Jakarta (MidLand) – Player of the Indonesian national team Nathan Tjoe-A-On admitted that he is looking forward to making his Garuda debut when he competes at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, on Thursday (21/3) against Vietnam in the 2026 World Cup qualifying event for the Asian zone, second round of group F.
Nathan, who officially became an Indonesian citizen after taking the oath to become a citizen of Indonesia (WNI) last week, admitted that he was very excited to be able to compete in front of tens of thousands of supporters who packed SUGBK later, after in Previously he had only been a spectator when Indonesia beat Brunei 6-0 against Darussalam in the first round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone on October 12 last year.
“Yes, I’m really looking forward to it. I was already at the match against Brunei. I was already in the stands, but I hope to be on the pitch this time,” Nathan said on Tuesday when he met MidLand in Jakarta. .
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The 22-year-old left back then commented on a video of Vietnam national team players joking that they would face Indonesia or the Netherlands after the red and white team currently includes many naturalized players from the Land of the Windmills.
In this case, Nathan saw the film as Vietnam’s admiration for the Indonesian team that was now stronger, although this didn’t really matter to him.
“Yes, I think the team is getting stronger, so it’s good. Because we are playing for the World Cup. So we are focused on that,” he said.
Now, after legally becoming an Indonesian citizen and with his debut in sight, Nathan admits that he is focusing on learning Indonesian so that his communication with his teammates works well.
“Yes, of course you have to study. This is important. Because it also helps to create a team if you understand each other well”, he concluded.
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Reporter: Zaro Ezza Syachniar
Editor: Junaydi Suswanto
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