Malaysian players celebrate their victory after FIFA world cup preliminary qualification round 2 match between Malaysia and Indonesia at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta on Sep 5, 2019. (Photo: AFP/ADEK BERRY)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has pulled out of a football friendly in Hong Kong "for safety reasons due to the current state of civil unrest" in the city, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said on Thursday (Sep 26).