Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Riffa: Head coach Herve Renard was a relieved man after Saudi Arabia played to a 2-2 draw with Yemen in their opening Asian Qualifiers Group D tie at the Bahrain National Stadium on Tuesday.
Three-time AFC Asian Cup winners Saudi Arabia were the favourites going into the match but had to come from behind twice to salvage a point against a highly-motivated Yemen side in the qualifying tie for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
Yemen, who also drew 2-2 with Singapore on Matchday One, took the lead after eight minutes through Mohsen Qarawi, with Hattan Bahebri drawing Saudi Arabia level. Omar Al Dahi restored Yemen's lead but they were pulled back once again with Salman Al Dawsari's goal giving Renard's side a share of the points.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Singapore City: Captain Hariss Harun has called on his Singaporean teammates to build on their 2-1 win over Palestine in the Asian Qualifiers on Tuesday.
Singapore produced a wonderful team performance to defeat Palestine in their Group D qualifying tie for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, having opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw with Yemen on Matchday One.
A third minute goal by Shakir Hamzah gave Singapore the lead, only for Palestine's Yaser Hamed to cancel it out 10 minutes later. Safwan Baharudin, however, scored what proved to be the winner for Tatsuma Yoshida's side in the 38th minute.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manama: Yemen and Saudi Arabia settled for a 2-2 draw in their Asian Qualifiers Group D tie for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Tuesday.
Yemen twice led only for Saudi Arabia, who were opening their campaign, to force themselves back into the match at the Bahrain National Stadium.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Singapore City: Singapore clinched all three points with a 2-1 win over Palestine in Group A of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Tuesday.
Singapore had opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw with Yemen while Palestine had defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 and went into the tie against the Southeast Asians as slight favourites.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: It was another day of thrills and spills as Matchday Two of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 concluded on Tuesday.
There were winning starts for Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates while Saudi Arabia were held to a 2-2 draw by Yemen.
Bangladesh, the final team to open their campaign on Matchday 2, were edged 1-0 by Afghanistan.
The Asian Qualifiers action will resume on October 10 so make sure to stay with the-AFC.com for the latest.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bededo: Philippines head coach Goran Milojevic praised his side's resilience after they bounced from an opening day defeat to beat Guam 4-1 in the Asian Qualifiers on Tuesday.
Philippines went into the match on the back of a 5-2 defeat to Syria on Matchday One of their Group A campaign in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
With Guam also having lost their opener 1-0 to Maldives, it was a match both sides had to win and at the end of 90 minutes, it was the Philippines who bagged the three points.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuwait City: Australia got the emphatic start they wanted for their Asian Qualifiers campaign as the Socceroos defeated Kuwait 3-0 in a Group B tie at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium on Tuesday.
Kuwait had opened their campaign with a 7-0 win over Nepal but a first half blitz saw Australia walk away with a comfortable win to kick off their bid to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
It was Australia's first competitive match since their defence of the AFC Asian Cup title ended in the quarter-finals at UAE 2019 and head coach Graham Arnold was satisfied with his team's performance.