Despite winning big in earlier matches of the competition against Timor-Leste and Cambodia, Indonesia’s national men soccer team failed to advance to the ASEAN Championship 2026’s semifinals after losing to Vietnam and drawing against Singapore.
Indonesia's wingers Thom Haye (left) and Beckham Putra (right) react disappointedly after their defeat against Vietnam in the Group A match of the ASEAN Championship 2026 at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor regency, West Java on Aug. 3, 2026. Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0 in the match. (Antara/Bayu Pratama S.)
The national men’s soccer team’s failure to reach the semifinal of the ASEAN Championship has turned up the heat against the team and its head coach over the failure to score big in the tournament since its inception in 1996.
Needing a victory to advance to the semifinal stage of the regional tournament, Indonesia only managed to secure a draw in its final Group A match against Singapore on Friday.
Heading to the match at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore, Indonesia sat in third place of Group A, with six points from two wins against Cambodia and Timor-Leste and a defeat from Vietnam. Meanwhile, Singapore was second with seven points.
