The Malaysian team with 45 members flew on a flight of Malaysia Airlines - a partner of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). This is the transportation sponsor for the Malaysian team from 2018 to present.
In this 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Malaysia Airlines will make up to 4 flights to serve the team with journeys from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai, from Dubai to Manama (Bahrain), from Manama back to Dubai and from Dubai back to Kuala Lumpur. In particular, in the return trip, the entire team will be able to fly on the Airbus A330-300 with the entire body decorated with the Malaysian team's symbol.
According to the schedule, Malaysia will have a friendly match against Kuwait (23.5) and Bahrain will play away on May 28. Therefore, unlike the Vietnamese or Indonesian teams, the Malaysia team's flight schedule is more, with 2 trips between the UAE and Bahrain.
The Malaysian team has called up 25 players to prepare for the remaining 5 matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Some players competing abroad have arrived early, before the whole team arrived. With 9 points, Harimau Malaya (the nickname of the Malaysian team) is currently ranked 2nd in Group G after the Vietnamese team (11 points). They still have a chance to continue. According to the schedule, the Malaysian team will also play 3 matches against Vietnam, Thailand and the UAE.
