Malaysia National Team: Nationals failed, tests are difficult to find opponents

Jakarta –

Malaysia national team he can’t use it FIFA game day this month to the maximum. Harimau Malaya is having a hard time finding an opponent, only competing once this month.

Malaysia will face New Zealand in a friendly match on 14 October 2024. The match will be held at North Harbor Stadium, Auckland.

Malaysian media, Metro, revealed that they had contacted at least eight Oceania teams to play test matches. Those teams are Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

However, the 2026 World Cup Qualifying agenda means that Oceania teams cannot accept Malaysia’s offer to try out. They will play the 2026 World Cup Qualifying match on 10-12 October 2024.

Vice President of the Football Association Malaysia (FAM), Datok Mohd Yusoff Mahadi, that his party had tried hard to organize two test matches in October.

“We tried to play against two teams, but I admit that there were problems, especially after the teams made their own preparations. They did not refuse (the invitation) but they had a commitment they did it for the benefit of their team,” said Mahadi in Berita Harian.

“We understand this problem and until we want to play a team below them just to play a friendly game, it is also difficult because they have their own preparation that suits them,” he said.

The failure to find an opponent for the friendly match adds to the bitter pill that Malaysia has to swallow. Before that, they just didn’t make Mats Deijl natural because FIFA rejected him.

In addition, Malaysia is also unable to naturalize Manchester United’s U-18 player Ethan Wheatley. It was suspected that he had blood MalaysiaHe also seems to lack the heritage blood of a Malaysian citizen. In addition, there is also former Manchester United academy player, Josh Brownhill, who is run by Malaysia.

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