Malaysia, Indonesia set to renew Southeast Asia's biggest rivalry

Over 80,000 fans will flock to Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday to see Indonesia take on Malaysia. Malaysia's football rivalry with Singapore may have grown a little stale in recent years, but Thursday's 2022 World Cup qualifier against Indonesia in front of 80,000 fans in Jakarta promises to be extremely spicy. The last two meetings between Malaysia and Singapore, in March 2019 in Kuala Lumpur and in October 2016 in the Lion City, were low-key affairs with low attendances. That could not be in greater contrast to the anticipation ahead of Group G's opening game. At the moment in Southeast Asia,...

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