Hector Hevel is confident Malaysia can defeat Vietnam for the first time in eight meetings - Photo: Malaysia NT
Malaysia will host Vietnam at Bukit Jalil Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on June 10 in the second match of Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. This is one of the decisive matches to compete for the top spot in the group and a ticket to the final round.
According to statistics in the past 11 years, Malaysia has never won against the "Golden Star Warriors". But the Malaysian press and experts believe that in this encounter, the Malaysian team will quench their thirst for victory, after they have been reinforced by many naturalized players such as: Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, Facundo Garces, Joao Figueiredo...
Free Malaysia Today newspaper has an article titled: "Malayan tiger sheds its skin". The Kosmo electronic news site also commented: "Malayan tiger is now more ferocious, ready to defeat Vietnam".
Writer Putra Suhaimi also commented: "The presence of many new naturalized players brings a different "aura" to the "Malayan Tigers" before the match with Vietnam tomorrow".
Meanwhile, naturalized player Endrick dos Santos described the Malaysian team as being at a different level than before. He said: "Compared to before, we have taken a step forward. Malaysia has a lot of good players and now we focus on getting to know each other as quickly as possible because the match against Vietnam is very important."
Malaysian-Dutch midfielder Hector Hevel is confident of winning 3 points against Vietnam, declaring: "Our team has also changed with the presence of many new veteran players. I am optimistic that this will be an added value to help the team become stronger in the future. We know that Malaysia has not won against Vietnam for a long time. But the players are ready to face the match and pursue a very important victory."
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bao-chi-malaysia-ho-malaya-gio-hung-du-hon-san-sang-danh-bai-viet-nam-20250609101828942.htm
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