Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: There was a win for Japan while Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia were held to draws as the three Asian giants finalised their Asian Qualifiers preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Thursday.
Japan defeated Paraguay 2-0, Korea Republic saw Georgia come from behind to force a 2-2 draw and Saudi Arabia fought back from a goal down for a 1-1 result with Mali.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Matchday 1 of the second round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 saw 16 matches being played across the Continent on Thursday.
It was a day of high quality action as 32 of the 40 teams involved in this phase of the Asian Qualifiers got their campaigns underway.
The teams now have a four-day break before Matchday 2 on Tuesday, which will see Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia kicking off their campaigns.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ulaanbaatar: Aramaa Dulguun wrote his name in the history books as his first-half strike earned Mongolia their first-ever win in the second phase of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup as Michael Weiss’s side handed Myanmar a surprise 1-0 defeat in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday.
Dulguun’s goal in the 17th minute was enough to see off a Myanmar side that played out the final quarter of the game with 10 men after Maung Maung Lwin was sent off for a second bookable offence, leaving Mongolia to pick up a landmark victory.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dushanbe: Tajikistan made a winning start to their FIFA World Cup Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers Group F campaign, defeating neighbours Kyrgyz Republic 1-0 at the Republican Central Stadium on Thursday.
After taking just one point from eight matches at the same stage of qualifying four years ago, Usmon Toshev’s side got the resulted play merited thanks to an Alisher Dzhalilov strike just before half-time
Their win creates an unlikely top of the table clash against Mongolia on Tuesday, while a misfiring Kyrgyz Republic have until October 10 to iron out their problems ahead of their next match against Myanmar.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Colombo: Goals from Vahyt Orazsahedov and captain Arslanmyrat Amanov saw Turkmenistan begin their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers Group H campaign with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Sri Lanka.
After opening the scoring through Orazsahedov, Turkmenistan went on to ensure all three points at the Colombo Racecourse Ground when Amanov fired home after the break to hand Ante Mise’s charges the ideal start to their latest bid for international success.
The result leaves Turkmenistan occupying second place in the group standings following DPR Korea’s 2-0 win over Lebanon earlier in the day.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Pyongyang: Captain Jong Il-gwan was a two-goal hero as DPR Korea beat Lebanon 2-0 in their opening Asian Qualifiers Group H match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Thursday.
The tie was a rematch of when the two teams met in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 last January with Lebanon securing a 4-1 win over the East Asians.
However, DPR Korea had gathered a steady momentum coming into the Qualifiers after emerging champions in the 2019 Intercontinental Cup two months ago.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tokyo: Head coach Hajime Moriyasu will not be underestimating Japan’s opposition in Round 2 of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 when the Samurai Blue launch their quest against Myanmar on September 10.
Moriyasu’s side are the top seeds in Group F and travel to Yangon to take on the Southeast Asian nation in their second round opener with the Japan coach sounding a note of caution to his players.