KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 ― Even home ground advantage of playing at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium was not enough to help Malaysia as they failed to beat Oman in last night’s Group D 2026 World Cup/2027 Asian Cup second round qualifying match here.

The Harimau Malaya squad lost 0-2, a similar result in last week’s match against Oman in Muscat, and will likely make their road to the 2027 Asian Cup and qualifying for the third round of the 2026 World Cup even more difficult.