The Indonesian national soccer team, which took the super-strongest step of replacing head coach Shin Tae-yong, will play its first game under coach Patric Clawibert.

Coach Clawibert chose the super-strongest player who would put 10 of the 19 naturalized players in the entry into the starting lineup.

The Indonesian national soccer team announced the starting list ahead of the seventh Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America against Australia at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, at 6:10 p.m. on the 20th (Korea time).

The away team Indonesia is 3-5-2 with the visiting team. Marton Paz will defend the goal, while Nations Choar-on, Dean James, and Calvin Berdonk will make up the back three. Jay Ezez, Tom Hay, Marcelino Ferdinand, Kevin Diggs, and Mays Hillhurs will play in the midfield, while Raphael Strouk and Ole Romeni will play in the front two-top line.안전놀이터

The home team Australia face off in a 3-4-2-1 format. Matthew Ryan wears goalkeeper gloves, while Jason Gueria, Aziz Behich and Kai Rawls form the back three. The third line is guarded by Cameron Burgess, Aidan O'Neill, Jackson Irvine and Lewis Miller, and the second line is placed by Nishan Belupilay and Martin Boyle. On the front line, Adam Taggart targets the Indonesian goal.

In the third qualifying round, Indonesia was tied in Group C along with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China. The teams ranking first and second in the group will advance to the World Cup finals, while the teams ranking third and fourth in the group will participate in the Asian qualifying playoffs to determine which team will advance to the finals. 

Ahead of the seventh match, Indonesia is currently ranking third with six points (1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses). Japan (16 points) and Australia (7 points), respectively, are ranking first and second in Group C, which will confirm their advance to the finals.

Currently, Group C is in a mixed race except for Japan, which has accumulated a lot of points and is virtually likely to advance to the finals.

Four countries, including Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China, have the same points with six points. If Indonesia gets three points against Australia, it can increase its chances of advancing to the World Cup finals by jumping to second place, which will give it a berth.

In addition, the match against Australia is Indonesia's first A match under coach Klawibert.

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) terminated its contract with coach Shin Tae-yong, who had been accompanying him for five years, after he failed the group stage at the 2024 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Cup (AFF Cup) in January. Shin's successor was replaced by Clawibert, a former legendary striker in the Netherlands.

The Indonesian team, which appointed Clawibert to advance to the World Cup finals, has strengthened its capabilities through naturalization policy. According to China's Sohu homepage, 19 of the 29 Indonesian national team members who were called up for the A-match list in March are naturalized players.

Ahead of the A-match in March, four players (Ole Romeni, Emile Audero, Joey Pelupesi and Dean James) were naturalized, and two of them were listed in the starting lineup against Australia.