Southeast Asian football causes big surprise in Asian Cup qualifiers

The second round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers witnessed many unexpected and dramatic developments, especially for Southeast Asian teams.

The highlight of the day was the match between Malaysia and Vietnam at Bukit Jalil, where the home team won convincingly 4-0 thanks to a quality squad of naturalized stars.

This is a big shock for the Vietnam national team under coach Kim Sang Sik, when they suffered the heaviest defeat in history against Malaysia and faced many difficulties in winning a ticket to the 2027 Asian Cup finals.

Vietnam national football team shockingly lost to Malaysia - Photo: Ho Hoang Hai

Another notable result was Thailand's surprising 1-3 away loss to Turkmenistan. This defeat put the "War Elephants" at a disadvantage in the race for a ticket to the next round.

In addition, some other matches also had unexpected results: Laos caused an earthquake when defeating Nepal 2-1, while Timor-Leste also had a surprise 1-0 victory over Maldives. Teams such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Brunei and Singapore also won important victories, the Philippines held Tajikistan to a 2-2 draw, creating a diverse and attractive situation for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Laos national football team caused a surprise when defeating Nepal - Photo: Asean Football

The second round of matches shows that the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers will still contain many surprises and unpredictability in the remaining four matches.

The overwhelming victories of Malaysia and Turkmenistan, along with the first double of Hong Kong (China), created many remarkable changes in the rankings. The Vietnamese and Indian teams will have to try again if they hope to continue on the journey to Saudi Arabia 2027.

Highlights Malaysia 4-0 Vietnam:

( Video source: VTV)

Results of the second round of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers

13:30: Timor-Leste 1-0 Maldives (Group A)
17:15: Sri Lanka 3-1 Taipei (China) (Group D)
17:30: Myanmar 1-0 Pakistan (Group E)
18:00: Philippines 2-2 Tajikistan (Group A)
19:00: Laos 2-1 Nepal (Group F)
19:00: Hong Kong (China) 1-0 India (Group C)
19:15: Brunei 2-1 Bhutan (Group B)
20:00: Malaysia 4-0 Vietnam (Group F) -
20:00: Bangladesh 1-2 Singapore (Group C)
22:00: Turkmenistan 3-1 Thailand (Group D)
00:15 (June 11): Afghanistan 0-1 Syria (Group E)
00:30 (June 11): Yemen 0-0 Lebanon (Group B)

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