Australia to host Malaysia in friendly

Australia will face Malaysia for the first time in almost 20 years when they host the Asian nation in a friendly in Canberra next month.The two teams have met seven times previously but not since 1992 when the Socceroos defeated Malaysia 1-0 in Jakarta.Football Federation Australia said on Friday the game would act as a warm-up ahead of the teams third 2014 World Cup qualifier against Oman inSydney on October 11, four days after the Canberra test.The Socceroos currently lead Group D in Asian qualifying with six points after defeating Thailand 2-1 and Saudi Arabia 3-1.As the Malaysia clash will be held on a FIFA match date, the strongest possible Socceroos squad will be available for selection.The last time the Socceroos played at Canberra Stadium was in March 2009 when they lost to Kuwait in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match before a crowd of more than 20,000.