Pan-gon and Co set sights on winning next two matches in W-Cup qualifiers


PETALING JAYA: With the Asian Cup challenge done and dusted, national football coach Kim Pan-gon (pic) now shifts his attention to the World Cup 2026-Asian Cup 2027 qualifying campaign.

And the South Korean mastermind wants to ensure his charges get another two wins in the second-round qualifiers to get to the third round. If that happens, it would be historic as Malaysia have never gone to the third round of the World Cup qualifiers.

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