Malaysian media Astro Arena released an interview with Stuart Ram Lim Kam, Secretary General of the Malaysian Football Confederation. Regarding the story of the 2022 World Cup qualifying tournament in Asia, the second round of Group G, after the group agreed that all matches to be played in March ’20 will be postponed. Which will compete in all months of June ’64
As part of the recent meetings with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and members of Group G, which included Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, the UAE and Indonesia, a rough program of competition has already knocked out in June ’64, initially playing at one of the national courts in the AFC group. Teams in the group submit details for requesting to host the tournament from March 5, ’64, and will announce the nation to host on March 15, ’21.
Malaysia’s side decided not to present themselves as hosts, as did Indonesia. Make this group only 3 countries to volunteer to host the tournament’s side, Stuart Ramalingam, secretary general of the Malaysian Football Confederation, said with the situation that is happening now in the matter of the spread. COVID-19 outbreak As a result, Malaysia does not offer to host the remaining programs.
As for Malaysia itself, the country might not be a problem, but the other teams coming in or out might make things difficult, so they decided not to offer to host. The postponement of the tournament to June ’64 is a good reason because of the current situation, all teams are in difficulty. What will be done after this, knowing about the competition program packed in June ’64, Malaysia under Tan Cheng Ho’s army will work harder to succeed.
The situation of the 2022 World Cup qualifying round, Asia, Group G, Vietnam, 1st place, played 5 games with 11 points, Malaysia ranked 2nd, played 5 games with 9 points, Thailand 3rd place played 5 games with 8 points, UAE ranked 4th down Playing 4 matches with 6 points and Indonesia 5th, playing 5 games with no points
2022 World Cup Qualification Program, Asian Zone Second Round Group G
3 Jun ’16 UAE – Malaysia / Thailand-Indonesia
7 Jun ’20 UAE – Thailand / Vietnam – Indonesia
11 Jun ’16 Indonesia-UAE / Malaysia-Vietnam
15 Jun 19 UAE – Vietnam / Thailand-Malaysia
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