{
  "id": 12165074,
  "title": "Substitute Fergus Tierney strike ends Malaysia’s Vietnam drought, seals Fifa Asean Cup third place",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/substitute-fergus-tierney-strike-ends-malaysias-vietnam-drought-seals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:43:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/10/05/substitute-fergus-tierney-strike-ends-malaysias-vietnam-drought-seals-fifa-asean-cup-third-place/237826"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jakarta, Oct 5 — Malaysia has secured third place in the 2026 Fifa Asean Cup following a 1-0 victory over Vietnam in their third-place playoff at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. Substitute Fergus Tierney, substituting into the match, scored the only goal in the 62nd minute, securing a win for interim coach Tan Cheng Hoe's team. The victory ends a more than decade-long winless streak against Vietnam for Malaysia, with their last triumph against the regional rivals occurring in the 2014 AFF Cup semi-finals' second leg.",
  "summary": "JAKARTA, Oct 5 — Malaysia secured third place in the Fifa Asean Cup 2026 after edging Vietnam 1-0 in their third-p...",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Sport : Fergus' Strike Seals Malaysia’s Victory For Third-place Finish In FIFA ASEAN Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sport-fergus-strike-seals-malaysiaa-s-victory-for-third-place-finish",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:49:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Tierney’s strike seals 3rd place finish for Harimau Malaya in Fifa Asean Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tierneys-strike-seals-3rd-place-finish-for-harimau-malaya-in-fifa",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "PM congratulates Harimau Malaya, but quips no public holiday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pm-congratulates-harimau-malaya-but-quips-no-public-holiday",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:05:23.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}