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Malaysia vs Chinese Taipei, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

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Malaysia
  • 53': Safawi Rasid
  • 69': Paulo Josué
  • 90'+6': Muhammad Adib Bin Abdul Ra'Op
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3 - 1
Chinese Taipei
  • 20': Yao-Hsing Yu

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Malaysia are hosting Chinese Taipei at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 20': Goal! Malaysia 0, Chinese Taipei 1. Yu Yao-hsing (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ange Kouamé.
  • 29': Nooa Laine (Malaysia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Malaysia 0, Chinese Taipei 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Malaysia 0, Chinese Taipei 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Fong Shao-chi replaces Liang Meng-hsin.
  • 45': Substitution, Malaysia. Ezequiel Agüero replaces Matthew Davies.
  • 53': Goal! Malaysia 1, Chinese Taipei 1. Safawi Rasid (Malaysia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Agüero.
  • 56': Wang Jian-Ming (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Goal! Malaysia 2, Chinese Taipei 1. Paulo Josué (Malaysia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by La'Vere Corbin-Ong.
  • 71': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Hao-wei replaces Yu Yao-hsing.
  • 74': Substitution, Malaysia. Adib Ra'op replaces Akhyar Rashid.
  • 74': Substitution, Malaysia. Haqimi Azim Rosli replaces Safawi Rasid.
  • 76': Substitution, Malaysia. Engku Shakir replaces Endrick.
  • 77': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Chao-an replaces Emilio Estevez.
  • 78': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Wei-chuan replaces Chen Po-liang.
  • 81': Chen Ting-yang (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Malaysia. Daniel Ting replaces Dominic Tan.
  • 90': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Huang Yung-chun replaces Chen Ting-yang.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Malaysia 3, Chinese Taipei 1. Adib Ra'op (Malaysia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Malaysia 3, Chinese Taipei 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Malaysia 3, Chinese Taipei 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance: 14,731

Line-Ups

MAS Malaysia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Azri Ghani (GK)
6 Dominic Tan
13 Muhammad Mazlan
22 La'Vere Corbin-Ong
2 Matthew Davies
15 Nooa Laine Yellow Card
19 Akhyar Rashid
11 Safawi Rasid
17 Paulo Josué
10 Endrick
21 Dion Cools
Malaysia Substitutes:
Sergio Agüero, Haqimi Azim Rosli, Stuart Wilkin, Syamer Kutty Abba, Brendan Gan, Kalamullah Al-Hafiz, Muhammad Adib Bin Abdul Ra'Op, Daniel Sang Ting, Sikh Izhan Nazrel, Shahrul Saad, Engku Nur Shakir, Declan Lambert.

TPE Chinese Taipei (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
3 Ting-Yang Chen Yellow Card
11 Wu Chun-Ching
5 Liang Meng-Hsin
16 Geon-Myeong Wang Yellow Card
17 Po-Liang Chen
19 Miguel Sandberg
18 Emilio Estevez
10 Ange Kouamé
9 Yao-Hsing Yu
20 Wei-Jie Huang
Chinese Taipei Substitutes:
Hsu Jason, Shao-Chieh Tu, Chao-An Chen, Huang Yung-chun, Fong Shao-Chi, Derrek Chan, Huang Chiu-Lin, Wei-Chuan Chen, Kao Kuan-yu, Hao-Wei Chen, Tsai Meng-Cheng, Chien-Wei Liu.

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