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Filipino Coach: I Got Attacks from Indonesian Fans

NOBARTV.CO.ID coach Filipina attacked by fans Indonesia, In a Press conference, Filipino coach Tom Saintfiet admitted to receiving several threats. The coach said the threats came from fans national team Indonesia.

The ultimate duel group F Qualification World Cup 2026 zone Asia The second round will be held in the middle of this week. The two matches will be presented in two places. First at GBK – where squad Garuda scheduled to host the Philippines. Second, the match Group F will also bring together the National Team Iraq with Vietnam . This second match will be played at the Basra International Stadium, aka Iraq's headquarters.

Of the four teams, only Iraq has confirmed that they will qualify for the third round World Cup Qualification 2026. Meanwhile, the other two teams, namely Indonesia and Vietnam, still have the same opportunity to accompany their foster children. Jesus Casas that. However, from these two teams, Garuda squad more preferred to accompany Ali Jasim et al. This is because the squad is coached by Shin Tae-yong just needs Victory saja dari lawannya Filipina. Sedangkan Vietnam, kemenangan saja tidak akan membuat mereka lolos (ronde ke-tiga) begitu saja. Di samping target kemenangan, Vietnam juga bergantung pada competition lain yang dimainkan Indonesia vs Philippines. The Golden Star's Victory Warriors must be accompanied by Indonesia's defeat from the Philippines. This is because the points of both teams are more advantageous for the Garuda squad. Marcelino Ferdinand et al. are perched in second place Current Standings Group F with seven points while Vietnam is in third place with six points.

Yesterday, ahead of the Indonesia vs Philippines duel being held, Shin Tae-yong and Tom Saintfiet gave their comments in a press conference session. Interestingly, from the press conference session attended by Tom Saintfiet, the original coach Belgium It gave a rather surprising statement. Ahead of the duel against Indonesia, Saintfiet admitted to being attacked by the home fans. Rumah (Supporters Indonesian National team). The attack, said Tom Saintfiet, was found in Social media.

Tom Saintfiet at the press conference session (source: IG @theazkals)

“I have seen comments on Indonesian [social] media. I also received a lot of attacks from Indonesian fans. It's not fun. "I'm not used to dealing with that," said Tom Saintfiet.

Tom Saintfiet said that he received attack after attack because of slanted reporting Vietnamese Media. So, after the previous match against Vietnam, he received a question about Vietnam's chances of qualifying for the next round.

"After the match against Vietnam, I only got questions about Vietnam, and they asked about Vietnam's chances," he said.

“And I said, I will go to Indonesia to win the match, and that is normal. Then I said, if you beat Iraq you can win.”

“I have nothing to do with Vietnam, there is no benefit if Vietnam passes. "I only care about the Philippines, I represent the Philippines," he said again.

“So when I said I wanted to win against Indonesia and said that Vietnam could qualify if they beat Iraq, I didn't feel anything. Salah with that," he concluded.

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