Coach Shin Tae-yong’s Indonesia was unfortunate to lose after extra-time, failing to confirm its trip to the Paris Olympics.
Indonesia’s U-23 national team lost 1-2 to Iraq after extra time in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup third-place match held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 3rd (Korea time).
The top three teams in the tournament will get tickets to the Paris Olympics, and Indonesia, which ranked fourth, will once again compete for tickets to the Olympics by playing the Intercontinental Playoff (PO) against Guinea, the fourth-place team in the African qualifying round.
Indonesia is aiming to advance to the finals of the football Olympics for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Games with “Shin Tae-yong Magic.”
Indonesia was ahead. Ivar Janer scored a low shot at the corner kick in the 19th minute of the first half to score the goal. The joy did not last long. The tying goal was awarded to Zayed Tahsin in the 27th minute of the first half.
The balance was not broken within the regular time. The game went to extra time, and Iraq’s Ali Jasim scored the winning goal in the 6th minute of extra time. Indonesia seemed to have lost its stamina rapidly. 메이저사이트
Indonesia, which ultimately failed to score an equalizer, is set to stage a showdown with Guinea, which is its last chance at the Olympics. The PO match between Indonesia and Guinea will take place in Paris, France on September 9.
Meanwhile, Iraq, which finished third, won a ticket to the Olympic finals for the first time in eight years since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.