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The Long Road to 2026: Inside Malaysia's Most Ambitious World Cup Qualifying Campaign

Malaysia entered the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification cycle with a Korean coach, a rebuilt squad, and a generation of fans old enough to remember when qualifying felt imaginable. Harris Danial Zaki on what the campaign revealed about where Harimau Malaya actually stands.

Harris Danial Zaki 10 October 2024

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Ten Years and Counting: Inside JDT's Unbroken Super League Reign

By the end of the 2023 Malaysia Super League season, Johor Darul Ta'zim had claimed their tenth consecutive title. Harris Danial Zaki on what a decade of dominance means for Malaysian football — and what it still leaves unresolved.

Harris Danial Zaki 18 November 2023
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AFF 2022: Semi-Final Again, and the Same Questions Left Unanswered

Malaysia reached the AFF Championship semi-finals in 2022 for the second consecutive edition. They lost to Thailand. Harris Danial Zaki on a result that was both progress and its own kind of ceiling.

Harris Danial Zaki 3 January 2023
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Ten Months with Kim Pan-gon: What the Korean Has Changed About Harimau Malaya's DNA

Kim Pan-gon took charge of the Malaysia national football team in early 2022. Ten months later, Harris Danial Zaki assesses what has actually changed, what the players say privately, and whether the foundation being built is structurally different from what came before.

Harris Danial Zaki 30 November 2022
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The COVID Super League: How Malaysian Football Played On Through Its Most Disrupted Season

The 2020 Malaysia Super League resumed in July after a four-month MCO shutdown and ran to completion without spectators. Harris Danial Zaki on the season that nobody will forget — and the hidden toll on the players who played it.

Harris Danial Zaki 20 October 2020

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