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Indonesia, ranked 134th in the world, failed to score a goal to pass the preliminary round of men's soccer at the first Summer Olympics. President Joko Widodo, who is about to retire, also expressed regret.
Indonesia, coached by Shin Tae-yong (54), faced Uzbekistan, ranked 64th in the world, in the semifinals of the 6th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup on April 29 (Korea time), but lost 0-2.
Three and a half tickets are up for grabs at the 33rd Paris Olympics. According to Indonesian news agency Antara, President Joko Widodo watched the match against Uzbekistan with her ministers at her official residence.
Indonesia scored the first goal in the 16th minute of the second half of the semifinals of the Under-23 Asian Championship, which was 0-0, but offside fouls were pointed out as a result of VAR.
"President Joko Widodo collapsed as if he collapsed when the score against Uzbekistan of the Indonesian national soccer team was canceled," Antara reported, citing testimony from the Minister of Public Works and Housing.
Indonesia's Minister of Public Works and Housing said, "Not only the president, but there were several other high-ranking government officials whose legs were weak at the moment of the reversal of the U-23 Asian Cup semifinal goal. Everyone in the residence said nothing for a while."
The ominous prediction became a reality. Indonesia scored a point after ▲7 minutes ▲39 minutes in the second half ▲2 minutes later, it collapsed due to an own goal, allowing Uzbekistan to advance to the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final.
"The Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Information and Communication also watched the live broadcast of the semifinals at the president's residence while wearing Indonesian national soccer team uniforms neatly," Antara explained.
Indonesia was the first and last Olympic team to finish seventh at the 16th Melbourne Games in 1956. However, it passed 68 years ago as Taiwan refused to play in protest against FIFA's decision to ban the use of national flags. Since then, all 15 preliminary rounds have been eliminated.
If he qualifies for the finals in his 16th attempt, it will be a feat that will be recorded for a long time in the history of sports in Indonesia. From 12:30 a.m. on May 3, he will have a match against Iraq, ranked 58th in the world, to decide the third place at the U-23 Asian Championship.
Coach Shin Tae-yong is changing Indonesian sports with ▲ runner-up at the 13th Southeast Asian Championship in 2022 ▲ Men's soccer bronze medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in 2022 ▲ runner-up at the 4th Southeast Asian U-23 Championship in 2023.
It is the first time for Indonesian soccer to play in the Asian Cup finals under the age of 23. Coach Shin Tae-yong, who received generous praise for only the quarterfinals, has become a national hero since joining the semifinals.
The Korean team only needs to win the title at the final match against Iraq for the third place. 토토 Indonesia will play a playoff against Guinea, ranked 76th in the world, in neutral France on May 10 to secure one last berth in men's soccer at the Paris Olympics.