With the theme “Football and sports medicine – celebrating diversity,” the highly-acclaimed 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022 will focus on women’s football, youth, recreational footballers of all ages, and footballers with special needs. The programme includes keynote addresses, lectures, symposia, free papers, poster presentations and clinical cadaver workshops, and will highlight areas of contention on the return to football during the COVID-19 pandemic and evolution of diversity and inclusion in football.

Two of Asia's three representatives - hosts Japan and Korea Republic - advanced on a day which saw Australia exiting the tournament following a heartbreaking 2-0 defeat to Egypt.

Kubo scored for the third game in a row to put Japan in front before Hiroki Sakai doubled the hosts’ advantage seven minutes later while substitute Koji Miyoshi added a third and Daizen Maeda a late fourth as Hajime Moriyasu’s side completed their Group A commitments with a perfect record.

Hwang and Won Du-jae each scored from the spot inside 20 minutes before Honduran defender Carlos Melendez was sent off six minutes before half-time. Striker Hwang struck a second late in the first half and then completed his hat-trick from the spot shortly after the restart.

Kim Jin-ya and Lee Kang-in added further goals to complete the rout as Korea emphatically gained revenge for their elimination to Honduras in the 2016 quarter-finals to march on to Saturday’s knockout rounds.

Goals from Ahmed Yasser Rayyan and Amar Hamdy denied the Olyroos the point they needed, with Graham Arnold’s side squandering the opportunity to advance having beaten Argentina 2-0 in the opening match.

Egypt’s win was underpinned by a stellar second-half performance from goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy, who made a number of fine saves to send his side to the last eight.

Having already been eliminated, Saudi Arabia looked to bow out on a positive note while for Brazil at least one point was needed to secure passage to the quarter-finals.

In a match featuring sides that had gone toe-to-toe in a 5-3 shootout in their previous clash in 2019, there were few chances and a lower intensity than expected, with the draw ultimately helping both sides reach the quarter-finals.