Asian Cup 2023: Malaysia drawn with South Korea in Group E
May 12, 2023
Asian Cup 2023: Malaysia is drawn with South Korea in Group E
In the competition that will take place on January 12, 2024, Malaysia will meet South Korea in the first action. - AFC's photo
South Korea, Bahrain and Jordan will be Malaysia's obstacles in the Asian Cup Group E competition that will take place early next year.
The 24 teams are divided into four pots based on the standings during the Asian Cup Qualifying period.
In the draw conducted on Thursday, Malaysia is in Group E in second position (E2) as a result of the draw from pot 4.
In the competition that will take place on January 12 next year, Malaysia, who qualified for the best stage competition of the Asian football championship, will meet South Korea in the first action.
The match against Jordan and Bahrain follows in the effort of the squad managed by Kim Pan-gon to create a surprise advance to the second round of the competition.
Neighboring countries that are also competing in the Asian Cup, Indonesia will meet an enemy from the Southeast Asian region, Vietnam when they are drawn in Group D and will even meet Japan and Iraq.
Thailand, which was drawn in Group F, will meet the opponent who beat Argentina on the World Cup stage, Saudi Arabia.
