Senin, 01 Agustus 2011

Indonesia national team "Lucky"


JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Deputy Secretary-General of PSSI Tondo Widodo assess Indonesia's national team is quite lucky with the draw for the Asian zone World Cup qualifiers. This is because potential opponents "Garuda" is not so heavy.

Having escaped from adangan Turkmenistan, Firman Utina and his friends are in Group E round of 20. In this group, Indonesia to compete versus Iran, Bahrain, and Qatar.
Based on experience, Indonesia beat Bahrain and Qatar have in the past. As for war against Iran, the best results only hold their national team 2-2 in Asian Cup 1984 qualifying group. Besides the meeting, Indonesia has never won.
"Iran's toughest opponents. Iran to export a lot of players into the League. Qatari second weight sequence. They prepare themselves very seriously, especially Qatar is also preparing to host the 2022 World Cup," said Tondo to Kompas.com Monday (1 / 8 / 2011).
"Bahrain third the weight, but Qatar and Bahrain is no stranger to the Indonesian national team. Asian Cup 2004 squad defeated Qatar 1-2 and, in 2007 also defeated Bahrain 1-2," he said.
Tondo said, compared to countries in Southeast Asia, a team of "Red-White" is in a group that provides the potential to qualify for next round.
Singapore's struggling with China, Jordan, and Iraq. As for Thailand to meet with Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. "We're still a bit 'lucky' not to join the teams of the yellow race," said Tondo.
National team plans to re-assemble and follow national training on 4 August. The first test of the national team is a home game against Iran on 2 September.

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