The 0-1 loss to Iraq not only officially ended Indonesia's 2026 World Cup dream, but was also shrouded in chaos and shame in the stands.

When "Garuda" was behind in the second half, thousands of Indonesian fans could not keep calm and threw bottles, hard objects and even flares onto the King Abdullah Sport City field (Saudi Arabia), causing the match to be interrupted in a tense atmosphere.

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Many strange objects were thrown onto the field by Indonesian fans - Screenshot

It all started after striker Ole Romeny fouled Iraqi defender Tahseen. As Tahseen lay on the field in pain, many Indonesian fans thought the opponent was “wasting time” and vented their anger by throwing a series of objects at the area where the Iraqi players were standing.

The referee and security forces had to temporarily stop the match while players from both teams tried to clean up the trash and calm the audience.

Images of bottles and pieces of plastic scattered all over the field quickly spread on social networks, causing outrage in the Asian football community and tarnishing the image of Southeast Asian football.

Although Indonesia tried their best, the uncontrolled actions of some Indonesian fans caused the qualifying campaign to end in regret and a big stain on sportsmanship .

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/cdv-indonesia-khien-dong-nam-a-mat-mat-sau-tran-thua-iraq-2367640.html