If they beat South Korea, the Indonesian U-23 National Team will appear in France

Qualifying for the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup will bring Indonesia to appear in France, the host of the 2024 Olympics.

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Jordanian defender, Amer Jamous, clashed in the air with Indonesian midfielder, Witan Sulaeman, in a Group A match of the 2024 AFC U-23 Championship in Doha, Qatar on Sunday (21/4/2024). Indonesia will face South Korea in the quarterfinals at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, on Friday (26/4/2024) at 00:30 WIB.

The mission of the Indonesian U-23 Team to penetrate the 2024 Paris Olympics is very much determined by the result against South Korea on Friday (26/4/2024) at 00.30 WIB at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar. If they can reach the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, "Garuda Muda" will head to France, the country hosting the 33rd edition of the Olympics.

In order to qualify directly for Paris 2024, Indonesia must become one of the top three teams in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. To achieve this, Indonesia must reach the final or win the third place match.

Even if they make it to the final four, but lose in the remaining two games, the team led by Shin Tae-yong will still head to France.

Even, the Garuda Muda team will arrive in France faster before the start of the final round of the 2024 Olympic soccer tournament which begins on July 24, 2024.

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If they fail to win the duel for third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, Indonesia will challenge Guinea in a play-off match to win tickets for the 16th team to participate in the 2024 Olympics. Referring to the FIFA page, the highest football authority The world football has determined that the play-off game will be held at the Clairefontaine National Football Center, France, on May 9 2024.

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Football facilities at the National Football Center Clairefontaine, France, include the Pierre-Pibarot Stadium. The football arena will hold a play-off duel between representatives of Asia and Africa to compete for the final ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Clairefontaine National Football Center is a training facility owned by the French Football Federation (FFF) located in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, about 50 kilometers south of Paris. Clairefontaine has the best football academy in France and Europe, as well as training center for the entire French National Team.

The play-off match between representatives of Asia and Africa will be held at the only stadium in Clairefontaine called the Pierre-Pibarot Stadium. Apart from that, teams taking part in the play-off matches will also experience special football facilities, one of the best in the world, such as a training field, fitness center and medical center.

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Based on the play-off match schedule which will be held on May 9, Indonesia—should it appear in the match for third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup—will continue its journey from Qatar to France. The match for third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics play-offs is only six days away. The third place game for the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup will be held on May 3, 2024.

The winner of the play-off duel will immediately complete the contestants in Group A of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Three other teams are waiting, namely the host team France, the United States and New Zealand. In fact, the winner of the play-off will also play the first football match of the 2024 Olympics against New Zealand at Nice Stadium.

Sixth time

In the 28 editions of football held at the Olympics since 1900, FIFA has only held intercontinental play-off matches six times to compete for the final ticket to the Olympic finals. The play-off match was first introduced at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

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The Indonesian U-23 team is gathering before starting official training at the Qatar University Training Center, Doha, Qatar, Wednesday (17/4/2024).

Then, the deciding match was held at four other Olympics, namely Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, London 2012 and Rio De Janeiro 2016. Play-offs in the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2016 editions were held in two. i>leg with a home-and-away format between two competing teams.

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Only the 2012 London Olympics used the same format as Paris 2024. In the two most recent Olympic editions in Europe, the play-off match brought together the fourth place representatives from the qualifying round from Africa and Asia. The play-off match was only held once in the country hosting the Olympics.

Senegal sealed the final ticket to the 2012 London Olympics. They beat Oman 2-0 in the play-off game which was held at the Coventry City Stadium, Coventry, England. The stadium was also one of six arenas for the 2012 Olympic football matches.

Olympic football play-off results

Rio de Janeiro 2016:

Colombia 3-2 United States

United States 1-2 Colombia

London 2012:

Oman 0-2 Senegal

Sydney 2000:

New Zealand 2-4 South Africa

South Africa 1-0 New Zealand

Atlanta 1996:

Canada 2-7 Australia

Australia 5-0 Canada

Barcelona 1992:

Australia 3-3 Netherlands

Netherlands 2-2 Australia

(Australia ahead on away goals)