Jakarta –
Philippe Troussier prolonging the bad record when fighting Indonesian National team. The Garuda squad seemed to be kryptonite for the French coach.
Competing at My Dinh Stadium, Tuesday (26/3/2024), Vietnam was beaten by Indonesia 0-3. In the continuation of the 2026 World Cup Qualifications, Jay Idzes, Ragnar Oratmangoen, and Ramadhan Sananta were the ones who decided the victory for the Red-White team.
Throughout his career as a coach, Troussier has faced Indonesia four times. As a result, the 69 year old coach always lost with his team.
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Troussier’s first meeting with Indonesia was at the 2004 Asian Cup. At that time, he was coaching Qatar. In the group phase, Qatar was defeated by Indonesia 1-2. Because of the bad results, Troussier lost his job as Qatar coach.
Troussier meets Indonesia again in the 2023 Asian Cup. This time, he is Vietnam’s coach.
In the match at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on January 19 2024, Vietnam lost 0-1 to Indonesia due to a goal from Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar.
Indonesia extends its bad record Troussier in two 2026 World Cup Qualification matches. At the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium last week, Indonesia won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Egy Maulana Vikri. Five days later Indonesia won by three goals without reply.
Against Indonesia, Troussier’s team could only score one goal. Indonesia broke their goal seven times.
Actually, Troussier has one more match against Indonesia. At the 2023 SEA Games, Troussier’s Vietnam U-23 National Team was defeated by the Indonesian U-23 National Team with a score of 2-3 in the semifinals.
Due to Vietnam’s hat-trick defeat to Indonesia, Troussier lost his job again after playing against the Red-White team.
Notes on Troussier vs Indonesian National Team
Match List
Indonesia 2-1 Qatar – 2004 Asian Cup
Indonesia 1-0 Vietnam – 2023 Asian Cup
Indonesia 1-0 Vietnam – 2026 World Cup Qualification
Vietnam 0-3 Indonesia – 2026 World Cup Qualification
Statistics
Number of Goals: 1 Goal
Conceded: 7 Goals
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