Malaysia national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Malaysia national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

2022 World Cup qualification and 2020 AFF Championship matches that was scheduled to be played on 2020 was postponed and rescheduled multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. Finally, majority of the upcoming matches was decided to be postponed to 2021.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

2021

28 May 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	2–0	Malaysia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Abdul-Jabbar 41' (pen.) Marhoon 61'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

3 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	4–0	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4	Mabkhout 18', 90+1' Lima 83', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

11 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Malaysia	1–2	Vietnam	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4	Lucrécio 72' (pen.)	Report	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 27' Quế Ngọc Hải 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Thailand	0–1	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4		Report	Safawi 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

6 October 2021 Friendly	Jordan	4–0	Malaysia	Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3	Olwan 34', 47', 49' Al-Saify 42'	Report		Stadium: Amman International Stadium

9 October 2021 Friendly	Uzbekistan	5–1	Malaysia	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+3	Khamdamov 17', 29' Norchaev 33' Yuldashev 68' Amanov 87'	Report	Bakhtiar 45+1'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium

6 December 2021 2020 AFF Championship (GS)	Cambodia	1–3	Malaysia	Bishan, Singapore
17:30 UTC+8	Rosib 90' (pen.)	Report	Safawi 23' (pen.) Akhyar 61' Kogileswaran 78'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Shukri Hussain Al-Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)

9 December 2021 2020 AFF Championship (GS)	Malaysia	4–0	Laos	Bishan, Singapore
17:30 UTC+8	Safawi 7', 34', 80' Shahrul 78'	Report		Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

12 December 2021 2020 AFF Championship (GS)	Vietnam	3–0	Malaysia	Bishan, Singapore
20:30	Nguyễn Quang Hải 32' Nguyễn Công Phượng 36' Nguyễn Hoàng Đức 89'	Report		Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

19 December 2021 2020 AFF Championship (GS)	Malaysia	1–4	Indonesia	Kallang, Singapore
20:30	Kogileswaran 13'	Report	Irfan 36', 43' Arhan 50' Baggott 82'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

2022

23 March 2022 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series	Malaysia	2–0	Philippines	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Akhyar 3', 24'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium

26 March 2022 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series	Singapore	2–1	Malaysia	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Ikhsan 30', 76'	Report	Krasniqi 57'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium

28 March 2022 Unofficial friendly¹	Albirex Niigata	0–3	Malaysia	Jalan Besar, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8			Krasniqi 9' Sumareh 45' Faisal 65'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

27 May 2022 Friendly	Malaysia	4–0	Brunei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Syafiq 16' Syamer 45' Faisal 58' Lucrécio 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 13,281 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

1 June 2022 Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	Hong Kong	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Safawi 31' (pen.) Safiq 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 19705 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

8 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Turkmenistan	1–3	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Annadurdyýew 37'	Report	Safawi 11' Faisal 16' Corbin-Ong 45+2'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 21,591 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

11 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	1–2	Bahrain	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Sumareh 55'	Report	Haram 57' Yusuf 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 63,925 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

14 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	4–1	Bangladesh	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Safawi 16' (pen.) Cools 38' Syafiq 47' Lok 73'	Report	Ibrahim 31'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 52,964 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

22 September 2022 2022 King's Cup	Thailand	1–1 (3–5 p)	Malaysia	Chiang Mai, Thailand
20:30 UTC+7	Pansa 90+5'	Report	Corbin-Ong 32'	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Attendance: 16,219 Referee: Muhammaq Taqi (Singapore)
	Penalties
	Pathompol Suphanat Kritsada Supachok		Cools Syafiq Davies Lambert Corbin-Ong

25 September 2022 2022 King's Cup	Tajikistan	0–0 (3–0 p)	Malaysia	Chiang Mai, Thailand
20:30 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Attendance: 488 Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
	Penalties
	Nazarov Khanonov Tursunov Soirov		Cools Nazmi Safawi

2 December 2022 Unofficial friendly¹	Malaysia	3–1	Malaysia U23	Kelana Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
18:00 UTC+8	Faisal ?' Rowley ?' Agüero ?'		Imran Naim ?'	Stadium: Wisma FAM

9 December 2022 Friendly	Malaysia	4–0	Cambodia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Faisal 11', 45+1' Tuck 38' Wilkin 86'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 8,332 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

14 December 2022 Friendly	Malaysia	3–0	Maldives	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Lok 24' Faisal 64' Tuck 88'	Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 6,002 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

21 December 2022 2022 AFF Championship (GS)	Myanmar	0–1	Malaysia	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 UTC+6:30		Report	Faisal 52'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al Ali (Jordan)

24 December 2022 2022 AFF Championship (GS)	Malaysia	5–0	Laos	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+8	Agüero 29' Faisal 65', 68' Haqimi 77' Wilkin 87'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 29,961 Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

27 December 2022 2022 AFF Championship (GS)	Vietnam	3–0	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 28' Que Ngoc Hai 64' (pen.) Nguyễn Hoàng Đức 83'	Report		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 17,545 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2023

3 January 2023 2022 AFF Championship (GS)	Malaysia	4–1	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+8	D. Lok 35' Wilkin 50', 54' Agüero 88'	Report	Faris 85'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 65,147 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

7 January 2023 2022 AFF Championship (SF Leg 1)	Malaysia	1–0	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+8	Faisal 11'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 62,989 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

10 January 2023 2022 AFF Championship (SF Leg 2)	Thailand	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Malaysia	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Teerasil 19' Bordin 55' Adisak 71'	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 18,927 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

23 March 2023 Friendly	Malaysia	1–0	Turkmenistan	Johor, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+8	Akhyar 28'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 5,104 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

28 March 2023 Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	Hong Kong	Johor, Malaysia
22:00 UTC+8	Akhyar 18' Faisal 40'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 4,593 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

14 June 2023 Friendly	Malaysia	4–1	Solomon Islands	Terengganu, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Josué 40' Arif 45+2' (pen.) Safawi 77' Tuck 90+1'	Report (WFT) Report (SB.com)	Lea'i 11'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 12,265 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

20 June 2023 Friendly	Malaysia	10–0	Papua New Guinea	Terengganu, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Safawi 45+4' (pen.) Josué 52', 64', 70' Arif 57', 60', 87', 89' Faisal 59' D. Ting 76'	Report (WFT) Report (BH.com)		Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 9,592 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

6 September 2023 Friendly	Syria	2–2	Malaysia	Chengdu, China
17:00 UTC+8	Mardik 12' Yassin 41'	Report (Scoop) Report ESPN (UK)	Akhyar 51' D. Lok 85'	Stadium: East-Town Football Park Stadium Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

9 September 2023 Friendly	China	1–1	Malaysia	Chengdu, China
19:35 UTC+8	L. Liangming 36'	Report (Xinhua) Report ESPN (UK)	Faisal 11'	Stadium: Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium Attendance: 26,138 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile (Qatar)

13 October 2023 2023 Merdeka Tournament SF	Malaysia	4–2	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Cools 7' Arif 20' (pen.) Faisal 42' Corbin-Ong 61'	Report (Olympics.com) Report ESPN (UK)	Mahesh 13' Chhteri 51'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 46,150 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

17 October 2023 2023 Merdeka Tournament F	Malaysia	0–2	Tajikistan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8		Report (TheStar) Report ESPN (UK)	Soirov 44' Samiev 88'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 36,558 Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)

16 November 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Malaysia	4–3	Kyrgyzstan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Cools 7', 77' Brauzman 72' (o.g.) Faisal 90+3'	Report	Zhyrgalbek uulu 42' Batyrkanov 44' Merk 57'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

21 November 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Chinese Taipei	0–1	Malaysia	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8		Report	D. Lok 72'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 9,521 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

2024

8 January 2024 Friendly	Syria	2–2	Malaysia	Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3	Sabbag 70' Hesar 74'	Report	Arif 39' Josué 78'	Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium

15 January 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Malaysia	0–4	Jordan	Al Wakrah, Qatar
1:30 UTC+8		Report	Al-Mardi 12', 32' Al-Taamari 18' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 20,410 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

20 January 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Bahrain	1–0	Malaysia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:30 UTC+8	Madan 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 10,386 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

25 January 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	South Korea	3–3	Malaysia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
19:30 UTC+8	Jeong Woo-yeong 21' Lee Kang-in 83' Son Heung-min 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Faisal 51' Arif 62' (pen.) Morales 90+15'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 30,117 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

15 March 2024 Unoffical friendly	Malaysia	5–1	Nepal	Shah Alam, Malaysia
22:00 UTC+8	Lok 31' (pen.), 36' Wilkin 46' Ting 48' Mukhairi 135'		Tamang 68'	Stadium: Stadium UITM Attendance: 0

21 March 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Oman	2–0	Malaysia	Muscat, Oman
22:00 UTC+4	Al-Sabhi 58' Al-Ghassani 88'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 21,836 Referee: Fu Ming (CHN)

26 March 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Malaysia	0–2	Oman	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22:00 UTC+8		Report	Al-Malki 45+4' (pen.) Al-Ghafri 90+4'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 26,499 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (KOR)

6 June 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Kyrgyzstan	1–1	Malaysia	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
21:00 UTC+6	Alykulov 24'	Report	Abdurakhmanov 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)

11 June 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Second Round	Malaysia	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Safawi 53' Paulo Josué 69' Adib 90+6'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yu Yao-hsing 20'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 14,731 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (KUW)

4 September 2024 2024 Merdeka Tournament Semifinal	Malaysia	2–1	Philippines	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Syamer 43' Safawi 73' (pen.)	Report	J. Tabinas 27'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 3,658 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (INA)

8 September 2024 2024 Merdeka Tournament Final	Lebanon	0–1	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Morales 33'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (INA)

14 October 2024 Friendly	New Zealand	4–0	Malaysia	Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12	Just 53' Garbett 61' Wood 72' Rogerson 90'			Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 8,513 Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

14 November 2024 Friendly	Laos	v	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: PAT Stadium

18 November 2024 Friendly	India	v	Malaysia	Hyderabad, India
19:30 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium

8 December 2024 2024 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup Group Stage	Cambodia	v	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Morodok Techo National Stadium

11 December 2024 2024 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup Group Stage	Malaysia	v	Brunei / East Timor	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

14 December 2024 2024 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup Group Stage	Thailand	v	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
18:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

20 December 2024 2024 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup Group Stage	Malaysia	v	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Note

¹ : Non FIFA 'A' International match

References

^ "Malaysia - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
^ "Malaysia national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Malaysia". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
^ "Statement on upcoming Asian FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
^ "Update on upcoming Asian qualifiers in March and June". FIFA. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (25 September 2020). "Suzuki Cup to take place in second quarter of 2021". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "AFF Championship rescheduled again due to pandemic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

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[2] "Malaysia national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

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[4] "Statement on upcoming Asian FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

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