Indonesian National Team remains cautious despite Australia missing six key players

Sumardji, Indonesia’s National Team manager, shared his perspective on preparing for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asia Zone match against Australia, which is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at Sydney Football Stadium.

The host team coached by Tony Popovic faces a less-than-ideal situation — six of their key players are sidelined due to injuries.

Here are the Australian players who will be absent:

• Harry Souttar
• Joe Gauci
• Alessandro Circati
• Riley McGree
• Jordon Bos
• Hayden Matthews

Although Australia has been forced to modify their team composition by calling up several new players, Sumardji emphasizes that the Indonesian national team will not underestimate their opponent’s strength.