Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Indonesian national team failed to win third place in the U-23 Asian Cup after being defeated by Iraq with a narrow score of 2-1. This defeat means that Indonesia has not succeeded in securing tickets to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Even so, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) still appreciates Garuda Muda's struggle so far. Moreover, the achievements of the National Team in the semifinals are a proud historical record.
“The Indonesian U-23 National Football Team had to be willing after being defeated by Iraq 1-2 in their struggle in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. As a debut team, their achievements up to the semifinals are worthy of appreciation. Keep up the enthusiasm, Young Garuda, win tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics in the match playoffs against Guinea!” said Jokowi, via social media, Friday (3/5/2024).
Need to know, Indonesia still has one last chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The condition is to win the play-off against Africa's representative, Guinea, May 9 2024.
The winner of the match which will take place in Paris will then join Group B which contains hosts France, the United States and New Zealand.
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