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Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The Indonesian national team will soon begin its adventure in the U-17 World Cup which will open on November 10, 2023, in the City of Heroes, Surabaya.

The other five Asian countries to have hosted this biennial tournament are China in 1985, Japan in 1993, South Korea in 2007, the United Arab Emirates in 2013 and India in 2017.

The U17 World Cup was indeed less glamorous than the U20 World Cup which could not take place in Indonesia, especially compared to the Senior World Cup, the last edition of which took place last year.

However, it will still be exciting to see a FIFA tournament that Indonesia will participate in for the first time, even as host.

Maybe there won’t be many foreign fans who will come directly to watch this tournament. However, talent scouts from around the world will be there to follow young talents from around the world in action in Indonesia.

The always enthusiastic Indonesian fans can make up for the absence of foreign fans, especially at every Iqbal Gwijangge cs match.

In an age where social media colors almost every aspect of life, prepare to see viral elements of this tournament, whether it’s talent, technique, dedication or even patriotism, at the inside or outside the stadium.

What is certain is that the U17 World Cup is an opening for the great world players who have won prestigious trophies, from the Champions League to the World Cup.

Players like Emmanuel Petit, Ronaldhino, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas,

There is still Neymar, Alisson Becker, Casemiro, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Heungmin Son, Marquinhos, Victor Osimhen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden and Pedri who are still actively playing in the theater of world football, including during the World Cup in Qatar. a year ago, except Osimhen.

Their golden footsteps will certainly be followed by today’s young talents who will soon be grazing at Gelora Bung Tomo in Surabaya, Manahan Stadium in Solo, JIS in Jakarta and Si Jalak Harupat in Bandung Regency.

Traces of the U-17 World Cup host

Since the first edition of this tournament in 1985, nine countries from four continents have won this FIFA youth level tournament.

There were four teams from Europe (France, Switzerland, England, Soviet Union), two from Africa (Nigeria and Ghana), two from America (Brazil and Mexico) and one from Asia (Saudi Arabia).

Only Nigeria has won this tournament five times, while Brazil has won it four times, including the last edition in 2019. Saudi Arabia is the only Asian team to win this tournament.

Of the nine winning countries in this tournament, four of them qualified for Indonesia 2023, namely Mexico, Brazil, France and England.

Defending champions Brazil and England will be drawn in Group C with Iran and New Caledonia, while France will be in Group E with Burkina Faso, South Korea and the United States. -United.

Mexico is grouped with 2023 U17 European Cup winners Germany, Venezuela and New Zealand in Group F. Meanwhile, hosts Indonesia fill out Group A with Ecuador , Panama and Morocco, to face Gelora Bung Tomo.

How far will Garuda Muda travel in the first FIFA tournament Indonesia participated in after the 1938 World Cup, when it was still called the Netherlands Indies? Can host status help Indonesia achieve good results?

Of the 18 U17 World Cup host nations prior to Indonesia, nine failed to qualify for the round of 16, including Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and India who have never won once.

India could only score one goal, but conceded nine, while UAE conceded 10 goals and scored only two.

Only two countries have matched host status with U17 world champion status, namely Mexico in 2011 and Brazil in 2019. Meanwhile, China in 1985 and Japan in 1993 are the two Asian host countries who made it through the group stage.

Will Indonesia follow in the footsteps of China and Japan or repeat the footsteps of India and the United Arab Emirates? We’ll see later.

Indonesian national team expected to face tough opponents at U-17 World Cup

The Bima Sakti team was indeed faced with some pretty tough opponents. Ecuador, for example, qualified for Indonesia as the 2023 U17 America’s Cup runner-up behind Brazil by just two points.

Having participated in this tournament six times and reached the quarterfinals twice, Ecuador has a number of dangerous players such as Kendry Paez and Michael Bermudez.

However, perhaps their greatest strength lies in their cohesion, as they were built around a squad of eight players from the same club, Independiente Del Valle. This gets the old team used to playing together.

As in Morocco, they are made up of talents who have joined major European clubs, from Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Eintracht Frankfurt, Anderlecht, Lille, to Ajax Amsterdam, in addition to six young people players from the training center.

Qualified for Indonesia as runners-up in the 2023 U17 Africa Cup of Nations after their 1-2 defeat to Senegal, winners of this edition’s U17 Africa Cup, Morocco reached the round of 16 of the U17 World Cup in 2013.

Regarding Panama, this team is also pretty good. They qualified after becoming semi-finalists of the 2023 Concacaf U17 after losing 0-5 to Mexico, who won that edition of the Concacaf U17.

The team, which made it through the group stage in 2011, was also built from the same handful of clubs, which made them accustomed to appearing together, thus encouraging them to become a strong team.

However, it is not certain that the teams formed by many clubs like Indonesia are not as strong as the teams formed by the same clubs or the players who experience the close competitive atmosphere like Europe.

Indonesia itself brought players, some of whom were part of the AFF U16 Cup winning team a year ago.

Indonesia will rely on players such as goalkeeper Andrika Fathir Rachman, central defender duo Sulthan Zaky and Iqbal Gwijangge, midfielders such as Achmad Zidan, Figo Dennis, Muhammad Kafiatur Rizky and the attacking trio of Muhammad Rifki Afrisal, Nabil Ashura and Arkhan Kaka.

There is still Welber Jardim who plays for Sau Paulo in Brazil and Amar Brkic who joined Hoffeinheim in Germany. They can help Indonesia recognize American playing patterns or convey the European atmosphere against Morocco, inhabited by players of European origin.

It is hoped that the calm hands of coach Bima Sakti can build a team and implement the right strategy like he did a year ago when he led Indonesia to win the AFF U16 Cup.

Above all, football can be about many things, not just techniques and statistics. There are factors such as combat power and enthusiasm, one of which can be boosted by broad public support.

Fanatical support from the public can infect players with more energy and extra enthusiasm, inspiring them to perform better, be more compact and spartan in order to achieve good results.

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