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Malaysian National Team
remain calm ahead of Laos’ opponents in the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers despite being affected by the penalty
FIFA
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Malaysia faces Laos in the third Group F match of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualification at the National Stadium, Thursday (9/10).
Ahead of the duel, Harimau Malaya was ‘disturbed’ by a case of falsifying documents by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) regarding the naturalization of 7 Malaysian national team players.This case prompted FIFA to impose punishment on FAM on September 26.
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As a result of this punishment, seven naturalized Malaysian players were banned from playing for 12 months.The seven Malaysian players punished by FIFA are Facundo Garces, Imanol Machuca, Hector Hevel, Gabriel Palmero, Rodrigo Holgado, Joao Figueiredo and Jon Irazabal.
Even though seven mainstay players were absent, Malaysia coach Peter Cklamovski remained calm when facing Laos.Cklamovski hopes that Malaysia will provide the best results.
“What happened (FIFA punishment) was out of our control because there was nothing we could do (as a team). It’s better for us to focus here on getting through the match against Laos,” said Cklamovski, quoted from
Metro
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The Australian coach also believes that losing seven players will not change Harimau Malaya’s playing philosophy against Laos.
“The team also showed a strong mentality and believed in the football philosophy that we were trying to implement,” said Cklamovski.
“In fact, we also want to continue to inspire the Malaysian people that this team is capable of doing something special,” added Cklamovski.
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