World Cup Qualifiers: Indonesia in Group with Asian Giants
Jakarta. Indonesia has been drawn alongside Asia’s football giants for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with its first group match against Saudi Arabia scheduled for September 5.
The Asian Football Confederation’s draw in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday placed Indonesia in Group C, along with Australia, Bahrain, China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.
Group A includes Iran, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.
Group B consists of Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, and South Korea.
The top two teams from each group will directly qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals. Teams finishing third and fourth will compete in another round of two groups, where only the top team will advance.
Below are the fixtures for Indonesia’s group matches:
- September 5, 2024 - vs. Saudi Arabia (away)
- September 10, 2024 - vs. Australia (home)
- October 10, 2024 - vs. Bahrain (away)
- October 15, 2024 - vs. China (away)
- November 14, 2024 - vs. Japan (home)
- November 19, 2024 - vs. Saudi Arabia (home)
- March 20, 2025 - vs. Australia (away)
- March 25, 2025 - vs. Bahrain (home)
- June 5, 2025 - vs. China (home)
- June 10, 2025 - vs. Japan (away)
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