In the group stage, Indonesia showed amazing consistency and did not lose a single match, a result that made them expect to advance, which in turn gave rise to the team's urgent need for naturalized players. Recently, they managed to sign two young naturalized players: 23-year-old Hilgers and Eliano Reinders, also 23, both holding dual Dutch-Indonesian citizenship. Hilgers, who now plays for Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie, is valued at 7 million euros as a center back and is regarded as Indonesia's strongest naturalized player at the moment. The addition of this strong group of players undoubtedly brings an unprecedented challenge to the national team. Indonesia is counting on beating their opponents in the upcoming fourth match to speed up the naturalization process.
A look at the fixtures reveals that both Australia and Indonesia will never dare to take their third and fourth matches against the national soccer team lightly. Given the fact that the national soccer team is at the bottom of the group stage, any upset could mean their elimination, so the national soccer team is bound to go all out. For the Chinese soccer team, if they still can't get anything out of these two matches in October, then their road to the Top 18 has practically come to an end.
