Indonesia’s national soccer team, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, narrowly missed three points it secured in Bahrain’s away game. 메이저사이트
Indonesia drew 2-2 on the 11th (Korea time) by giving up a theater equalizer against Bahrain in the third Group C match of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Bahrain National Stadium.
Indonesia allowed Bahrain’s Mohamed Marhun to score the first free kick goal in the 15th minute of the first half, but Ragnar Oratmangoen pushed in the equalizer in the extra time of the first half. After finishing the first half 1-1, Rafael Struik shook the net with a right-footed curl from the left side of the penalty box and succeeded in a 2-1 turnaround. Bahrain’s theatrical goal came at the 9th minute of extra time in the second half, when Shin Tae-yong was confident of the team’s victory. Marhun scored an equalizer from the corner kick and the two teams tied 2-2. Indonesia, which added one point, tied for the fifth among the six teams in Group C of the third qualifying round. In Group C, China fell to the bottom with a three-game losing streak to second-place Australia (four points), with Japan (9 points) beating Saudi Arabia (four points) by 2-0.
Meanwhile, Iraq, which is competing with South Korea for the lead in the group, won 1-0 with Aymen Hussein’s winning goal in the 31st minute of the first half in the third Group B match against the Palestinians at their home turf on the 11th (Korea time). Iraq scored seven points alongside the top-ranked South Korea in the group, which won 2-0 against Jordan on the day, but is in second place with two goals behind in goal difference.
