Indonesia coach Shin Tae-yong believes his team can continue to challenge for a place at the World Cup finals, despite reaching the halfway point in Asia's third round of preliminaries bottom of their qualifying group.

Japan has defeated Indonesia 4-0 to move seven points clear in Group C in the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Japan thrashed Indonesia 4-0 in Jakarta on Friday as Hajime Moriyasu’s relentless side moved seven points clear at the top of Group ‘C’ of Asia’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers and another step closer to an automatic finals spot.

Japan thrashed Indonesia 4-0 in Jakarta on Friday as Hajime Moriyasu's relentless side moved seven points clear at the top of Group C of Asia's 2026 World Cup qualifiers and another step closer to an automatic finals spot.

The Indonesian national team failed to climb from the bottom of the standings after losing 0-4 to Japan in the fifth match of Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian zone.

All our updates as Japan storm to a fourth win in five Group C matches in AFC qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Samurai Blue solidified their top spot in Group C with 13 points from five matches, while Indonesia remains at the bottom

The first round of the Indonesia vs Japan match in the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian Zone ended with a score of 0-2.

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said Thursday he expects a tough test against an Indonesian team filled with European-born players when the two sides clash in World Cup qualifying in Jakarta.