Ahead of the match at Bukit Jalil Stadium, the Vietnamese team is temporarily leading Group F because of a better goal difference than the Malaysian team.
Before that, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team won Laos 5-0 in the opening match, while the "Malays" defeated Nepal with a score of 2-0. Therefore, the upcoming match is of an important nature for both teams, and at the same time, determines the top spot after 2 matches.
Coach Kim Sang-sik brought 23 players to Malaysia, including key players such as Tien Linh, Tuan Hai, Hoang Duc, Tien Dung, Duy Manh, Thanh Chung, Quang Hai, Filip, Dinh Trieu... and some young players such as Quoc Viet, Ly Duc, Trung Kien...
Unfortunately, this is not the best squad of the Vietnam team compared to the ASEAN Cup a few months ago when some key factors such as Xuan Son, Vi Hao, Viet Anh, Thanh Binh were injured and could not participate.
At the pre-match press conference, coach Kim Sang-sik emphasized: "Football is always difficult, whether we know anything about the opponent or not, the result depends on us, that is the prerequisite. The Vietnamese team has a good history of facing Malaysia.
We have prepared well. We will rely on ourselves to get good results, not rely on other factors. This is the most important match this year, and also the most difficult match in our qualifying round if we want to get a ticket to the Asian Cup finals".
On the other side, the Malaysian team has increased its strength significantly with the appearance of 5 naturalized players, including 3 Argentine players: Imanol Machuca, Rodrigo Holcado, facundo Garces along with Jon Irazabal from Spain and Joao figueiredo from Brazil.
This will be a huge challenge for the "Golden Star Warriors", but the whole team is determined to aim for a victory against the opponent.
The match between Vietnam and Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers will take place at 20:00 on June 10 and will be broadcast live on VTV5 channel.
