Team Garuda is scheduled to play two of its group stage matches at Manahan Solo Stadium in Solo, Central Java. The squad will face Laos on Thursday (December 12) and take on the Philippines on December 21. Both games are due to start at 8 p.m. local time.
"Sold out! Thank God, tickets to Indonesia's home matches against Laos and the Philippines at the ASEAN Championship 2024 have been sold out," Thohir stated, as cited from his Instagram account in Jakarta on Monday.
He also expressed gratitude to Indonesian football fans for their remarkable enthusiasm for spectating the national team's Southeast Asian journey live at the stadium.
"To supporters, I thank you for your enthusiasm for supporting the Indonesian national team," he noted.
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The PSSI leader then assured that the red and white team would strive for the best result at the 15th iteration of the Southeast Asian top championship, formerly the AFF Cup, despite being dominated by young U-22 players.
"The national team is poised to present the best to Indonesia," the former chairman of the Italian club Inter Milan stated.
Indonesia is placed in Group B of the ASEAN Cup 2024 alongside Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and the Philippines. The Garuda Squad is set to kick off its Southeast Asian quest against Myanmar at Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar, tonight at 7:30 Western Indonesia Standard Time.
Indonesia still awaits its first title at the Southeast Asian tournament. The country's national team has only finished as runner-up in the 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2020 editions of the championship.
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