"After losing to Australia , we couldn't afford to lose two in a row, so we were determined to win this home game and the final Asian Qualifier,” said Moriyasu.

“The players expressed that through their play, with a strong desire to share their joy with the supporters who are rooting for us. The win was, of course, great, and the players' performance was also one of constant aggression, heading towards the goal. 

“Not only for this match, but seven players were called up for the first time, and we made significant changes to the lineup since March. Rather than doing things as usual, the players challenged themselves to improve individually and as a team every day in training, in order to raise the team's level, and this led to the victory."

Daichi Kamada got the ball rolling for Japan with a 15th minute opener before adding another in first half added time with Takefusa Kubo also scoring in between those two strikes to give the Samurai Blue a comfortable half-time lead.

Further strikes from Ryoya Morishita, Shuto Machino and Mao Hosoya after the break added gloss to the result as Japan ended their successful FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign with 23 points.

As for Indonesia head coach Patrick Kluivert, the match provided a wake-up call on what is needed to be done as the Dutchman attempts to navigate the Southeast Asian side through the playoff stage later in the year.

“The Japanese national team is a very high-quality team,” said Kluivert. “I realised that they are a World Cup-level team both at the individual level and as a team. They are truly a great team."

"All the countries that advance have a strong desire to move on to the next stage and are very capable. We will use what we have learned this time to play a good game against some very interesting opponents.

"The first thing we need to improve is our offence. I think we need a bit more power in our finishing. The playoffs will be a completely new start, so we want to make fresh improvements in preparation for that. Our defence was a bit vague today. We want to play even better as a team in the playoffs."