Despite the injury crisis hitting his squad, Malaysia boss Tan Cheng Hoe is adamant that the remaining available players will be able to shoulder the responsibilities.
Malaysia will play Sri Lanka at home in a October 5 friendly match before facing off against Vietnam in their Group G World Cup Asia qualification clash in Hanoi five days later, but six of his key players are injured.
"As you all know, some of the players are injured, which has affected our preparations somewhat. This has happened due to the hectic Malaysia Cup fixtures, and many of them had just played in the quarter-finals
"But as a coach I'm very optimistic and positive about the players who will take their places.