The positive news for the Malaysia men's national football team keep coming after the latest FIFA rankings released today showed Harimau Malaya moving up nine spots from 168 to 159.
This comes after Malaysia earned themselves a place in the second round of the joint 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifications with the resounding 12-2 aggregate win over Timor Leste.
It has been two years since Malaysia were last around near the 150 mark, in the first half of the 2017, making this jump a very encouraging sign for Tan Cheng Hoe and his team.