today match will be a big challenge for Indonesia, especially so far Indonesia has a bad history with a history of crushing defeats to Bahrain in the previous match, but the big changes that are happening today in indonesian squad certainly cannot make head to head as a reference for us to underestimate them, this time, Indonesian squad is much stronger with players who are experienced in Europe, the majority of their players play in the international league and certainly bring valuable experience that can be an important capital in facing Bahrain later, Bahrain may not be better than Saudi Arabia or Australia, and the draw against the both teams shows that Indonesia has great potential to win the match later in my opinion.
I agree with you. This match is really important for Indonesia. First, they want to take revenge for the 10-0 defeat from Bahrain a few years ago. Currently, the Indonesian national team has players with better quality. I think a win will make them forget that defeat. Second, this win will make Indonesia rank 2nd in the standings if Japan manages to beat Saudi Arabia. Of course, this will increase Indonesia's chances of qualifying for the world cup for the first time in their history. The next match is against Japan and China. It is almost impossible for Indonesia to beat Japan but at least they can secure 3 points from Bahrain and China to open up their chances of qualifying for the 2026 world cup.