Wanting revenge, Malaysian media hope that the Indonesian and Malaysian national teams will clash in the semifinals or finals of the 2022 AFF Cup! : Okezone Ball

MEDIA Malaysia, it’s all football, hopes that the Indonesian and Malaysian national teams will clash in the semifinals or finals of the 2022 AFF Cup. All of the balls hope that the meeting will be presented so that the Malayan tiger – the nickname of Malaysia – can take revenge for the defeat they suffered in the 2020 AFF Cup.

The Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) has just announced the 2022 AFF Cup pot drawing. In the drawing, the Indonesian national team is placed in pot 2 with Malaysia.

(Indonesian and Malaysian national teams when they meet in the 2020 AFF Cup)

Due to one pot, the Indonesian and Malaysian national teams will not be in the same group in the 2022 AFF Cup. They have the potential to meet only if they both qualify for the semifinals or finals of the 2022 AFF Cup. The draw itself will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday 30 August 2022 at 14.00 WIB .

“Malaysia and Indonesia are placed in pot 2 of the 2022 AFF Cup. This means that these two rivals will not meet in the 2022 AFF Cup Group Phase,” wrote Everything Bola.

“Malaysia and Indonesia must leave their respective group stages to meet each other in the semifinals or finals. If these two countries qualify for the next round, Kim Pan-gon’s team wants to take revenge on Shin Tae-yong’s squad,” continued All Ball.

No wonder Everything Bola is so eager for Malaysia to meet the Indonesian national team. In the last edition of the AFF Cup or 2020, Malaysia and the Indonesian national team met on the final matchday of Group B of the 2020 AFF Cup.

As a result, the Indonesian national team won 4-1 over Malaysia. The victory passed the Indonesian national team to the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals, while Malaysia’s steps were stopped in the group phase.

Indonesian National team

It did not stop there, the above results made the coach of the Malaysian national team, Tan Cheng Hoe, resign. Then the position of Tan Cheng Hoe was replaced by a tactician from South Korea, Kim Pan-gon.

Since being held by Kim Pan-gon, Malaysia’s performance has skyrocketed sharply. In a number of trials, Malaysia won the match including overthrowing Hong Kong 2-0.

Most recently, Kim Pan-gon led Malaysia to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup. Malaysia qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup after defeating Turkmenistan and Bangladesh in the third round of the 2023 Asian Cup.

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