Surabaya, โฃIndonesia โ- โKeyโค European-based players areโ converging in Surabaya as the Indonesian national โฃteam prepares for crucialโ upcomingโ matches.Defender Jay Idzes has already โarrived, confirmed by a social media post on monday, Septemberโ 1, 2025, showing his arrival in the city. Goalkeeper Emil Audero was reportedโ toโ be en routeโ by plane, โคwhile defender Justinโ Hubner departed from the airport.
The โคinflux โof diaspora talent signalsโ Indonesia’s intensified โคpreparation for both upcoming friendly โmatches againstโ Taiwan on September โ5 andโฃ Lebanon on September 9,both to be held at Gelora Bung Tomo โขstadium in Surabaya,and the demanding fourth round of 2026โค FIFA โWorld Cupโข qualifying. All three players recently completed commitments withโฃ theirโข respective clubs – Idzes andโ Audero faced off โฃwhen Cremonese hosted Sassuolo onโข August 29, and Hubner playedโ for Fortuna Sittard against NEC Nijmegen on August 31.
PSSI selectedโ Taiwan and Lebanon asโ practice โฃopponents specifically to simulate the style of play expected from their โฃWorld โขCup qualifyingโฃ group opponents,Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The team will face Saudi Arabia on October 8 and Iraq on October โฃ11,with โall Group B matches taking place in Saudi Arabia. Only the winnersโฃ of Groups A and B will โขautomatically โqualify for the โWorld Cup; theโ runners-up will advance to a fifth round of qualifying.
