Malaysia will be deemed to have lost 0-3 to the Vietnam national team due to cheating.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has recently issued a ruling penalizing the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven players for breaching Article 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code related to the forgery and falsification of registration documents.

According to FIFA’s announcement, the Malaysian Football Association submitted eligibility verification files to FIFA accompanied by altered documents to register seven players: Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Tomás Garcés, Rodrigo Julián Holgado, Imanol Javier Machuca, João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo, Jon Irazábal Iraurgui, and Hector Alejandro Hevel Serrano. These players appeared in the match between Malaysia and Vietnam during the third round of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers held on June 10, 2025, at Bukit Jalil Stadium.