Japan vs Indonesia Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | World Cup Qualifiers

Japan vs Indonesia Preview

• Tournament: World Cup Qualifiers
• Venue: Suita City Stadium
• Date: 10th June

• Kick-Off Time: 10:35 AM GMT

  Japan vs Indonesia clash is set to take place at the Suita City stadium on 10th June in the AFC World Cup Qualification round. Japan and Indonesia are in Group C alongside Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and China. Japan's national team has become significantly better over the years and are surely one of the best if not the best team in Asia. Japan's showing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup was amazing in which they beat Spain 2-1 and Germany 2-1 to make it out of the group stage and only lost to Croatia on penalties in the Round of 16. They have shown from time to time that they can contend against the elite national teams like Germany, Spain, England and much more. Their performance in the FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds is a testament to the above statements. Japan are currently in first place with 20 points out of a possible 24 in which they have won six games, drawn two and lost zero. Their form in the last five games has been good winning three and drawing two.

  Indonesia is currently in fourth place with 9 points, playing 8 games in which they have won only two, drawn three and lost three. Their form in the last five qualifying fixtures has been poor, winning two and losing three. Indonesia will look to make history and do their best to win each qualifying match in order to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Japan National Football Team News

There are no injuries or suspensions in the Japanese national team. The Japanese National Team will have several players returning from European football ahead of the AFC World Cup Qualifiers.

Indonesia National Football Team News

The Indonesian national team has a few absentees, namely striker Septian Bagaskara and midfielder Eliano Reijnders, due to respective injuries. Two defenders namely Sandy Walsh & Jordi Amat are recovering from injuries and are doubtful for this fixture.

Japan vs Indonesia Predicted Lineups

Japan National Football Team Predicted Lineup (3-4-3):

Goalkeeper: Suzuki

Defenders: Sugawara, Itakura, Ito

Midfielders: Takai, Endo, Tanaka, Nakamura

Forwards: Kubo, Kamada, Maeda

Indonesia National Football Team Predicted Lineup (5-4-1):

Goalkeeper: Paes

Defenders: Verdonk, Diks, Ridho, Idzes, Hubner

Midfielders: Pelupessy, Haye, Oratmangoen, Ferdinan

Forwards: Romeny

Japan vs Indonesia H2H Record

Japan National Football team and Indonesia have faced each other 17 times in their history with Japan winning 10 times whereas Indonesia has won five times.

Key Players To Watch In Japan vs Indonesia

Takefusa Kubo (Japan)

Kubo has been one of the brightest talents coming out of Japan in recent years. Kubo is just 23 years old and came out of the FC Barcelona youth academy after which he joined rivals Real Madrid years later.

Takefusa Kubo has made a name for himself at Real Sociedad, where he is now a permanent feature on the right wing. Kubo has seven goals and four assists this season for his club and also scored a goal and had an assist during the last international break.

Ole Romeny (Indonesia)

Romeny has a lot of experience playing at various clubs in various leagues namely the Eredivisie and currently in the EFL Championship for Oxford United. Ole has earned two caps for Indonesia in 2025 in which he has scored two goals.

Japan vs Indonesia Prediction

Japan's recent run of form, overall history against Indonesia, home advantage, stacked squad consisting a few players from Europe's elite leagues and Indonesia's injuries all point towards an easy win for the Japanese national team.

Prediction: Japan 3-0 Indonesia

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