Oki Rengga Believes the Indonesian National Team Will Successfully Defeat Saudi Arabia with a Score of 2-0

Kapanlagi.com - The Indonesian National Team is preparing to face Saudi Arabia in a crucial matchday six of Group C in the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The match will be held at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (GBK) on Tuesday (19/11/2024).

Comedian and actor, Oki Rengga, shares his thoughts on this match. The star of the film AGAK LAEN stated that the Indonesian National Team must win in order to advance to the next round.

"We must win against Saudi in this match if we want to advance to the next stage. If not, there will be no hope left," said Oki Rengga in the Cibubur area recently.

1. Oki Rengga's Prediction

In addition, Oki feels confident that the Indonesian national team can conquer Saudi Arabia. He believes there are several supporting factors that could give Indonesia an advantage. One of them is support from the supporters.

"We have full support from the supporters. The condition of the Arab team is also not good, they just changed coaches. The Arab team is not special in terms of gameplay; we have managed to draw with them when we were in Arabia. So there is no reason for us to lose points in this match," he said.

When asked about his score prediction, Oki is optimistic that Indonesia can achieve victory without conceding. "2-0 for the Indonesian national team," he said.

2. According to Oki, Indonesia Lacks a Reliable Striker

(Oki Rengga (credit: KapanLagi.com/Fikri Alfi Rosyadi)

However, Oki also highlighted the weaknesses of the Indonesian national team that need to be addressed immediately. He considers the forward position to be the main concern. According to Oki, finding a quality striker for naturalization is indeed not an easy task.

"We all know our strikers are poor, that's just it. We need to fix the front line. Ole Romeny was already being brought in recently. Hopefully, the naturalization process can be completed soon, even though he can only play in March, at least there will be a breath of fresh air in the front line," said Oki.

"The difficulty is that we do not have a striker of A grade for naturalization. It is indeed hard to find. In the Indonesian league, all the strikers are foreign. There is Dimas Drajat, but he is outperformed by the foreigners," he added.

3. Oki Feels Naturalization is a Good Thing

Oki also emphasized the importance of the naturalization program to strengthen the Indonesian National Team. According to Oki, the presence of naturalized players can also boost the mentality of local players when playing alongside them.

"Yes, it's good, so our players gain a lot of experience. Is the experience of our local players good? Look, many of them are hitting referees in competitions. So without naturalization, these are people who have Indonesian blood and choose to defend Indonesia," said Oki.

"There’s no problem with this; in the short term, it’s good. Ridho plays with them, his mentality is good, playing in competitions is good. Ernando plays well in the national team, many support him, and when he returns to the club, he also performs well. This is a good thing, not a bad one," he concluded.

Let’s continue to support the Indonesian national team; if not now, when?

(kpl/far/pit)