It was an outcome which everyone expected after the end of the Airmarine Cup and it was confirmed today that Malaysia will have to be involved right from the very start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Preliminary Round 1 after Malaysia dropped one place from 167 to 168.
That means that Malaysia did not manage to overtake Singapore like what Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had hoped for with the introduction of the Airmarine Cup. In the Airmarine Cup played in March, Malaysia lost 0-1 to Singapore in the first match which ruined any hope overtaking their Causeway rivalls.