TIM Indonesian National Team qualified for the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals despite losing to Malaysia on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 19.30 WIB. However, there are conditions that must be met by the Indonesian national team if you want to qualify for the semifinals AFF Cup 2020 even though they fell from the Malayan tiger – the nickname of the Malaysian national team.
Before we discuss the requirements, let’s first discuss the 2020 AFF Cup Group B standings. After going through three matches, the Indonesian national team topped Group B of the 2020 AFF Cup with a collection of seven points.
(Indonesian national team on the verge of qualifying for the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals)
Vietnam also has seven points, which is in second place. However, because the Indonesian national team has a superior goal difference over Vietnam, which is +6 versus +5, the Garuda squad occupies a better position.
Moving on to third place is Malaysia with six points, Cambodia is in fourth place with three points and Laos is failing to earn any points at all. Since there is only one game left, only the Indonesian, Vietnamese and Malaysian national teams are competing for two slots for the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals.
Currently, the Indonesian and Vietnamese national teams have the upper hand than Malaysia. Because, the Indonesian national team only needed a draw against Malaysia to ensure a place in the semifinals.
Likewise with Vietnam. Park Hang-seo’s squad only needed one additional point when they met Cambodia in the last match of the group phase. For the Indonesian national team, the defeat to Malaysia still allowed them to advance to the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals.
