Despite already having two fixtures in November's international break with matches against Thailand and Indonesia in the joint 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualification already scheduled, Malaysia have lined up another match to prepare for those two matches.
Sitting 43 places above Malaysia in the FIFA rankings, Tajikistan are only a spot below Thailand and will be providing Cheng Hoe's boys with a stern test on November 9 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium before Harimau Malaya takes on the latter five days later at the same venue.
The only other meeting between Malaysia and Tajikistan was back in August of 2014 when Tajikistan emerged victorious with a 4-1 win.