Not long ago, the draw and grouping ceremony for the round of 18 ended, and the national football team was finally in the same group as Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Indonesia. From all aspects, the strength of these five opponents is definitely higher than that of Thailand and Singapore, which is also destined to make the road to the World Cup will not be smooth. The three teams of Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia are considered to be the top teams in Asia, and the competitors of the national football team should be Bahrain and Indonesia. But now there is news that in order to defeat the national football team, Indonesia has just naturalized 1 striker who plays in the Dutch second division, and the national football team should be careful.
On June 28, 2024, according to the official announcement of the Indonesian men's football team, 18-year-old striker Tins-Raffin was officially naturalized in Indonesia and also qualified to represent Indonesia in the round of 18. According to the data, Tins-Raffin was born in October 2005, plays as a striker, and now plays for Dutch second division team Dordrecht, temporarily playing in the U20 echelon. According to Indonesian Football Federation boss Tohir, Tins-Raffin is a high-quality player, especially in midfield. Previously, Indonesia naturalized a group of defensive players in Europe, and the naturalization of this high school striker has also made their forward reserve more abundant.
Although there is not much specific information about Tins-Rafin, he must have something extraordinary, otherwise Indonesia, which is not rich in the first place, would not have spent a lot of money to naturalize him. Previously, Indonesia already had 11 naturalized players, such as Haye, Walsh, Izes, Verdonk, all worth more than 1 million euros, while Rafael, Jenner and others also played overseas. Since the vast majority of Indonesian-naturalized players are from the Netherlands, and most of them also play in the Eredivisie or Eredivisie, Indonesia also has the label of "Dutch three".
It can be seen that Indonesia's determination, they are still sparing no effort to naturalize, is nothing more than trying to play well in the round of 18 and defeat all opponents, including the national football team. Although they are a team in Pot 6, they are certainly more than Pot 6. Previously. Indonesia defeated Vietnam twice, and their strength is guaranteed to be the third rate in Asia, but they will still lose by a big score against strong teams: 0-5 Iran, 0-4 Australia, 1-3 Iraq, 1-3 Japan. Objectively speaking, although Indonesia is no longer the boy who sent points in the past, it is definitely not the first-class level in Asia such as Japan and Iran. In other words, the national football team also has a chance of winning against Indonesia.
At present, we also have excellent attackers like Wu Lei and Wei Shihao, as well as good naturalized players like Fernando, Alain, and Jiang Guangtai, and it is expected that we will have new naturalized players like Oscar and Sergioni in the future. In terms of the real level of the national football team, although we can't easily defeat Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, we can still compete with Indonesia and Bahrain. The goal of the national football team this time is the top 4, so as long as the 2 teams of Pakistan and India are suppressed, they are still expected to hit the play-offs. Do you think the national football team can suppress Indonesia and break into the top 4? Welcome to comment and leave a message and communicate together.