The match between Malaysia and Vietnam in the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup. Malaysia has the advantage of playing at home at Bukit Jalil Stadium (Kuala Lumpur). However, according to the Indonesian press, Harimau Malaya (the nickname of the Malaysia team) will still be overwhelmed by the Vietnam team.
The Malaysian team lost heavily to Cape Verde in the match that took place last night (Photo: FAM).
CNN Indonesia wrote: “The match against Cape Verde last night (June 3) was Malaysia’s preparation for the match against the Vietnamese team. The disastrous defeat against Cape Verde (Malaysia lost 0-3) could affect the psychology of the Malaysian players before the Asian Cup qualifying campaign.”
“Malaysia is likely to have a nightmare when facing the Vietnamese team. In the past 10 years, the Malaysian team has never won against the Vietnamese team,” CNN Indonesia added.
Specifically, since 2014, the Malaysian team has met the Vietnamese team 8 times in official tournaments. Harimau Malaya lost 7 of these matches, only drawing one match.
CNN Indonesia also did not forget to mention this: “The most recent victory of the Malaysian team against the Vietnamese team took place in the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2014. At that time, the Malaysian team had the excellence of veteran striker Norshahrul Idlan Talaha. They beat the Vietnamese team 4-2 in the second leg of the semi-final.”
The Vietnamese team is rated higher than Malaysia (Photo: Tien Tuan).
“After the match on December 11 of that year (at My Dinh Stadium), Malaysia met the Vietnamese team 8 times, but did not win any of them,” was still written on CNN Indonesia.
To prepare for the match with the Vietnamese team on June 10, Malaysia has recruited many more naturalized players. However, these naturalized players are not sure to help Harimau Malaya defeat the Vietnamese team.
Previously, the Malaysian New Straits Times also commented: “The big difference between the Malaysian team and the Vietnamese team is that Malaysia has many naturalized players. However, the time for naturalized players on the Malaysian side to practice together is very limited.”
“The fact that most of the naturalized Malaysian players have just joined the team and have little time to practice with the team may affect the cohesion of the Malaysian team,” the New Straits Times added.
The new naturalized players of the Malaysian team, notably include left-back Gabriel Palmero (Spanish origin), center-back Facundo Garces (Argentine origin), midfielder Hector Hevel (Dutch origin)...
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