The value of the Indonesian team is based on the 30 -player line -up line (including the latest 3 naturalized players), about to compete in the 3rd World Cup 326 qualifying round in Asia. The previous Australian team was worth about 39 million euros, but this gathering this time was absent from some important players in the UK and Italy, causing the value to drop to only about more than 30 million euros.
The Indonesian team currently has up to 80% of naturalized players, after 3 additional new players
The Australian team currently has less number of players summoned abroad than Indonesia, which is very rarely happened before.
Specifically, the Australian team currently has 16 players abroad and 10 players playing in the domestic tournament. Meanwhile, the Indonesian team has 21 players playing abroad, only the remaining 9 players in the domestic tournament. But this number is reduced to only 8 players, after striker Egyana Vikri has just retreated due to injury.
It is expected that when the list of 23 players officially plays here, the number of Indonesian players playing in the country is only about 2 to 3 people left, according to the sheet CNN Indonesia.
The massive naturalization policy of Indonesian football over the past time and continued as it is now, causing the country’s team to significantly increase the number of players with foreign guards (most from the Netherlands) from 60% to 80%, after having 3 more naturalized players joined.
It was Emil Audero Mulyadi (28 years old, goalkeeper, playing Palermo Club in Italy), Dean James (24 years old, versatile defender of Go a Aagles Club, Netherlands) and Joey Pelupessy (31 years old, defensive midfielder, Lommel Club in Belgium). These players are Italians and the Netherlands respectively, all have Indonesian origin.
Only one of Indonesia’s naturalized team is more than every remaining team in Southeast Asia
According to the Indonesian press, only MEES Hilgers, 23, is wearing FC Twente Club (Netherlands) is currently valued at 9 million euros, according to the page Transfermarkt.
Thereby, it also surpassed the value of other teams in Southeast Asia, such as the Thai team of about 8.7 million euros, Malaysian team (7.1 million euros) or the Vietnamese team were valued at about 6.7 million euros (more than 186 billion), according to the page Transfermarkt, Based on the value of the player who has just summoned in the FIFA Days competition in March.
The Indonesian team is currently most of the Netherlands’s naturalized players
Despite the high value of players, because most of them have been naturalized by the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) and most of them are playing in clubs in Europe. But in terms of capacity, it is another story.
According to coach Tony Popovic of the Australian team: “Integration and other issues, will be a key factor to create a strong team. We do not underestimate the Indonesian team. But I believe, with the spirit of the Australian team and good opportunities to consolidate the position in the group, we will aim to win 3 points in the home field.”
The Australian team received the Indonesian team at home in Sydney City at 16:10 on March 20 in the 7th round of the 3rd World Cup 36th round in Asia. After that, they will march to China to meet the team at 18:00 on March 25.
“These are two key matches with the Australian team. We set a goal to win both to protect the second position in Group C (currently 7 points). In the first leg, the Australian team drew Indonesia 0-0, and won the Chinese team 3-1.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian team is ranked 3rd in Group C with 6 points, ranked on the Saudi Arabia after winning this team 2-0 in November last year, equal to the point but more than the difference. The other two teams in the table are China and Bahrain also have the same 6 points. Therefore, the upcoming 2 rounds (March 20 and 25), will create a great turning point for this group. Except for the Japanese team (16 points), leaving too far from all opponents.
The Indonesian team, after the Australian team away, will return to the home team Bahrain in Jakarta on March 25. The Indonesian team currently has a new coach, Patrick Kluivert, and a coaching staff of all the Dutch, determined to make a history of winning tickets to the 2026 World Cup to represent Southeast Asia to attend the world football festival.
