahuazo.
Then the match continued against the Panama U-17 national team, Indonesia was left behind due to a solo attack by Panama striker Oldemar Castillo at the end of the first half, but Indonesia was able to equalize through good cooperation from the right side of the opponent’s defense where after receiving a pass from right back, Arkhan Kaka headed in until it happened. goal for Indonesia, so the score remained one-one until the final whistle blew to signal the end of the match.
In the match against Morocco, Indonesia was defeated with a fairly heavy score of 3-1, before the match started the Moroccan coach apologized when they were about to go all out to win the match as a condition for qualifying for the next round.
Even though the U-17 National Team will certainly fail to appear in the round of 16, their impressive and fearless performance against world teams at this time deserves a thumbs up. Many netizens hope that the Indonesian National Team can perform even better in the coming years.
