Overview

• Firas Al-Buraikan scored twice, including a first-half penalty, after Saleh Abu Al-Shamat canceled Kevin Diks’ early spot kick.
• Diks converted two penalties for Indonesia, both awarded after VAR reviews for handball incidents in the 11th and 89th minutes.
• The match featured multiple VAR interventions and a stoppage-time red card for Saudi midfielder Mohammed Kanno, but the hosts held on.
• Saudi Arabia can secure qualification by defeating Iraq next Tuesday, while Indonesia must beat Iraq on Saturday to keep its bid alive.
• In Asia’s fourth-round format, only group winners qualify directly as runners-up advance to a fifth round, and six of the eight direct berths are already taken by Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran, Jordan and Uzbekistan, with a potential ninth via an intercontinental playoff.