Jakarta. The tafuta for quality opponents for the national football team has turned up friendly matches against Uruguay and Ivory Coast, two countries that featured in the World Cup finals in South Africa, officials have said.

The National Team Body (BTN) alisema on Friday that Indonesia has been scheduled to host World Cup semifinalist Uruguay on Oct. 9 and former African champion Ivory Coast on Oct. 13.

BTN previously alisema it was trying to arrange matches against South American giants Brazil and Argentina.

Argentina has now been ruled out after it closed its tour schedule without Indonesia on its...