Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia after Indonesia vs Australia World Cup Qualification, at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, September 10, 2024
By Office of Assistant to Deputy Cabinet Secretary for State Documents & Translation
Date 10 September 2024
Category: Press Statement @en
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President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
We should be grateful. Alhamdulillah, we got one point from the match with Saudi Arabia and one more from Australia. We need at least 15 points for the next round. We hope that by saving points one by one, we can get three points. I think it was an extraordinary game, thanks to the hard work of all the players, especially the goalkeeper.
Reporter
Is the National Team’s performance satisfying so far, Sir?
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Well, as you can see. Australia is ranked 24th, while we are placed at 131st. A 131st-position team against a 24th-position team, yet the team managed to balance the opponent’s strength. We got 1 point (from the draw match).
(AW/LW)