On the night of May 2, U23 Indonesia suffered a 1-2 defeat against U23 Iraq in the third place match of the 2024 U23 Asian Championship. This defeat not only made coach Shin Tae Yong and his team accept 4th place in the tournament in Qatar but also caused them to lose their place in the Paris Olympic group stage.
U23 Indonesia (red shirt) competes for Olympic tickets with U23 Guinea in France on May 9. (Photo: AFC).
Now, if they want to be at the Olympics, U23 Indonesia will have to win the play-off match with U23 Guinea taking place in France on May 9. It is expected that the Southeast Asian representative will move directly from Qatar to France in a few days.
In the upcoming match against Guinea, U23 Indonesia will be allowed to replace and add players as long as the list of 23 people registered for the match is guaranteed. Therefore, Coach Shin Tae Yong has every right to use personnel of full age who did not participate in the recent U23 Asian Finals 2024 journey.
As for U23 Guinea, this team is very determined to win tickets to the Paris Olympics. Guinea national team coach Kaba Diawara has been transferred to lead U23 Guinea in the upcoming match. The African representative also called up 9 national players to aim for victory in the match against U23 Indonesia.
