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Coach Shin Tae-yong watching the game
Indonesian football, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, is in the final fight to advance to the finals of the Olympic Games for the first time in 68 years.
The Indonesian national under-23 football team will play the ‘Paris 2024 Olympic Men’s Football Playoffs (PO)’ against Guinea in Clairefontaine, France, at 10 pm on the 9th (Korea time).
With 15 of the 16 teams that will take part in the finals of the Paris Olympics confirmed, the final team will be decided in this match.
Indonesia came 4th in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, which ended on the 4th.
In the quarter-finals, they defeated the Republic of Korea under coach Hwang Seon-hong in a penalty shoot-out and went on to the semi-finals, but lost to Uzbekistan and then to Iraq in third place.
As a result, Indonesia failed to get a direct ticket to Paris, being awarded third place.
One last chance remains. If they win the intercontinental PO singles match against Guinea, who finished fourth in the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, which also serves as the final qualifier for the African Olympics, they can go to Paris.
If Shin Tae-yong wins Guinea, he will progress to the Olympic finals for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Games.
In terms of objective power, Guinea is predicted to have the upper hand. Based on the adult national team, Guinea (76th) is well ahead of Indonesia (134th) in the FIFA rankings.
In addition, it is a difficult opponent for Indonesia due to its flexibility and unique height in Africa.
Indonesia, led by four natural Dutch players, Justin Hubner, Nathan Joao, Ivar Jenner, and Rafael Strawick, played in League One (third division) as a member of Ipswich Town in the English Championship (second division) to strengthen their inferiority in height .
Bagot, who has a British father and an Indonesian mother, was unable to join the team during the U23 Asian Cup due to opposition to being called up by his team, but was recently able to be called up after League One schedule comes to an end. .
However, it has been reported that Ipswich Town, the original team, have yet to give confirmation regarding Baggott joining.
Shin Tae-Yong-ho’s concern is the players’ declining stamina.
Unlike Guinea, who only prepared intercontinental POs, Indonesia played a total of six matches in the U-23 Asian Cup and traveled to Paris.
Shin Tae-yong, who arrived in Paris on the 5th, is preparing for the Guinea game by resting with the team.
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