Chinese Taipei vs Malaysia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Chinese Taipei

FT
0 - 1

Malaysia

72': Darren Lok

About

Chinese Taipei are hosting Malaysia at Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Malaysia 0.
45': Second Half begins Chinese Taipei 0, Malaysia 0.
45': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Wang Jian-ming replaces Chen Wei-chuan.
56': Wen Chih-hao (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Paulo Josué (Malaysia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Malaysia. Darren Lok replaces Paulo Josué.
62': Substitution, Malaysia. Endrick replaces Afiq Fazail.
68': Wang Jian-ming (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Goal! Chinese Taipei 0, Malaysia 1. Darren Lok (Malaysia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
76': Substitution, Malaysia. Brendan Gan replaces Akhyar Rashid.
84': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Chao-an replaces Yu Yao-hsing.
84': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Yu Chia-huang replaces Wen Chih-hao.
88': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Liang Meng-hsin replaces Fong Shao-chi.
90': Substitution, Malaysia. Shahrul Saad replaces Faisal Halim.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Malaysia 1.
0': Match ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Malaysia 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Taipei Municipal Stadium
Location: Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Attendance: 9,521

Line-Ups

Chinese Taipei (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
11	Wu Chun-Ching
6	Wei-Chuan Chen
2	Fong Shao-Chi
3	Ting-Yang Chen
12	Wen Chih-Hao
8	Yen-Shu Wu
18	Yao-Hsing Yu
7	Hao-Wei Chen
10	Ange Kouamé
17	Po-Liang Chen

Chinese Taipei Substitutes:

Huang Tzu-Ming, Yu Chia-Huang, Shao-Chieh Tu, Shih Shin-An, Gao Wei-Jie, Huang Chiu-Lin, Chang-Lun Lin, Liang Meng-Hsin, Yeh Ching-chun, Yu-Ting Ko, Chao-An Chen, Geon-Myeong Wang.

Malaysia (3-4-3)

No.	Name
16	Syihan Hazmi (GK)
15	Junior Eldstal
21	Dion Cools
2	Matthew Davies
8	Stuart Wilkin
20	Afiq Fazail
22	La'Vere Corbin-Ong
12	Arif Aiman Hanapi
17	Paulo Josué
19	Akhyar Rashid
7	Faisal Halim

Malaysia Substitutes:

Safawi Rasid, Azri Ghani, Endrick, Nooa Laine, Daniel Sang Ting, Shahrul Saad, Mukhairi Ajmal, Brendan Gan, Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar, Mohamadou Sumareh, Sikh Izhan Nazrel, Darren Lok.

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