Twin terrors Faisal and Arif will miss the World Cup qualifiers

Out of commission: Faisal Halim and Arif Aiman Hanapi (pic, below) won’t be available for the qualifiers.

PETALING JAYA: One is expected but the other came as a surprise as wingers Faisal Halim and Arif Aiman Hanapi have been left out of the 26-men squad selected by coach Kim Pan-gon for the final two Group D matches of the World Cup 2026-Asian Cup 2027 second-round qualifiers.

Faisal is out as he is still recovering from a recent acid attack incident but Johor Darul Ta’zim’s head coach Hector Bidoglio confirmed that their star player Arif is out with an injury.