Indonesia Names 41-Player Squad for FIFA Series 2026

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesia national football team has called up 41 players to a provisional squad for the upcoming FIFA Series 2026, scheduled to take place from March 23 to 31 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

The call-up was made by head coach John Herdman, according to an announcement on the national team’s official X account on Monday, March 9, as reported by Antara.

Five players were selected for the goalkeeper position: Maarten Paes, Emil Audero, Nadeo Argawinata, Cahya Supriadi, and Ernando Ari Sutaryadi.

The coaching staff also named 12 defenders: Jay Idzes, Kevin Diks, Dean James, Elkan Baggott, Justin Hubner, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Dony Tri Pamungkas, Rizky Ridho, Sandy Walsh, Fajar Fathurrahman, Muhammad Ferrari, and Yance Sayuri.

For midfield positions, Herdman called up 13 players: Calvin Verdonk, Joey Pelupessy, Eliano Reijnders, Ivar Jenner, Jordi Amat, Marc Klok, Ricky Kambuaya, Witan Sulaeman, Egy Maulana Vikri, Tim Geypens, Arkhan Fikri, Ezra Walian, and Victor Dethan.

Meanwhile, 11 players were selected for the forward line: Miliano Jonathans, Ole Romeny, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Beckham Putra, Mauro Zijlstra, Ramadhan Sananta, Yakob Sayuri, Adrian Wibowo, Hokky Caraka, Jens Raven, and Stefano Lilipaly.

The list remains provisional. Herdman and his coaching staff will evaluate the players before finalizing the squad that will compete in the FIFA Series 2026.

As the host nation, Indonesia will face Saint Kitts and Nevis in the opening match on March 27 at 08:00 PM local time. On the same day, Bulgaria will play against the Solomon Islands at 03:30 PM.

The winners of both matches will meet in the final on March 30 at 08:00 PM, while the losing teams will compete in the third-place match earlier that day at 03:30 PM.