winning the group is not just only for lifting team spirits, but also crucial for knockout stage, here's why:

2nd stage schedule

1/4: A1 Iraq vs B2 Vietnam
C1 China vs D2 (remained in Malysia Kular Lumpur)

1/2: two winners play (still in Kular Lumpur)

D2 likely to be either Bahrain or Indonesia

However, if qualifying as C2, we have to go to Jakarta to play D1 probably, Saudi Arabia, then if lucky, go to Hanoi to face either Japan or Australia

well, somebody say D2 could be Korea, okay in that scenario, let's shout
"bring on the koreans, it's time to stop the so-called jinx!"