The semi-finals garnered hundreds of thousands of votes with Persepolis FC's Mehdi Abdi Qara leading the way with two of his goals making the final.

Abdi Qara, however, won't have it easy in the final - which will feature six goals - as Yokohama F. Marinos' Theerathon Bunmathan, Al Nassr duo Abderrazak Hamdallah and Abdulrahman Al Obaid and Esteghlal FC's Cheick Diabate also enjoyed sizeable support in the semi-finals.

Check out the finalists and cast your vote below!

Mehdi Taremi, Eldor Shomurodov and Lee Kang-in were all on the scoresheet, while Sam Kerr and Ji So-yun continued their exceptional impact at English giants Chelsea, but who deserves the title of the first AFC International Player of the Week of 2021?

Study our shortlist – based on performances from January 6 to 13 – and don’t forget to cast your vote.

The winner will be revealed on Sunday, January 24, with 60 percent of the votes supplied by the direct participation of fans on the-AFC.com and 40 percent by a panel of Asian football experts.

Check out the nominees once again and don't forget, the result will be announced on Sunday. Thank you for voting.

The winner will be revealed on January 24, with 60 percent of the votes supplied by the direct participation of fans on the-AFC.com and 40 percent by a panel of Asian football experts.

Check out the nominees once again and don't forget, the result will be announced on January 24. Thank you for voting.

Last week we presented the candidates for the 2020 edition's best goalkeeper, and now we shine the spotlight on the players who will make up the backline.

So, here are the 14 players in contention for the four places in defence. Review the nominees and then choose your favourite defenders for this all-star XI in the respective polls.

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Kuwait will host Palestine on Monday before playing Iraq on January 27 in preparation for the resumption of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.