In the two matches against the Vietnamese team in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, Indonesia introduced an extremely impressive player, that is central defender Jay Idzes. The player who is playing in Italy for Venezia has shown his European class.
Jay Idzes showed European class in two matches against the Vietnamese team (Photo: Turunminum).
Standing at 1.9m tall, Jay Idzes stands tall like a tower. This player has prevented many attacks from the Vietnamese team thanks to his good judgment and ability to compete. Not only that, the player of Dutch origin also scored the opening goal in the second leg.
With the addition of Jay Idzes, Indonesia's defense has been raised to a new level. They are not afraid of big challenges at this time. Many opinions say that if the 2000-born center-back had been added to the 2023 Asian Cup, perhaps Indonesia would have brought a bigger challenge to strong teams like Iraq, Japan or Australia.
Another Southeast Asian player to be honored is Thailand goalkeeper Patiwat Khammai. This goalkeeper played extremely well in the first leg match when he made 8 saves, helping Thailand hold Korea to a draw away from home.
Thailand goalkeeper Patiwat Khammai played well in two matches against South Korea (Photo: Getty).
Son Heung Min also made the list. He scored 2 goals and assisted 1 goal to help South Korea gain 4 points in two matches against Thailand.
Other faces in the typical lineup are Omar Khrbin (Syria), Sharif Muhammad (Afghanistan), Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) or Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan), Joel Kojo (Kyrgyzstan)...
Typical lineup of the 3rd and 4th matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
Goalkeeper : Patiwat Khammai (Thailand)
Defenders : Jay Idzes (Indonesia), Craig Goodwin (Australia), Sultan Adil (UAE), Oday Dabbagh (Palestine)
Midfielders : Sharif Muhammad (Afghanistan), Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan), Moussa Al Taamari (Jordan)
Forwards : Wu Lei (China), Joel Kojo (Kyrgyzstan), Son Heung Min (Korea)
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