Kim Pan-gon's Malaysia in danger of being eliminated from the North and Central American World Cup qualifiers

Kim Pan-gon's Malaysia in danger of being eliminated from the North and Central American World Cup qualifiers

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The Malaysian national soccer team led by coach Kim Pan-gon has a very high possibility of not being able to advance to

the 2026 North and Central America World Cup finals.

Malaysia drew 1-1 with Kyrgyzstan in the 5th away match of Group D in the 2026 North and Central America World Cup

Asian 2nd qualifying round held at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on the 7th (Korean time).

Malaysia, who conceded the first goal in the 24th minute of the first half, equalized the score 14 minutes later when the

opponent scored an own goal, but failed to score any additional goals.

Malaysia (7 points), with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses in 5 matches, ranked 3rd in the group behind Kyrgyzstan (3 wins, 1

draw, and 1 loss, 10 points).

Only the 1st and 2nd place teams from each group in the 2nd preliminary round can advance to the next round.

With only the final 6th match of Group D against Taiwan remaining, there are not many chances for Malaysia to beat

Kyrgyzstan and secure 2nd place in the group.

Even if Malaysia wins their final match at home and Kyrgyzstan loses, they will still be level on points, but will still be

behind by a large margin in goal difference.

Malaysia has scored 6 goals and conceded 8 in 5 games, giving them a goal difference of -2. Kyrgyzstan has scored 12 goals

and conceded only 6, giving them a goal difference 추천 of +6.

According to Malaysia's New Straits Times, Coach Kim stressed in a post-match press conference that there is no need to

lose hope as there is only one match left.

"We have an advantage at home. It's not easy for other teams to play at our home," said Coach Kim. "Kyrgyzstan conceded

four goals here. I believe we can do it. Who knows? We will fight until the end."

Malaysia hosted Kyrgyzstan at home last November and won 4-3 in a slugfest.

"We are strong at home so I think we can achieve something," said coach Kim. "If we score more than seven goals and

Kyrgyzstan loses 0-2 to (Group leader) Oman, we can take the lead."