Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: 32 ties will be played in the next two Matchdays of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 as the Continent's 40 hopefuls look to take another step closer in advancing to the two showpieces.
Matchdays One and Two produced several surprises and the-AFC-com picks out five matches to keep an eye on in Thursday's Matchday Three.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: After September’s action-packed start, the Continent’s leading national teams are set to return for Matchdays Three and Four of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
With records, streaks and qualification for the two biggest international tournaments on the Asian football calendar all on the line, the-AFC.com examines some of the stats and facts you need to know ahead of the 32 fixtures to come.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Continent's elite players will be travelling across the globe over the next 24 hours ahead of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
All 40 teams aiming for qualification will be in action with Matchdays Three and Four scheduled for October 10 and 15.
As we prepare for another fiesta of national team football, the-AFC.com takes a look at the scenario in the eight groups heading into the next two rounds of matches on the Road to Qatar 2022 and China 2023.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guangzhou: Tiny Guam are accustomed to against-all-odds clashes, but on Thursday Jason Cunliffe and his teammates face one of their most daunting challenges as Asia’s smallest association takes on the largest as the Pacific Islanders meet China PR in Group A of the Asian Qualifiers.
For veteran midfielder Cunliffe, though, facing off against a team representing a vast nation is nothing new; and the 35-year-old is hoping history repeats as Guam look to hand China a result similar to the one meted out to India four years ago.
The Matao made international headlines in 2015 when, in the second round of the Asian Qualifiers, Guam followed up a surprise 1-0 win over Turkmenistan with a shock 2-1 victory against India, a side representing a nation with a population well in excess of 1 billion.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tashkent: Vadim Abramov returns to the role of Uzbekistan head coach confident his players can raise their game after a disastrous start to their Asian Qualifiers campaign last month, with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Palestine costing former coach Hector Cuper his job.
The Argentinian parted company with the Uzbekistan Football Association days after the surprise reversal in Al Ram, prompting the re-hiring of the man who steered the country to the semi-finals of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
That remains the best-ever result for Uzbekistan’s senior men’s team in the Continental competition and Abramov believes his players’ commitment to their cause will be enough to lift their spirits ahead of the upcoming meetings with Yemen and Singapore in Group D of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Syafia Ahmad is enjoying a rich vein of form and the Malaysian can't wait to take on Vietnam in their Asian Qualifiers Group G match in Hanoi on Thursday.
Syafiq scored a hat-trick in Malaysia's 6-0 win over Sri Lanka in an international friendly on Saturday, taking his overall tally to eight goals since making his international debut in 2017 against DPR Korea.
Syafiq’s impressive showing at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium followed goals against Indonesia and United Arab Emirates in the Asian Qualifiers and the attacking midfielder is sure to start against Vietnam.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tokyo: Japan are bracing themselves for tough tests when they face Mongolia and Tajikistan on Matchdays Three and Four of their Asian Qualifiers Group F campaign.
The four-time AFC Asian Cup winners were left frustrated after their opening 2-0 win over Myanmar last month as the Samurai Blue felt they should have scored more in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifier.