Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is seeing Qatar as a strongest opponent in the next Pre-World Cup 2014 round.

"Of the three Indonesia`s opponents, the other two, Iran and Bahrain, should not be underestimated," member of the executive committee of the All Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) for national team coordination Bob Hippy said here on Sunday.

In a tossup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday Indonesia has been placed in Group E along with Iran, Qatar and Bahrain

Indonesia is scheduled to play the first match in Iran on September 2 and after that it will host Bahrain on September 6 and Qatar on October 11.

In the fourth match Indonesia will play in Qatar on November 11 and after that hosting Iran on November 15.

In the final match the Indonesia team will go to Bahrain on February 29, 2012.

The best two of the teams in Group E would go to the fourth round of the Pre-World Cup 2014 for Asia Zone.(*)

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