After the Switchbacks defeated Fresno FC 1-0 on Saturday night, forward Shane Malcolm left Sunday morning for the Guam National Team opening their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar qualifiers in Bhutan.

“I have to fly from here to LA, LA to Korea, Korea to Bangkok (Thailand), Bangkok to Bhutan. Then the day after the game, we go Bhutan back to Bangkok, Bangkok to the Philippines, the Philippines to Guam,” Malcolm told the Gazette. “Long, long, long, haul to get back here.”

Guam will play Bhutan in the first round of Preliminary Joint Qualification in a home-and-home aggregate series to determine which country moves on to the second round of qualifying, guaranteeing them at least eight more games. The first leg is June 6th in Bhutan while the second leg is June 11th in Guam.

“Since I started playing with Guam in 2014, I’ve been to 32 countries. Just getting those opportunities is one in a million, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, really,” stated Malcolm.