Joey Pelupessy Ready to Face Japan

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Indonesian national team midfielder Joey Pelupessy is enthusiastic about the match against Japan in the last game of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Group C, Tuesday (10/6/2025).

"I'm looking forward to this match, against a top team in Asia, the top of the group of course. Japan has always been a big team, especially in Asia," he said as reported by the official PSSI website.

"So for us this is also a big challenge and a fun match, and they have qualified," he added.

Japan has ensured its qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals as the top of Group C. Until the ninth match, Hajime Moriyasu's team had only lost once against Australia (0-1).

Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team finished in fourth place with 12 points, the result of 3 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses. This made the Indonesian national team qualify for the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian zone.

The match between Japan and Indonesia will kick off tomorrow at 17:35 WIB. Indonesia will wear a white jersey and Japan a blue jersey.

"If I can talk about the whole team, we are all really looking forward to this match. They have qualified, we are also in the next round, so this will be an interesting match," added the player from the Lommel SK club.

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